Chaos
Regulus Pov
Regulus hurries through the mass of people as fast as he can. As if Sirius himself was chasing him from behind. Which is ridiculous to think. Regulus hates himself for secretly wishing that his brother would give a slight damn about him. Regulus isn't exactly sure if he has hallucinated or if Sirius has really looked him straight in the eyes. Has Sirius regonized him? That also seems very unlikely cause Regulus knows he looks very diffrent from the last time Sirius has seen him. Which he is kinda proud of. Doesn't change the fact tho that people have staring at him weirdly the whole evening, probably because of his similarity to the lead singer on stage. In the past as Sirius' "sister" they looked alike and now as Man, Regulus looks even more like Sirius than ever. Fuck those black genes honestly.
Finally he manages to get outside through this narrow space and takes a deep breath of fresh air. As far as he can look are people. Literally everywhere. Some of them dont even look like they plan to leave. Regulus sees groups of girls sprinting in diffrent directions around the arena. What is going on here? He lowkey regrets the decision to even come. Also how on earth is Dorcas ever gonna find a way to pick him up in this mess? Regulus goes back to the now closed entrance of the arena. Where it seems less crowded. Anxiously fidgeting with his hands and just standing there minding his own business waiting for Dorcas to magically appear until a girl's voice is suddenly right next to him.
"Hello there. You are not from here are you? Never seen someone as pretty as you around. Well maybe Sirius" And he is fucked. The giggles from behind her tells that there are at least 4 more girls circling him. The dysphoria also comes crashing from the word pretty. Which is honestly not their fault cause its a nice meant compliment but Regulus prefers more masc stuff like handsome anyway. Pretty makes him hear his mothers voice in his head.
"Pretty girls don't cry" "Pretty girls don't eat more than one piece of cake" "Pretty girls dont hide their body. They show off" but of course not too much otherwise it would be considered as " acting like a slut" and sentences like this could go on forever.
The girl stares at him at him waiting for a reply. Does she want a compliment back? Does she want him to say where he is from? Regulus could slap himself across the face for having so excellent social skills. So he takes the easy way out. Acting like he is not fluent in english.
"S'il te plaît laisse moi seul" and wants to start walking away when a not so gently hand on his arm holds him back. What the fuck. Instead of rage he feels panic coming up. Like it does everytime with physical contact. Just before Regulus can go into defensive mode another very familiar voice breaks the tension and makes him gasp. "Good evening Ladies. Very not sorry but this one has to come with me" and a firm "hands off" Barty gently put fast guides Regulus with him before he can even say anything. "Your prince has come to save you. You are welcome" He wants to whip the grin off Bartys. "What the hell are you even doing in chicago? You are supposed to be in England right now" Regulus crumbles. "Obviously I couldn't just leave you alone in this big city. But if you really wanna know, Dorcas called me to look after you." Regulus just rolls his eyes "My friends talking and making plans behind my back. Thinking I can't take care of myself. This evening can't get worse. Im grown up for fucks sake" "Dramatic much" Barty jokes. "No I didn't even wanna bring Dorcas but she insisted and now you are here as well and how I know my idiots of friends Evan can't be far away either" Regulus scowls. "Thats damn right. Evan was the one who tracked your phone and sent me to come get you and let me remind you of how you haven't even thanked me yet." throws Barty in. Only to get ignored by Regulus whose thoughts drift back to the concert. Seeing Sirius again in front of him was well an experience. It would be a Lie to say Sirius makes shit music and awful shows. Sirius was made for a Life like this and it was good to see him beaming with happiness. It makes the stabbing pain in his chest bearable. The last time he saw Sirius was 2 years ago when he and his Band played in France. It was a spontan decision back then to go see his brother perform. Sirius seemed far more nervous and anxious back then. Now he is confident, wild and basically just himself. Regulus would never admit out loud that his heart is filled with pride he feels for Sirius whenever he hears about him in the news. Very suprising to see was that The Marauders got a new drummer and Regulus has definitely noticed how that Man looks at Sirius. Like he would steal the whole Stars from the sky for him. Nice to know Sirius has someone that loves him (hopefully) like he deserves. Its a proof that Blacks are able to be loved. So Regulus is pretty sure he is the problem by now or maybe always has been. Also he noticed that their Guitarist Justin? He honestly didn't bother to remember the names of the Bandmates of his brother. But anyway the guitarist got hotter in Regulus opinion. Not that it matters or as if he would ever tell anyone but Regulus found him already nice to look at 2 years ago and today was confirmation that the guitarist got indeed hotter. With his skilled fingers-
A hand in front of his face interrupts his thoughts. "Hello earth on Reg. You still in there?" Barty tries to cheer his friend up a bit but "Sod off" clearly says its not working. Finally tho Regulus can see the Hotel and Dorcas waving at them.
Sirius Pov
Sirius walks in quick steps ahead of the others but hears James and Peter talking loudly behind him probably about the show. But feels Remus worried gaze on him. Sometimes he hates that Remus reads him like an open book and immediately notices every slight change of his behavior. Damn it. Back in the Bands common room Sirius hurries in the bathroom to catch his breath. He leans back against the door and looks at his reflection in the mirror above the sink. Sweaty with smudget make up and his hair sticking to his forehead. Where even did his eyeliner go? Pandora always does a great job as stylist for him. And the outfits she picks out for them is like she can read minds. Sirius really appreciates her. Like any other show but today might've just changed his Life forever. Not to be dramatic.
A soft knock on the bathroom door pulls Sirius out of his thoughts. "You alright love? Can I come in ? Driver is coming in 10." Remus calm and gentle voice might be one of the things Sirius loves the most about him. Probably because of growing up around screaming and nasty language around children. Sighing he unlocks the door and is confronted with the distressed face of his boyfriend. Without a word Sirius leans against his chest. Wishing he could build himself a home in Remus heart and hide there for a while. Remus wraps his arms around him comforting. James and Peter seem to finally notice that something is not as usual and stop their chattering to scan the pair. "What happened?" asks Remus hesitant. He is never sure if Sirius is gonna talk or shut down completely and leave them all to figure it out until he is ready to tell. "Whats up with him?" Peter shruggs. "You nailed it out there man. No need to overthink something now". "Im not overthinking. I know Im amazing" mumbles Sirius into Remus shirt.
"I saw someone again. Today in the crowd. Someone I never thought I'd see again."
"An Ex?" Peter asks interested. Sirius feels Remus tense his hold.
"I would think your parents but you said theres no way in hell they would ever step a foot into something like this"
"Very funny James. If it was my parents I would've already booked a flight the next end of the earth. But it was someone I grew up with though"
"Wait you mentioned once. Other child of your parents" adds James.
"Other child of- What? You mean brother? Sister?" Remus is so confused right now.
"Its complicated" Which gained even more confused looks.
Sirius feels unsure with himself. Its been 6 years since he left his past behind and talking about it is well not the easiest thing for him. Even Remus doesn't know most of it and they've been dating for almost 3 years. James is the only one he ever let properly in for the most part. But also because James saw a lot of it with his own eyes back in childhood times in the uk. Back then just little kids, neighbours by lucky accident. Through James he was able to survive. Without James Sirius doesn't where and who he would be today. Also through James he was able to find a decent therapist who really helped Sirius to deal with the shadows of his past. Of course Remus gentleness and patience and love healed parts of his soul he didn't even know could be fixed. And Remus is alwas so fucking calm and collected. Sirius can scream and leash out and Remus would just say "Are you done?" but not in a mocking way. Its so annoying when all he wants is to have Remus scream back at him and be mean to him because deep down Sirius still thinks thats exactly what he deserves instead of endless love and kindness. But seems like Remus made it to his Life purpose being Sirius own personal piece of heaven every single day.