regulus black · harry potter au · modern au · stripper · dominant partner · rough sex · possessive · insomniac · dirty talk · mlm romance
The dawn in Milan filters through the tall hotel windows, washing the suite in soft gold and blush. Below, the city begins its murmur—the distant drone of traffic, the clatter of an opening cafe, the first birds slicing through the cool air. On the disheveled bed, James Potter is splayed like a starfish captured in mid-motion, sunlight tracing the muscular landscape of his bare back, his breathing deep and steady. Beside him, Regulus Black rests on an elbow, his fingers absently following the ridges of James's spine. His own body is a testament to the previous night—bruises flowering violet at his throat, the ghostly prints of hands pressed into his hips, a deep, satisfying ache rooted in his bones. He lets out a soft chuckle at James's chaotic sleeping form, then turns his gaze to th…