Dating Regulus Black would include...
TW: mentions and descriptions of smut, attempted sexual assault (nothing major)
Heâs a Soft Boy no doubt.
It took him months to ask you out
and your relationship is a complete secret
He doesnât want a public relationship because of his family and stuff
But behind closed doorsâŠ
MHHMMM heâs a registered romantic
and if you donât like flowers he buys you one of those fruit bouquets that look like flowers
and if you donât like fruit heâll buy you candy
expensive jewelry like Cartier and Tiffanyâs
One day, after a night in his dorm room, you hear him singing in the shower
and your ears have never been more blessed.
this boy has a gifted voice
when he got out of the shower you harassed him about it
âReg, you didnât tell me you could sing. Or that you spoke French!â
As I mentioned, heâs a Shy Boy
âWhat? No. I canât sing.â
âI heard you in the shower.â
âIâm not even that good, y/n/nâ
I forgot to mention heâs an Insecure Boy
He puts himself down and compares himself to other people, especially Sirius a lot
You obviously try to change his attitude
âReg, youâre phenomenal! you have the voice of an angel.â
âY/n/n, I really donâtâŠâ
Heâs so stubborn and insecure it makes you angry
But everyone has insecurities, so you understand where heâs coming from.
You always have to reassure him you love him.
Sometimes the way that persuades him the most are the simple things you do.
âHave you eaten enough? Has enough water?â
âI feel safe around you.â
âI hate everybody except you.â when youâre in a bad mood
His heart just warms up at the simple things.
He also hates getting things.
Like birthday and Christmas and anniversary presents
Heâll spoil you since heâs rich and loves to give you things
but feels bad and embarrassed when you give him things.
at first, you thought he didnât like what you gave him
then you realized it wasnât your fault
It was the fact that he never got very thoughtful presents growing up
and that made you even sadder
because most people light up when theyâre given a homemade card or present
Reg is just ashamed in a way
He doesnât do it on purpose
He doesnât want you to feel upset
He just canât control it.
(He eventually realizes that most people, unlike his parents, are caring and thoughtful. He gladly accepts presents after some time passes. He grew a certain fondness for homemade things, like sewn sweaters, cards, collages of pictures, etc. Especially if youâre not very crafty and theyâre wonky.)
You had your first time in 6th year.Â
it just happened one night.
And it started with a kiss
Then he was on top of you
gently thrusting into you
and you never felt so good in your life
He finished in under 3 minutes
and was very embarrassedÂ
you told him it was fine and everyoneâs first time is awkward
Then he finished you with his long and skinny fingers
and he was less embarrassed
It was a couple months after your first time and you had sex a couple times after that
But you started to notice he was avoiding sex
You understood, assumed maybe he was stressed with school or family or something
But then he became distant
You started feeling insecure
Was he not interested in you anymore?
Did he just use you for sex?
You tried pushing those thoughts away, knowing that Reg would never be bored of you or use you
But you couldnât help but doubt yourself :,(
He always hung out with people you didnât like.
People who had a certain fondness for the Dark Arts
You confronted him a couple times about it before
âReg, those âfriendsâ seem a little⊠concerning, donât you think?â
âThey just like Dark Magic, whatâs the problem in an interest?â
You didnât argue with him.
you thought you just made an unfair assumption on peopleâs interest.
and if theyâre not using dark magic against anyone, what could be the problem?
But in Regulusâ span of ignoring you, you noticed how his âfriend groupâ changed
These werenât just people who liked dark magic
they were people who used dark magic
People you knew would become death eaters
You wanted to say something to Reg, but you didnât know how.
A few days later, you got a letter from Sirius.Â
You had never had a full conversation with Sirius, and you did not know how he knew about yourâs and Regulusâ relationship
But the letter asked you to make sure Reg didnât have the dark mark
Reading that letter made everything feel real to you
Would Regulus actually join the death eaters? NoâŠright?
You started questioning if you really knew your boyfriend at all.
So you asked him to meet you at the astronomy tower later that evening
Everything in between the moment you asked him and the moment he walked up the stairs to the astronomy tower was a blur
You barley remember making conversation with him
You just remember holding his left arm and pulling up his sleeve
and seeing the mark of Voldemortâs followers on his arm
You dropped his arm and put your hands on your face
You were frustrated and sad
Tears were about to spill
âI thought you were different, Reg. I thought you werenât like them.â
and pulled your hands down from your face
and slapped him in the chest
âWhat the fuck, Reg?â
You slaps were barley hurting him
âNo! Youâre not like them.â
you kept hitting his chest
until he grabbed your arms
so his head could rest on yours
tears and mascara ruining his dress shirt and green tie
you didnât return his hug
your arms felt bound to your chest
and stared into your eyes
He focused on every detail of your face
He walked you back to your dorm that night
The only sound in the quietness of Hogwarts that night was your sniffling.
You went to bed without another word
Much later, you had not forgiven Regulus
It had been a couple of months since you last spoke
You were nearing the end of sixth year
One night, you couldnât sleep so you decided to go for a walk
An orange cat followed you through the halls, then disappeared around the corner when a group of male voices appeared
You could distinguish the mischevious laughter from anywhere
It was Regulusâ death eater âfriendsâ
You tried walking faster, not wanting to gain their attention
âOi! Aye, you!â One of them shouted at you
You tried to ignore them, but one grabbed your shoulder and turned you around
There were three boys standing behind you
âWhatâs your name, pretty girl?â
You tried walking backward, but they only backed you into a corner
You left your wand in your dorm, not thinking youâd need it
So you had no way to defend yourself
They were all significantly bigger and stronger than you
and you knew their intentions
âWhy so quiet?â Another one asked, âCat got your tongue?â
The other boy grabbed your shirt and was about to tug it off when you heard a familiar voice
âGet the fuck off her.â
All the boys turned around
The boys scrambled when they saw him
The next morning, you would report the three boys to Dumbledore, Regulus as your witness
And that was the last you ever saw of Regulus
You didnât speak once the following summer or seventh year.
And, when you graduated Hogwarts, you assumed you never would see him again
You were invited to his funeral, but you never went
You didnât think you could handle it
You always meant to ask him how he knew you were in trouble that night
You knew there was no way he just happened to be out at the same time as you, walking in the same hallway at the exact time you needed him
You only reached a conclusion on your first day of teaching at Hogwarts, many years later.
You were in the courtyard, reminiscing about your days at Hogwarts when you saw a big orange cat perched on a railing
You automatically recognized it as the one you saw on the night Regulus saved you
It was undoubtedly the cat you saw in the hallway that night
And the more this cat stared at you
The more you began to wonder.
Then the cat winked at you and lept down and rubbed at your feet.
He purred at you, reminding you of Regulusâ smooth voice and when he sang
âIâm so sorry Professor!âÂ
One of your students ran up to you and grabbed her cat.
âItâs alright, Hermione. He seems lovely.â
âHe is lovely. Even though Ron would disagree.â
You laughed at her comment.Â
âWell, I just got him before school started. I didnât like his original name, so I call him Crookshanksâ
âCrookshanks is a great name. But what was his original name?â
âWell, the shopkeeper called him Reg.â
A/N: The plot twist is that Regulus was an animagus and never died but instead became Crookshanks. He was the cat in the hallway, always following y/n while she thought he was ignoring her. I also spent 2 hours writing this (crazy ik), so I hope you guys like it. :)