Chapter 1
Regulus isn't one to love.
It took him about two years to even get to know Evan and barty, and he lived with them those two years.
He was starved of love as a kid and had his heart broken by his big brother at 14. While Regulus never blamed Sirius for leaving, he was always gonna be hurt by it.
Regulus doesn't know love.
He loves Barty, Dorcas, Pandora, and Evan, of course. But then again, he's pretty sure he loved his parents too at some point. Hell, he might still love them deep down.
Not in a family way, but because they're supposed to love him too, right?
Regulus is scared to love.
He's scared to love others because he knows how much it hurts when that love fades away.
He loved (loves?) Sirius, but eventually he left, and that hurt, alot.
He loved Bellatrix, the "fun" cousin, when he was growing up, always ready for an adventure. But then he got hit with reality, and now she's just cruel and crazy.
He loved himself. But that faded quickly when his parents started to remember him and then constantly reminded him how much they didn't need him and how he wasn't loved...
Now Regulus was sitting on the Astronomy tower stone, looking up at the stars.
Sometimes, when things were too hard, Reg would talk to his family. Not In person, obviously, but he could always talk the stars of his family. Orion would always be sparkling down on him.
When Regulus didn't have Sirius at home, he always had him in the sky.