Dating Regulus Black would include...
TW: mentions and descriptions of smut, attempted sexual assault (nothing major)
He’s a Soft Boy no doubt.
It took him months to ask you out
and your relationship is a complete secret
He doesn’t want a public relationship because of his family and stuff
MHHMMM he’s a registered romantic
and if you don’t like flowers he buys you one of those fruit bouquets that look like flowers
and if you don’t like fruit he’ll buy you candy
expensive jewelry like Cartier and Tiffany’s
One day, after a night in his dorm room, you hear him singing in the shower
and your ears have never been more blessed.
this boy has a gifted voice
when he got out of the shower you harassed him about it
“Reg, you didn’t tell me you could sing. Or that you spoke French!”
As I mentioned, he’s a Shy Boy
“What? No. I can’t sing.”
“I heard you in the shower.”
“I’m not even that good, y/n/n”
I forgot to mention he’s an Insecure Boy
He puts himself down and compares himself to other people, especially Sirius a lot
You obviously try to change his attitude
“Reg, you’re phenomenal! you have the voice of an angel.”
He’s so stubborn and insecure it makes you angry
But everyone has insecurities, so you understand where he’s coming from.
You always have to reassure him you love him.
Sometimes the way that persuades him the most are the simple things you do.
“Have you eaten enough? Has enough water?”
“I feel safe around you.”
“I hate everybody except you.” when you’re in a bad mood
His heart just warms up at the simple things.
He also hates getting things.
Like birthday and Christmas and anniversary presents
He’ll spoil you since he’s rich and loves to give you things
but feels bad and embarrassed when you give him things.
at first, you thought he didn’t like what you gave him
then you realized it wasn’t your fault
It was the fact that he never got very thoughtful presents growing up
and that made you even sadder
because most people light up when they’re given a homemade card or present
Reg is just ashamed in a way
He doesn’t do it on purpose
He doesn’t want you to feel upset
He just can’t control it.
(He eventually realizes that most people, unlike his parents, are caring and thoughtful. He gladly accepts presents after some time passes. He grew a certain fondness for homemade things, like sewn sweaters, cards, collages of pictures, etc. Especially if you’re not very crafty and they’re wonky.)
You had your first time in 6th year.
it just happened one night.
And it started with a kiss
Then he was on top of you
gently thrusting into you
and you never felt so good in your life
He finished in under 3 minutes
you told him it was fine and everyone’s first time is awkward
Then he finished you with his long and skinny fingers
and he was less embarrassed
It was a couple months after your first time and you had sex a couple times after that
But you started to notice he was avoiding sex
You understood, assumed maybe he was stressed with school or family or something
But then he became distant
You started feeling insecure
Was he not interested in you anymore?
Did he just use you for sex?
You tried pushing those thoughts away, knowing that Reg would never be bored of you or use you
But you couldn’t help but doubt yourself :,(
He always hung out with people you didn’t like.
People who had a certain fondness for the Dark Arts
You confronted him a couple times about it before
“Reg, those ‘friends’ seem a little… concerning, don’t you think?”
“They just like Dark Magic, what’s the problem in an interest?”
You didn’t argue with him.
you thought you just made an unfair assumption on people’s interest.
and if they’re not using dark magic against anyone, what could be the problem?
But in Regulus’ span of ignoring you, you noticed how his ‘friend group’ changed
These weren’t just people who liked dark magic
they were people who used dark magic
People you knew would become death eaters
You wanted to say something to Reg, but you didn’t know how.
A few days later, you got a letter from Sirius.
You had never had a full conversation with Sirius, and you did not know how he knew about your’s and Regulus’ relationship
But the letter asked you to make sure Reg didn’t have the dark mark
Reading that letter made everything feel real to you
Would Regulus actually join the death eaters? No…right?
You started questioning if you really knew your boyfriend at all.
So you asked him to meet you at the astronomy tower later that evening
Everything in between the moment you asked him and the moment he walked up the stairs to the astronomy tower was a blur
You barley remember making conversation with him
You just remember holding his left arm and pulling up his sleeve
and seeing the mark of Voldemort’s followers on his arm
You dropped his arm and put your hands on your face
You were frustrated and sad
Tears were about to spill
“I thought you were different, Reg. I thought you weren’t like them.”
and pulled your hands down from your face
and slapped him in the chest
You slaps were barley hurting him
“No! You’re not like them.”
you kept hitting his chest
until he grabbed your arms
so his head could rest on yours
tears and mascara ruining his dress shirt and green tie
you didn’t return his hug
your arms felt bound to your chest
and stared into your eyes
He focused on every detail of your face
He walked you back to your dorm that night
The only sound in the quietness of Hogwarts that night was your sniffling.
You went to bed without another word
Much later, you had not forgiven Regulus
It had been a couple of months since you last spoke
You were nearing the end of sixth year
One night, you couldn’t sleep so you decided to go for a walk
An orange cat followed you through the halls, then disappeared around the corner when a group of male voices appeared
You could distinguish the mischevious laughter from anywhere
It was Regulus’ death eater ‘friends’
You tried walking faster, not wanting to gain their attention
“Oi! Aye, you!” One of them shouted at you
You tried to ignore them, but one grabbed your shoulder and turned you around
There were three boys standing behind you
“What’s your name, pretty girl?”
You tried walking backward, but they only backed you into a corner
You left your wand in your dorm, not thinking you’d need it
So you had no way to defend yourself
They were all significantly bigger and stronger than you
and you knew their intentions
“Why so quiet?” Another one asked, “Cat got your tongue?”
The other boy grabbed your shirt and was about to tug it off when you heard a familiar voice
All the boys turned around
The boys scrambled when they saw him
The next morning, you would report the three boys to Dumbledore, Regulus as your witness
And that was the last you ever saw of Regulus
You didn’t speak once the following summer or seventh year.
And, when you graduated Hogwarts, you assumed you never would see him again
You were invited to his funeral, but you never went
You didn’t think you could handle it
You always meant to ask him how he knew you were in trouble that night
You knew there was no way he just happened to be out at the same time as you, walking in the same hallway at the exact time you needed him
You only reached a conclusion on your first day of teaching at Hogwarts, many years later.
You were in the courtyard, reminiscing about your days at Hogwarts when you saw a big orange cat perched on a railing
You automatically recognized it as the one you saw on the night Regulus saved you
It was undoubtedly the cat you saw in the hallway that night
And the more this cat stared at you
The more you began to wonder.
Then the cat winked at you and lept down and rubbed at your feet.
He purred at you, reminding you of Regulus’ smooth voice and when he sang
“I’m so sorry Professor!”
One of your students ran up to you and grabbed her cat.
“It’s alright, Hermione. He seems lovely.”
“He is lovely. Even though Ron would disagree.”
You laughed at her comment.
“Well, I just got him before school started. I didn’t like his original name, so I call him Crookshanks”
“Crookshanks is a great name. But what was his original name?”
“Well, the shopkeeper called him Reg.”
A/N: The plot twist is that Regulus was an animagus and never died but instead became Crookshanks. He was the cat in the hallway, always following y/n while she thought he was ignoring her. I also spent 2 hours writing this (crazy ik), so I hope you guys like it. :)
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