Evan, Barty, Dorcas and Pandora had their heads rested against the back of the sofa when their phones all pinged in unison. Barty groaned and put his to silent, whilst the others checked it immediately.
Pandora’s home screen was a picture of her and her girlfriend, Lily, on a picnic date together. Evan’s home screen was the view from a bridge which overlooked a glistening river. Dorcas’ was simply a picture of her celebrity crush, Renèe Rapp.
The notifications on their home screens made them all sit up straight immediately, it was a text from Regulus on the group chat.
Regulus - 3:28pm
Everybody go to the live news channel, I’m assuming you’re all in Evan’s apartment, though.
Evan nudged Barty and showed him the text message, to which Barty angrily sat up and crossed his arms. “It’s my apartment as well,” He huffed, “Anyway, Dora the remote’s nearest to you.” He said, as Pandora leant forward and changed the channel.
They watched as the screen turned static for a moment, before the live news showed them recent headlines which read: “New acting prodigy, Regulus Black, stars in new musical Wonka, coming to screens soon.” They allgaped as the view cut to interviews.
Regulus was there, in a formal black suit and tie, his black curls neatly placed upon his head, and his cheekbones looking as refined as ever. What was even weirder, was that he was laughing, smiling, happily conversing with strangers.
“So, you have to sing for the role, correct?” A particularly nosey interviewer asked, her blonde hair tied into a bun. “Is that something you’re familiar with?” She asked, overly pronouncing her words.
“Yeah, well, my best friend Dorcas is a singer so maybe she’d show me some tricks.” Regulus answered with a giggle, and Dorcas clasped her hands over her mouth, whilst Pandora squealed and slapped Dorcas on the arm, playfully.
“And how do you feel about your co-stars?” The interviewer asked, cocking an eyebrow. Regulus awkwardly shrugged.
“I know Potter and Hagrid quite well,” Evan and Barty shared a shocked glance, before returning their attention back to the screen, “And I believe Mckinnon and Lupin may make an appearance as well, they’re the only ones I can have any opinion of.” Regulus said.
“And that opinion is?” The reporter asked.
“I’ve never been too close with them, but they’re exceptionally gifted actors.” He responded, honestly staining his voice.
The reporter moved on, walking towards a younger actress in the background, and the camera cut away from Regulus. The group on the sofa were in shock, they all began talking at once.
“He’s gonna sing?” Dorcas exclaimed, still quite shocked.
“Reg is a very talented actor and singer, have you not noticed?” Pandora chimed in, seemingly calm.
“Yeah, what were those films from before?” Barty added in, his head now rested on Evan’s lap whilst Evan played with his brunette hair.
“Beautiful boy was so good, I almost forgot that he was just acting.” Evan said, softly yet full of pride.
When they’d watched beautiful boy as a group, Barty and Pandora had cried and Evan was near to tears. Dorcas was just enjoying the film, though.
Overall, they were all unbelievably proud of Regulus and his successful career, especially Evan, who had been there for him since the beginning. “Let’s ring him.” Pandora suggested, and they all gathered around her phone whilst she dialled Regulus’ number.