A/N: Peter/Regulus with prompt "Fear envelops bones like new skin."- Pablo Neruda
Valentines in a Snow Globe
13. Peter-Regulus
Regulus was the lion and Peter was just the little mouse, but he took pleasure in the fairytale in which the mouse became the savoir of the lion. Regulus took amusement in it as well, a light amusement to relieve him from the chains that had caught him and were slowly throttling him – except this little mouse wasn't strong enough to loosen them over him.
Instead, it was Regulus who had the power, despite being so chained. Though he liked that as well, liked that he wasn't beneath anyone for one – beneath his blood-traitor brother, or the other Death Eaters as a mere little junior… No, Peter knew all about being beneath people. They had a kindred spirit there.
And Regulus enjoyed being the menacing lion that frightened the Gryffindor Peter. And Peter enjoyed it as well, because it was a new skin for him, a way to get out from the squash that was his friendship, house and own restraints.