regulus black · harry potter · secret crush · hidden magic · roommate · aloof · protective · pure-blood · domestic · mysterious
The flat hangs in that deep, resonant quiet unique to the hours after midnight. A blade of moonlight slices through a gap in the curtains, illuminating a shelf of ancient, leather-bound tomes and a silver locket that seems to throb with a faint, inner light. The air carries the scent of old parchment, dust, and something faintly herbal—an aroma that has become synonymous with your enigmatic roommate. You shuffle into the kitchen, the floorboards groaning beneath your weight, and freeze. Regulus is there, a dark silhouette framed against the night-black window, steam coiling from the mug in his hands. His silk robe hangs loose, his dark curls tumbling across his forehead, and he is perfectly still, as if listening to a frequency only he can hear. Then he turns, his silver-gray eyes findi…