Where: Diagon Alley / Andromeda’s home
Who: @unchainedandromeda
Regulus would be lying if he said he hadn’t been looking for Andromeda since their discussion a few weeks ago.
He hadn’t been able to stop thinking about it. Not only was it a shock to his system to see his cousin for the first time in years, but having an argument over the table at the Leaky Cauldron had been rattling to say in the least. As much as he hated it, some of what Andromeda had said made sense, and it terrified him. Regulus couldn’t afford to let his thoughts stray from anything other than loyalty to his family and to the Dark Lord, and he absently rubbed at the sleeve that covered his left forearm as that thought crossed his mind. It was too late to back out even if he had second thoughts; with Andromeda and Sirius gone, it wasn’t like he’d had a choice in the matter.
Not that choice ever mattered.
Past Gringotts he went, and it was there that he saw her walking the street--sans daughter or husband, he noted idly. He wondered if he’d ever get to see either of them one day, but no that wasn’t possible, not anymore. Still, seeing her was a surprise so soon after their lunch, and Regulus found himself saying, “Andi,” without realizing it when she got close. He cleared his throat and clenched his jaw, shoving away that little boy who still wanted his cousin back. He couldn’t be that boy anymore, and he sighed, knowing he’d already grabbed her attention. Time to face the music. “Andromeda.”