regulus black who never ever talks to anyone in the whole school unless its barty/evan/dorcas/pandora, and even when he wants to talk to sirius he'll just ask him to meet privately. everyone is intimidated, and a bit scared too of him, and will literally make space to let him through the halls as if he's some prince.
what nobody knows is that, there is a very small adorable fluffy black cat that roams around gryffindor tower, and is seen following james potter everywhere in the common room. james is so so proud of the fact that the cat is obsessed with him, because guess what? the cat hisses at everyone else, except james potter. of course james is special like that, everyone thinks. james can't help but always pick the cat up and give it cuddles and kisses, not knowing that's regulus.
one night, regulus, while in his animagus form as a black cat, accidentally falls asleep on james' tummy. its the first time in his life that he genuinely feels the kind of safety, warmth and, comfort he's never ever felt, or known was possible. it makes him so scared. james wakes up unable to find or see the cat anywhere for days. he searches frantically, all upset and confused.
and one day in the halls, he bumps into none other than regulus black, who looks at him with wide eyes for a split second. james is so confused. he's rarely seen regulus display emotions.
a few nights later regulus decides to take a walk in the forbidden forest out of boredom. he's shocked to see a beautiful and mysterious stag with antlers. at first, he hesitates, but then slowly uses his palms to gently pet the stag. for the first time, james potter sees that regulus black too, has a soft side. regulus puts his forehead against the stag's and gently laughs, not knowing that's the love of his life.
