A PRETTY FACE DOESN'T MEAN A PRETTY HEART, regulus black

chapter six

chapter six

" guilt "

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(chapter includes strong language, anxiety/panic attacks, WOLFSTAR ARGUING?? and possibly more)

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IT'S FUNNY HOW FAST THE NIGHT CHANGES. One moment, you think you're getting better, that everything will be okay soon, and the next- everything comes crashing down with just a few words.

This wasn't how today was supposed to go.

Ollie was going to go practice with his team, talk to his friends, pretend everything was fine until it was actually fine- and then Peter told him about Regulus.

And Sirius overheard.

Of all the people, Sirius Black had to be the one to overhear this conversation.

Now, Oliver Solace was staring at him, his mouth going dry and his body tensing up slightly. The boy's words echoed in his head, and he dug his nails into his palms until it hurt.

"I-I'm sorry." He finally manages to get out, barely loud enough for Sirius to hear. Its all he can think of.

"I don't even know what happened, so why are you saying sorry? It's like-" Sirius started, but was cut off by Peter.

"Hey! Maybe you two should hash this out, I don't know, not in the middle of the fucking hallway?" He said, looking between Sirius and Ollie, who both looked like they might be on the verge of tears.

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RIGHT AS THIS WAS HAPPENING IN THE HALLWAY, REGULUS WAS LEAVING TO GO BACK TO THE SLYTHERIN COMMON ROOM. So imagine the boy's surprise when he saw Ollie, Peter Pettigrew, and...him. Sirius. All standing in the hallway, looking like they were arguing with each other.

And Ollie? He looked like he was about to cry.

Regulus had the urge to reach out to him, to talk to him- but he shook it off, seeing Sirius was there. No, no, I shouldn't. He doesn't want to see me. He hates me. Him and Ollie both.

Regulus stood there, frozen, not sure what to do as he looked between the three boys.

Then, Peter turned, looking at Regulus for a moment, causing Sirius and Ollie to look too. All of them were looking at him.

Sirius...he looked..Sad. Angry. Almost mournful. Then he looked at Peter, saying "I..Have to go-" and then Sirius almost ran back into the Great Hall, Peter chasing after him, leaving Regulus and Ollie alone in the hallway.

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LOOKING BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE OF THE GREAT HALL AND REGULUS, THAT'S WHAT MADE OLLIE BREAK. He choked a dry sob, before all his tears came running down his face. All it took was a brief look at Regulus for him to start running again.