broken isn’t the same as unfixable | sirius & regulus
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When he heard the news shock was his first emotion, then disbelief, confusion, and then a fresh wave of his ever-present guilt. His stomach churned thinking that maybe Reg had wanted out for years and hadn’t known how to say it, and he had left him there. He had wanted to take him with him, would have done his best to care for his brother as well as himself even as young as he was but either Regulus had grown good at the mask he had worn or back then his views had been in line with the rest of the family. Sirius woke every day with guilt over his brother, wondering what he could do. Ambushing him at school got him a mere few moments of anger from him but he took all he could get. It would be a long road, but maybe now they could start to heal...
Sirius had heard through the grapevine that he was staying with Molly and Arthur, but he didn’t send them a message of his visit. He didn’t want them to try and tell him to wait or give Regulus time to slip out. With a thought he appeared at the Weasley’s front door, taking a deep breath before he gave three quick raps on it hoping Regulus was the one to answer, that he would come face to face with his brother again. Through all that had happened, he had never for a moment stopped loving his brother, but love and good intentions weren’t always enough.