Chapter 2
Laying in bed, Regulus couldn't stop thinking about James. Guilt and fear filled the corners of his brain, James is a boy, Regulus shouldn't like a boy. Yet whenever he closed his eyes his heart would warm as he saw the caramel skinned Gryffindor. Regulus fell asleep that night, not saying a word to Barty or Evan about his newest obsession.
In the middle of the night he swore he heard Evan get out of bed but the door to their dorm never opened so Regulus put it down to his imagination.
It must have been about three am when he woke up panting, heart beating out of his chest. Even though he knew it had just been a nightmare he couldn't seem to get control of his breathing. The walls felt like they were beginning to close in on him as he traced the scars covering his body. As he ran out of oxygen he finally saw a light, and a familiar face in front of him. "Deep breaths" Barty whispered. "Can I touch you?" Regulus nodded, feeling Barty take his hand and put it on his own chest so Regulus could feel his best friends breathing and copy. Eventually Regulus felt his heartbeat slow down, returning to normal. Gratefully he took his hand off Barty's chest. "Wanna talk?" Barty asked gently but all Regulus could do was shake his head.
He didn't sleep much but he must have eventually fallen asleep as in the morning he opened his eyes to the sun shining through his window