hiiii i am EXHAUSTED and i need to stop being left alone with a keyboard 🥰
anyways tw drowning (not explicit, just like mentions of water pouring out of mouths etc.) blood, and general angst :)
It was beautiful, like it always was, like it always began. He was by the sea, by the old vacation home he and Reg loved so much. Walking in, he wonders why he keeps doing this, he knows what happens, what he’ll see, but he never stops, tries to get out, tries to change anything. Maybe it’s because he wants to see his face, maybe it’s because it’s the only chance he’ll ever have again.
He touches the frame of the painting he stands by, stares into his brothers’ eyes, waiting. The paint starts to bubble and melt, running down the canvas in a disgusting display of murky, colored water. “Siriussss” the whisper comes from increasingly darkening corners “Sirius”
Then he sees him. Soaking wet and bloody, water pours out of his mouth when he tries to speak, Sirius can smell the rot from down the hall.
“Sirius” he gurgles, walking like any movement is agony “the cave..”
Sirius takes a step back, unintentionally, the gaunt, agonized face of his brother terrifying him “Help..” Regulus reaches out, the water on his clothes dripping on their shoes “please Siri…”
Sirius awakens with a muffled yelp, still able to feel the ice-cold hand on his face. He’s shaking uncontrollably. Carefully maneuvering around his sleeping fiancé, he pads to the kitchen and starts the kettle.
“Sirius….” the soft whisper standing out in the dead-silent home, he whirls around quickly, only half-expecting what he finds.
Regulus, in the middle of the hall, blood and rotten water clinging to him, soaking the floor beneath him. Suddenly he’s right infront of Sirius, reaching as water pours out of his mouth “Siri.. Siri please…”
Sirius’ back is pressed against the counter as he tries to evade the boney hands reaching for him, covered in wounds “the cave… help..”
He cant stop shaking, he can feel tears falling down his face “Reg please..” he mutters, begging for these hallucinations to stop, begging to be able to let go.
“Sirius please..” Regulus might be crying, Sirius can’t tell “HELP ME” he screams, water absolutely soaking him more than he already was, and Sirius screams, quickly clamping a hand over his mouth at the sight, dead-ish eyes, blood, the smell of rot
And then he’s gone, Regulus is gone, leaving Sirius shaking and sobbing in the kitchen. James manages to appear at his side, Remus soon following
“I’m sorry-“ he sobs shrinking into one of their arms “I- I keep.. seeing him”
James squeezes him “Padfoot” he mutters into his hair “Pads i saw him too”
so idk if that made any sense but my idea is that Pan taught Reg how to astral project and he’s stuck in the cave, but Sirius just thinks he’s hallucinating with grief
so anyways :) have a nice night <3