Chapter 1
“Repeat me please, where are we going?”
“To the Potter’s Reggie! Have you become deaf in the meanwhile we were gone?” Barty explains grinning, he’s too happy about it.
Regulus rolls his eyes.
“And have you became stupid? I will not going. Never ever.” And he surely will not back up on this.
Needless to say one hour after the statement they were knocking on their door.
Pandora was fucking convincing.
He has always had a soft spot for her (unfortunately).
She explained to him how he couldn't go with her family on their usual summer holiday to Norway this year and she could not argue because they were ‘his father's orders’, although Regulus wasn't very convinced.
His parents have some important trip so he had been kindly advised not to accompany them (because he was inclined to ruin everything) and Barty and Evan wanted to go together in Italy, as a couple.
For the first time.
How nice.
So he was basically alone at home.
And when he was alone nothing good was bound to happen.
“Pandora, these people does not know me, we cannot just knock on their door and say ‘hello, hi, I will be staying with you for a bit of time, thanks and fuck off, bye’ this is their home” hissed.
Truth be told he does not give a fuck about the Potters, they were nice enough to take him in, he was just panicking.
He hasn't seen his brother for a long time, they haven't spoken to each other for a long time.
He was not ready to receive a “no” from him.
Oh God, but he surely deserves it.
Please, please-
“Reg, calm down okay? It’s okay. Everything will be okay. You’ll be fine with them. You will be with your brother and with a family that actually cares. And if it goes bad you can always call us.”
He was going to reply to Pan that he already has a family that cares for him in his own way, but he couldn’t because Sirius Black appears on the front door anche the world froze for a moment.
Eyes too similar to his meet.
no one says anything until Pandora pushes him towards Sirius.
His brother meets him halfway but doesn't hug him. He just runs a hand through his curls, like a caress, at which he shivers.
shit he has missed his brother so much.
But then he talks.
"fuck reggie, it’s hem good to see you.. are you good? what did they do to you?" He try to mask his emotions but his worry slips in and Regulus doesn't understand.
He is fine.
He would have expected shouts, anger, disdain, but worry ? Pity ?
Whywhywhywhywhywhy?
He gives him a look.
"Are you hungry? When was the last time you ate? And your eye-?"
Regulus flinched. God, what was wrong with him? he did not understand.
He turned to look at Barty and Evan, he silently asks them what's wrong.
Maybe he's a little underweight? Or above? His mother always says that his figure is not good, it is not suitable for what he has to inherit, for the person he has to be. But he never understood in what sense.
They don’t meet his eyes.
Is he so… ugly?
“Sirius, hi.. i’m here because-“ he starts to say but he was stopped by the appearance of Euphemia Potter who smiles brightly.
“Hi dear, come in! We were waiting for you! Sirius stop harrassing your brother now!”
What?
What does that mean?
Regulus turns to look at his best friends. Little traitors. They have planned everything.
A laugh escapes Barty's mouth as if he's proud to have been discovered.
Euphemia and his brother beckons him to come in and now he knows it's done.