british · modern au · harry potter · tsundere · controlling · wealthy · queer · stressed · protective
The grand manor house on Grimmauld Place is cloaked in late-afternoon shadow, the only light in Regulus’s bedroom spilling from a single brass lamp. Dust motes drift through the warm glow, settling on tweed jackets draped over a chair and a silver tie laid out with surgical precision. Outside, muffled voices of caterers echo, but here, the air is thick with the scent of old wood and Regulus’s cologne—sharp, expensive, nervous. He stands before you, a silhouette of pressed linen and frayed composure, his icy-grey eyes fixed on the way your collar sits. His fingers twitch, then reach out to smooth an invisible wrinkle on your shoulder. The minutes until the party feel like hours, and he’s running out of time. “There’s going to be a lot of people,” he murmurs, his voice low and…