Ave Rex

    ❝If you haven’t heard, my side of the family seems to enjoy shattering expectations. It’s funny really, how people don’t see merit in subtly anymore. Or sarcasm for that matter. There’s more ways than violence and rude behavior to gain what you want. But I digress. Maybe I’ll try that sometime, developing a backbone. It’s not like I haven’t heard that before after all.❞

                ❝I’ve taken up knitting.❞

           He turned to look at the Younger Black brother. ❝You don’t have to be stuck, specially not for someone elses’ comfort. Fuck Walburga and Orion both.❞

    Realizing his grip had tightened so much his knuckles had begun to turn white, Regulus shifted his hold to the other hand, his fingers trembling slightly.  ❝For Merlin’s sake...can we please talk about something else now?❞

   ❝I’m not very good at this, alright? It’s why I’m alone ninety percent of the time. I’m sorry for making an attempt to change that. I’ll just go if it’s that much trouble for you.❞ He just gave a small shrug, his blue-grey eyes glancing away briefly. ❝I’m fairly certain most people already do think I’ve gone mad. I just don’t care to correct them.❞ 

   ❝Transfiguration actually. I do usually pay attention, I was just a bit distracted.❞ Regulus rubbed the back of his neck with a small smile.  ❝In my defense though, I did transform blank pieces of parchment into ones full of words by the end of class.❞

   ❝It was a rhetorical question. I was just trying to make conversation❞ A sigh passed by his lips. Sometimes Regulus would forget why he didn’t try to speak with others very often, but it wasn’t difficult for him to receive a reminder. ❝Though I should apparently stick to conversations solely with myself, got it. I’ll keep that in mind for next time.❞

            ❝Do you want out Reggi? you can live with me - once i finish school you don’t have to go home if you don’t want to.❞

               He frowned when Regulus claimed he didn’t have a lot of friends, Sirius had a hard time imagining that, and he found himself, once again pittying the other. ❝Keeping a lot of secrets are you Reggi?❞

           ❝The Potters are amazing.❞ Sirius responded, allowing the other to change the subject. ❝I mean, i already knew that though James, but i was still blown away buy it, the first couple of weeks i kept wondering when it’d turn sour.❞ Sirius moved to sit in the grass. ❝I plan on getting my own flat for the money our uncle left me, once school is over, so i won’t be mooching off of them to long.❞

   Regulus almost laughed at the statement, greatly amused by his word. ❝They’ll mind if they see me talking to you. But I needed a quill so I was willing to take the risk.❞

   ❝Oh yes, of course, because we know I have so many. So you don’t have a quill then?❞

He accepted the quill with a nod. ❝I forgot my quill I didn’t break it. It wouldn’t be use to me if I did. When will you want it back?❞

          ❝How are you holding up?❞

   ❝I didn’t know what to expect.❞ He gave a small shrug, his arms crossed loosely over his chest. Regulus hated that it was now some what awkward to even be around his brother. Sirius had left and things changed, and not for the better in Regulus’ case. That was the elephant in the room, that Regulus would love to ignore, but knew it was inevitable.     A sigh passed by his lips as he shook his head. How was he holding up?  ❝As well as I can I guess. You seem to be doing well though. I can’t even imagine how different it must be compared to home.❞ Perhaps his swift change of subject  was a bit obvious,  but he didn’t want the meeting to turn sour so soon.    ❝Maybe now home life isn’t a stress for you, you’ll run out of excuses to act out and focus on your schoolwork.❞ A small grin tugged at the corners of his own lips at his joke.

        Swallowing a lump in his throat, the gryffindor crouched down to pick up the piece of parchment his brother hand dropped, turning it in his hands. 

                                                                                                         ~ℛ.𝓐.ℬ.

          One would have to be blind to miss the change in Regulus’ expression, He knew the look, it was similar that of every purist, except, this one lacked the coldness, and superiority, he had gotten so often growing up.  ❝Feel free to leave Mr Black, i’d hate to force you to be in my company.❞ Sirius responded cooly. before deciding to show Regulus how the expression was suppose to be carried out. 

    ❝You don’t get it. You never have. The decisions you so easily make, I cannot. You had somewhere to go, friends to take you in, I don’t. You’re in Gryffindor, far away from it all, I’m in Slytherin. I already have to sleep with one eye open due to questions of my loyalty. I’d never be able to return to school if I tried to pull a stunt like you. Scared into submission is my only option regardless of what I believe. There’s more people in this life than you, you’re just too blind to see it.❞         He wasn’t entirely sure why he thought this interaction would go any other way, but Regulus still held some childish hope that they were still brothers. With Sirius’ change in demeanor, he took this as his chance to leave, for now at least, after all staying was dangerous, especially on good terms, so an argument was necissary. Turning away, Regulus intentionally allowed a folded piece of paper to fall from his diary as he left. A moment passed before he chanced a glance  behind him, hoping Sirius would have taken it up.

    ❝What can I say, I’m not a very interesting person. That’s why I spend most of my time alone.❞

    ❝It’s funny, I ask myself that all the time. I really don’t know.❞