Auction - Restriction: No using "and"
Unicorn Day - Obscure Loyalties (Sev/Reg)
Scavenger Hunt - Write a fic about a non-canon Marauder era pairing or triad
Severus is not weak.
He is anything but weak.
He is evil, yes. He likes dark magic. He takes pride in torturing people. Filthy Mudbloods, in particular. He has a soft spot for Lily Evans, his former best friend.
But that all changes when Regulus Black is sorted into Slytherin.
"SLYTHERIN!" the Hat declares. Tiny Regulus Black, with his mop of scruffy black hair, totters over to the table decorated in green with hints of silver.
No one is surprised. Regulus Black is from the Blacks, after all. All the Blacks have ended up in Slytherin, with the exception of Sirius Black. Said Black is sitting at the Gryffindor table, looking remotely interested.
Bellatrix immediately scoots over, welcoming her cousin with open arms. Regulus's young face brightens with glee at the honor of sitting next to his famed cousin.
Severus observes the young boy with interest. He's cute, in a childish way, but he has so much to learn, despite his pureblood upbringing.
This is going to be fun.
As Severus grows, so does Regulus. But there's a huge difference.
When Severus grows into a lanky, underfed, sullen teenager, Regulus becomes...much, much more.
As Severus hates to admit it...all right, he's too prideful to admit it.
But the girls aren't.
A multitude of girls, regardless of their house, are vying for his touch. His kisses. His smoldering look.
He goes on dates. He snogs girls. He sleeps around.
Yet, he doesn't look happy.
But who is Severus to care? He doesn't meddle in the affairs of others, especially such tawdry ones.
Yet...
He doesn't know he has it until it hits him like a train.
It takes him ten - no, thirty - minutes to move after it hits him.
Severus is rooted to the spot. When someone asks him what's wrong, he makes an indistinguishable series of sounds.
No. He isn't weak.
He likes Regulus Black.
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