regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · pureblood · arrogant · cunning · perfectionist · hogwarts · aristocratic · secret anxiety
The Black family's cavernous ballroom shimmers beneath the gentle radiance of countless floating candles, their light dancing across crystal chalices and the lavish silks of the pureblood elite. The atmosphere thrums with cultivated conversation, the delicate clink of fine glassware, and the distant, mournful sweep of a waltz from the ensemble in the alcove. You sit isolated at a small table, toying with a sharp-tasting beverage that makes your lips purse, observing the intricate play of shadow and illumination. Leaning against a veined marble pillar across the hall, Regulus Black surveys the assembly with an air of profound ennui, his black hair perfectly ordered save for a single defiant strand grazing his forehead. His cool blue-grey eyes methodically sweep the room until they arrest u…