hide - jegulus - black brothers - @taylorswiftmicrofic - word count: 373
โReg, we need to talk. Brother to brother,โ Sirius said with a grave expression on his face, pulling Regulus to the side in the corridor.
Regulus nearly shit himself.ย
โWhatever for?โ he asked cooly, trying to keep up his unbothered demeanour as he internally panicked. Had Sirius already found out? Had Potter told him? Merlin, he was going to kill him if he did.
Sirius adopted an expression of sympathetic superiority. โListen. There comes a time in every young manโs life when he needs to learn certainโฆspells. Spells that are maybe not taught in classes. Spells that he might learn from his devilishly handsome and ridiculously intelligent older brother, for example.
Now Regulus was confused. Sirius knew about Regulus and Potter and he wasโฆ.giving him the sex talk? That was not what he was expecting.
โYouโre trying to teach me protection spells?โ he asked, furrowing his brow in utter astonishment. โLikeโฆfor shagging?โ
The older boy balked. โWhat? No! Fuck, absolutely not! Youโre far too youngโฆare youโฆwait tell me youโre not?โ
Okay, so this was not what Regulus thought. โNo!โ he quickly answered. โNo, I justโฆAre you talking about Jโwhatโre you talking about?โ He decided it was best not to make any more assumptions. Perhaps Sirius was going on about something completely different.
โLove bites! Reg, youโve got a massive hickey on your neck! Listen, Iโm proud of you for getting with whatever crazy bird did that to you, but damn, you need to hide that mark!โ Sirius explained, looking a bit scandalized.
And Regulus was scandalized, too. โIโwhat?โ he demanded, jaw dropping.
But as soon as Sirius held up the mirror he conjured, Regulus could see: a purple-red bruise on the column of his throat, clear as day. โFuck!โ he gasped. He needed to kill James Potter.
He also needed a favor from Sirius.
โHow do I cover it?โ he demanded, pouting just a little.
Sirius beamed. โNever fear, Reggie. Iโve got you.โ
He proceeded to teach him the perfect spell, completely unaware that he was helping him cover a mark made by his best friendโs mouth. But they were successful in hiding the bruise, and Sirius clearly felt helpful, which was the point, anyway.
What Sirius didnโt know wouldnโt hurt him.