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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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rcgulusblk | location: dervish and banges | date: morning, wednesday, january 18th
“How fortunate you are, Regulus.” Lucius utters, dry in tone as he flips the parchment in hand. The quick notes of the Order’s latest secretary were about all he could rely on, to keep tabs of the Order’s latestly plans. He peers up from the parchment, staring directly at the pop of pink that enters Narcissa’s storefront. “Were you still outside Hogwarts, the Death Eaters would arrest you on that embarrassment of hair alone.” It’s as warm a joke as one can get from Lucius, and it’s uttered with a quick smirk and an even quicker look of reverence. Unlike the Malfoy’s, the Black’s were a prosperous family. And by marrying into it, Lucius never lacked in accompaniment when he could make it to Hogwarts. 
“Any news worth mentioning? Frantic notes only gets one so far - and Draco seems sorely tired of my reading.” The scraggly haired, stark-eyed boy gurgles in the bassinet beside him. Huh. Looks like he was right.
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Bookstores are supposed to be safe places, Regulus always thought. They were quiet and tucked nicely away from the rest of the world. But nowhere was safe from Lucius Malfoys snarking. He had learned that a long time ago. Regulus is rolling his eyes before he can stop himself, though thankfully he doesn’t feel any sense of embarrassment. It was his life. He was reclaiming it. 
“Call it my teenage rebellion, just five years late.” He drawls, slow and unaffected, though resisting the urge to run a hand over his much shorter hair. He had always worn it long before. Now he could do whatever he wanted to it. 
Regulus is distracted, anyway, because there’s a baby. Tiny little Draco in his tiny little bassinet. Regulus has never loved something so quickly as he loved Draco. But he took one look at that childs face and thought: oh, so this is the kind of thing we’re all fighting for. It was a possessive kind of love, but that was what the Blacks were best at. And Regulus had vowed that he would never let anything bad happen to Draco. He’s crouched down now, running a finger over the pudgy little baby cheek, and cooing out his words. “Everyone is tired of your fathers voice, little dragon. Because he loves to hear himself talk and talk and talk, isn’t that right? Yes it is. Oh, yes. No one can blame you for not listening to a word he says.”
He straightens up a little, giving Lucius a bland look, a stark contrast to the way he spoke to Draco. “Dumbledore has me working on the... locket thing. With Potter, unfortunately. So if you get any more clues to pass on to him about... other similar artefacts, he would greatly appreciate it.”  
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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James had truly tried his hardest to make it to the library on time. No, scratch that. He had been trying to get there early. Regulus Black had always made him nervous- not because of his past or how talented the boy was, but from what he could do. What everything he was stood for. Regulus was Sirius’s brother not in the way James was, but the way he pretended to be. For real. And the the jealousy that accompanied that coupled with the anxiety over the effect Regulus had the potential to have over them… Well, James had to get there on time.
Glancing at the watch he had been gifted for his seventeenth birthday, he squinted down at the numbers trying to figure out just how tardy he was. James had set the watch forward by fifteen minutes, hoping he could trick himself into leaving a bit earlier. But he knew the time was earlier than what was on his watch and instead of giving himself extra time he sat poking through the piece of text he had wanted to go over with Regulus when he got here. 
“I’m sorry.” He smiled sheepishly, bringing a hand up towards his hair and letting his figures mess with the strands. “I lost track of time. Thought is was earlier than it was, then later, it was this whole huge mess and-” He paused, shrugging slightly. “Well, anyway I didn’t mean to waste your time like that.” 
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Regulus watches James carefully as he approaches. The sheepish smile, the hand that comes up to play with the shock of hair on his head. He looks bashful and genuine and more than a little bit frazzled, and Regulus tries very hard not to have a reaction to it, to keep himself carefully blank and any emotions tucked away. They’re here for research, not for Regulus to relive the six years of complex emotional reactions to James Potter he had at school. 
Besides, he didn’t have to be jealous of James anymore. He had Sirius back now. More or less. They were working on it, and not giving up on each other. That was the important part. It didn’t matter what anybody else thought about him, or who else was in their lives. James couldn’t take Sirius from him again. 
“Okay,” He says, with an arched eyebrow. He tries to make it not sound judgemental. “You can put the apologies away, Potter. Not as late as I expected is almost a compliment.” He presses his lips together into a thin line, gesturing for James to take a seat. He sits up a little bit straighter, shifting into refined pureblood nerd mode. 
“Update from my end: I have absolutely nothing to report. The supply of books Dumbledore has is deeply depressing. It’s making me want to sneak back to London and raid Grimmauld Place.” An arched eyebrow, a small sigh. “It might almost be worth the inevitable death that awaits me there. What have you got for me?” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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“ we both know that we , blacks , are not known for our impromptu social visits or for simply wanting to enjoy one another’s company , “ her tone was light and held a teasing note but her words still rang true . neither of their parents were the kind of visit a family member without reason or wanting something . “ but if you simply came to check on draco and i , then thank you , “ narcissa nodded her head as she lifted her cup to her lips , taking a small sip . “ dragon , “ she hummed softly , “ it seemed fitting that he had a name as unique as mine or lucius’ . something grand . after all , the rest of my sisters have constellation based names . i am keeping the tradition alive , “ 
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“We Blacks have always been made of stardust.” He says, softly musing on it. It was a legacy that set heavily on his shoulders sometimes. Most of them were named for the stars. It was proof that they were bigger and better and brighter than everybody else. They existed, literally, on a different plane of existence. Celestial beings. Some of them more than others, had been the implicit implication when he was a child. He could only claim half of that legacy. “It suits him. It suits you. This family of yours.”
“You know... if you ever need a hand. Someone to watch him for a little while.” He starts, and he finds himself uncertain, not sure where he stands still after all this time. “I’ll do it. I would be happy to.” And then, a little more dull, slightly quieter. “Family is important to me, you know. I want to make sure you’re both okay.” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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“ i would like that . thank you , ” her words soft and kind as she moved towards the other , offering her hand out to him to take . it wasn’t strange for mary to try and hold one of her friends’ hands , especially when she could tell that the other could use some comfort . “ if you want to talk , i am here to listen . otherwise , we can talk about something else ? ” she offered with a warm smile before looking around and quickly back at him with a glint in her eyes . “ or we could forget about everything and make snow angels ? ”
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Mary was an unexpected friendship, and one that Regulus still didn’t quite know how to cope with. It seemed like she was too soft for him. Like she should run away from his dark past and sharp edges. But he had a strange urge to protect her as well, and show her his own softness in return for hers. It seemed like people just reacted like that to Mary. She was like a Veela, no one could be blamed for their reactions to her.  Regulus takes her offered hand as they walk, even if it was an alien instinct for him. He wasn’t used to being touched. 
The offer to talk was a sweet one. He was always bad at talking. At opening up about how he felt. But of course she offers him a solution for that as well, as he takes in her last words and glances around them. “I’ve never made a snow angel before.” He says, which is a glimpse into how tense and restrained he must have been for his entire childhood. “Is it hard?” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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“Does the potions master object to a trade of fox glove for antimony?” It was only Monday, and being in the castle felt much too much like being in school. Yet, she wouldn’t have come here, to the dungeons no less, if she didn’t have good reason. Auror training did leave her with a different sense of wits on how to get certain people to react better to her. She had learned quickly that not everyone was charmed by her smile and wrinkled nose, that didn’t mean she did not try it. But a trade of goods was always a good second option. Being this prepared something she wished a certain group of others would have seen.  “I swear its pretty fresh, too. Growing up by the edge of the forest.” She’d been tracking some steps for other purposes, gathering the perimeter with an approaching full moon when she saw the poisonous plant growing.  @rcgulusblk​
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People like Marlene McKinnon were still very neatly organised in Regulus’s head. They sat in a box labelled “Sirius’s friends” that he very rarely felt the urge to touch or poke at. She was like Regulus’s sibling in all of the most chaotic ways, and he didn’t really know how to react to her. He never really knew what she wanted, what her priorities were. Part of him wanted to smile at the way she had greeted him after coming in to the potions room, part of him wanted to cringe away from company as he always did. 
“The potions master doesn’t object.” He says, with a small sigh and a gentle inclination of his head towards her, inviting her more fully into his space. “He is curious about what you need fox glove for.” And then a fear strikes him that it may come across as friendly curiosity, might invite Marlene to insert herself into his life in strange and unusual ways. “Apparently it’s my moral obligation to ask people when they want to raid the potions stores. Lest you try to make poison or... napalm, or something. I stopped listening half way through that talk from Dumbledore.” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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location: the hogwarts potions lab, monday afternopon.  status: closed to remus lupin @alohomoras
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Sometimes when the snow fell heavy over Hogwarts, Regulus fooled himself into thinking he could lead a normal life. That he had just grown up and avoided all of he pain that came with his life, that he never had the dark mark seared into his arm, that he was allowed to just stay at Hogwarts and be safe because he was clever. He was allowed to be someone with a life, who could build traditions for himself. 
None of that was true, but he was doing the tradition thing anyway. At least, he was being forced to. He’s scratching out notes in the lab when Remus comes to see him. The wolfsbane potion bottled carefully on his desk, waiting for the werewolf to come and get it. 
“Lupin.” He greets, a little stiffly, with a small nod of his head. “Only three more doses to force your way through.” A comment, observation. The full moon was on Wednesday, and Remus had to take the wolfsbane potion for the entire seven days leading up if he wanted to to be effective. “I looked into trying to make it taste better, but it’s a delicate mix, you know? You might be a little fucked with that one.” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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location: the hogwarts library, a corner in the back status: closed to @jcmespcttr​
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Not much makes Regulus feel young anymore. More often than not he feels ancient beyond his years, as if someone has stretched him thin and spread him too far. He thinks it may have something to do with the near death experience he had a few years back. Eighteen years old and facing death head on. It had a way of aging you. But he hadn’t died and mores the pity for that. It might have been better than waiting in the library to meet James Potter of all people, feeling like a foolish teenager again. 
James Potter. The man he used to hate more than anyone else in this world. With his earnest appearance and his bad habit of stealing other people’s families. James was the sinister figure that had taken Sirius away from him, once upon a time. But they were sharing Sirius now, and Regulus wasn’t supposed to hate James anymore. It had been a special request, and one he was struggling to remind himself he had given into. 
He glances up from the desk he’s sitting at when footsteps approach. Speak of the devil and he shall appear. “You’re not as late as I expected you would be, Potter.” He muses, voice a little dull as he checks his watch. 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 : @rcgulusblk 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 : malfoy living room .
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pouring them both a cup of tea , narcissa offered regulus what she hoped as a slightly comforting smile before offering the cup to the other . ever since she had become a mother , the wix had found herself becoming more maternal than she had been ; if she had told a younger narcissa that she would be having tea whilst in hiding , she would have made a snippy comment and laughed . she would have never dreamt of defying her parents but here she was . " here you go , " her words firm but soft , careful not to awake draco , " to what do i owe the pleasure of your visit ? "
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Having tea with Narcissa felt like something that belonged in the days of old. Regulus hasn’t had the comfort of his family since that day in the cave. Until recently. More and more of them coming into his life and into Dumbledore’s little rebellion, fleeing from the same life he was running from with all of his might. It had been years since seeing Narcissa frequently was a possibility. And now she had a whole baby... it was a little bit scary. 
“Your cousin can’t visit you out of the blue after all this time?” He asks, the picture of innocence, with an eyebrow raising in a question returned. “I’m being a dutiful member of your family, making sure you’re settling into your new life. You and Draco.” It wasn’t really a lie. He did want to make sure that she was okay, that she wasn’t too shaken by having to move her entire life away and give up the things she had grown accustomed to. He allows the tiniest quirk of a smile to grace his features. “I like the name, by the way.” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 : @rcgulusblk 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 : the vigil.
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casualties were a part of war , it was almost certain that there would be what with voldemort currently in power . despite this simple fact , the information that he had been so close to where they are ; it was deeply unsettling . mary’s heart mourned for the lives lost , for the muggle - born wixen he had taken from the village . the part that unsettled her the most was that it could have been her in that situation .
following the ending of the vigil , the dark haired wix remained standing still , even long after everyone else had gone inside , lost in her own thoughts . mary hadn’t realised that she wasn’t alone until she saw regulus close to her , “ reggie , ” she attempted at a poor smile as she blinked away the tears she hadn’t realised were forming , “ what are you doing still here ? ”
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Regulus had lingered at the edges of the vigil like a ghost. It wasn’t for him, it was for everybody else. The people more affected by this war than he was, the ones with friends, the ones that The Dark Lord would want to kill in the first place. Regulus was drawn to it like a moth to a flame, however. It made him feel... guilty, more than anything else. He couldn’t quite get to scared. It was a fact of life that people died, and that even more people died when you were fighting a war. He had accepted his own death a long time ago, it was just a matter of time at this point, a countdown on an invisible clock that ticked away the days until Voldemort killed him. 
“Lets call it self-flagellation.” He says, matter-of-fact. He doesn’t try to smile at Mary, but he appreciates hers, as forced as it is. “I was waiting to see if you needed a walk home. I thought you might... that it might feel safer, if you had someone with you.” 
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rcgulusblk · 1 year
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·  •  ● OPENING TASK: get to know me ask meme! 
i   thought   i   would   post   this   cute   little   ask   game   that   people   can   involve   themselves   with   as   part   of   an   opening   task!   these   are   questions   you   can   ask   each   other   to   further   develop   your   muses   and   establish   little   facts   about   them.   simply   reblog   this   post   if   you   wish   to   be   included   and   participate   in   the   task,   and   then   start   sending   each   other   questions!!
LIGHTNING   –   what   does   your   muse   see   as   their   greatest   burden?
THUNDER   –   what   is   your   muse   the   most   scared   of?   
STORMCLOUD   –   what,   if   anything,   makes   your   muse   truly   angry?      
SUNSET   –   what   does   your   muse   find   comforting   in   their   life?   how   do   they   relax   after   a   hard   day?
MOONRISE   –   when   your   muse   lays   awake   at   night,   what   do   they   do   to   distract   themselves   from   their   problems?
VENUS   –   who   does   your   muse   love   most   in   the   world?
INDULGENCE   –   what   is   your   muse’s   go-to   treat?   
BLOODLINE      –   how   does   your   muse   feel   about   their   family?   
TWILIGHT   –   what   is   your   characters   biggest   regret?   
PORTENT   –   if   your   muse   could   ask   one   question   about   the   future,   what   would   it   be?   
ENCHANTMENT   –   describe   your   muses   sense   of   style.   
AMOUR   –   does   your   muse   believe   in   true   love?   
SANGUINE   –   does   your   muse   believe   that   the   ends   justify   the   means?   
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–– is that EVAN MOCK? no, its actually REGULUS BLACK! according to HIS old hogwarts records, they are an TWENTY FOUR year old FORMER SLYTHERIN. they are back at hogwarts because they are working against lord voldemort and they believe in the light. that explains why they are so INTELLIGENT and DETERMINED. but i’ve found that they can also be CRUEL and MOODY, so i guess people can’t be all good! they always reminded me of INK STAINED FINGERTIPS AND OLD LEATHER NOTEBOOKS, THE FEELING OF STANDING ON A CLIFFS EDGE AND WANTING TO EXPERIENCE THE FALL, SHARP SMILES AND JUDGEMENTAL EYES. i heard from albus dumbledore that they are currently working as POTIONS MASTER. let’s hope that they have time to fight the dark alongside their work!
NAME: Regulus Arcturus Black AGE: 24 GENDER: trans man, he/him pronouns.  SEXUALITY: homosexual.
BIOGRAPHY: 
You know this story, right? The one of the Bastard Child of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. Try as he might he could never be what everybody wanted him to be. He could never be more than Walburga’s mistake, a stain on her name that rubbed off on him. Regulus had a black mark on him, and it set him apart. He was the child that Orion Black could never look at, the one who always felt different, because he was. 
Regulus always tried to be perfect. He fought for it with every breath. More than any of the others Regulus put practice into his persona. He learned every skill with perfect grace and hoped that his prowess in his studies would earn him some amount of love and affection from his family. 
Sirius was the glowing light of his life and the one person who always loved him. He could always depend on them to support him and protect him from the harsher realities of life. They were the person who taught him that he really was loved. 
Of course, things fell apart for Regulus a little bit when Sirius went away for school. Suddenly he was left alone in the house and forced to spend an entire year with his parents, who were very angry that Sirius was not behaving the way that they should have. Orion took a lot of his anger out on Regulus as he was the spare child that didn’t actually belong to Orion. 
Regulus could not quite let go of the concept of being accepted by his mother and father. At school he tried his best to be the child that Sirius never was. Regulus was well behaved, quiet, and the perfect pureblood. There was a stigma that came with obviously being a bastard child, but Regulus learned how to shut people up and learned to be sharp and cunning enough for people to want to be on his side. 
When Sirius ran away from home, Regulus cut him out just like everybody else did because it was expected of him, and because he felt abandoned by Sirius. He was hurt that his brother would leave, and hurt that he would claim another family as his own. It began to feel like the love Sirius used to shower him with was a lie. Regulus has always been bitter and good at holding a grudge, so their relationship was strained and full of anger for years.
Regulus became the de-facto heir to the House of Black after Sirius ran away. His father was desperate for someone else to have a son so it wouldn’t pass to Regulus, but he still had a claim through his mother and as the only male in the family. 
He was forced to take the Dark Mark when he was sixteen years old to show his family’s loyalty to Lord Voldemort. He did buy into the idea for a little while because Voldemort gave him a way to feel powerful, and because he had forced himself to think like his parents did. However, he was still a child, and he quickly learned what being in service to Voldemort would actually be like. 
Regulus had already begun to doubt Voldemort and try to pull away when Voldemort asked him to borrow his house elf. 
You know that story too. The one where an eighteen year old boy walks to his death. He fully expects to die in the cave that Kreacher brings him to –– he had accepted it the moment he figured out what the cave was hiding. Part of the Dark Lords very soul. Something that would need to be destroyed before he could be taken out of power.  Except the story isn’t quite what you expect, because Regulus doesn’t drown in the cave that day. His house elf brings him home, and Regulus... well, Regulus panics. 
So he’s drenched, soaking wet when he apparates to Hogwarts. When he enters through the great hall, walks his way up the stairs to the Headmasters office in the dead of night. He’s drenched when he throws a locket down on Albus Dumbledore’s desk and demands safety in return for his sacrifice and all the information he can supply about the Dark Lord Voldemort. 
So many people think Regulus died. That he was killed. But Regulus has been safe at Hogwarts for years, brewing potions and doing research into what exactly a Horcrux is, and how you can kill one. 
WANTED CONNECTIONS: 
family ties – the members of regulus’s family who thought he was dead until they got to scotland. 
hogwarts friends – the ones he was close to as a teenager. 
exes – a past romance 
best friend – someone he has recently become close to and they have bonded very quickly. 
enemies – someone that regulus hates or feels jealous of, someone he doesn’t know how to deal with in any way other than being kind of knife emoji at them. 
frenemies – snarky snarky snarky. they hate to love each other and they love to hate each other. 
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