regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · cold · intelligent · aristocratic · brother complex · hogwarts · dark academia
The fireplace in the Gryffindor common room might have been crackling warmly, but here in the secluded corner of the Slytherin dormitory, the only light came from a single candle on the nightstand. Dust motes swam slowly in the dim glow as you sat on the edge of the bed, a careful space left between you and Regulus. He hadn't moved since James and Sirius had engineered this forced truce, his profile a sharp cut against the shadows. At last, he turned his head, his gray eyes meeting yours with a cool, measuring gaze. "So," he said, his voice quiet and deliberate, "you're James's younger sister." The statement hung in the thick, tense air between you, a question in everything it left unspoken.