"I'm going out, Regulus," Rabastan says. "I'll be back later."
"Where are you going?" Regulus asks, his eyes wide, but Rabastan is already gone.
Sighing, Regulus closes his book. This isn't the first time Rabastan has behaved this way. He's been aloof, indifferent, not the kind of boyfriend Regulus is accustomed too. He's been acting strange since Bellatrix married his brother. Unexplained absences and flimsy excuses, it's enough to make any boyfriend suspicious.
Now that he thinks about it…
Bellatrix and Rodolphus were known for participating in gangs and cults — what if Rabastan had joined them? Is that why he was being so closed off?
Blood chilling, Regulus tosses his book on the sofa and leaps to his feet. It isn't too late to catch him; he can't be far.
He spots Rabastan the moment he exits the building, out of breath — their building is tall and the elevator is broken, so he'd had to take the stairs — probably why Rabastan was not long gone either.
He's just in time to see Rabastan round the corner and Regulus follows him, his feet sinking into the soft snow.
He turns the corner and spots Rabastan entering a...a jewelry shop.
...Oh.
Maybe he's just jumping to conclusions, but their relationship had taken a more serious, emotional turn; they had made promises of fidelity and staying together forever — this can't be a coincidence.
Regulus nearly sinks to the ground, but he remembers where he is and has an internal debate (should he confront or pretend like he didn't see anything?) and then he remembers something else.
They have a date tonight.
He's going to...oh my G—
Regulus bolts back in the direction he'd come.
"...and no one manages to make me smile like you do." Rabastan gets down on one knee and opens the ring box. "Regulus Black, will you marry me?"
Regulus doesn't hesitate; he'd already spent the morning and afternoon deciding, so there is no regret in his voice as he says, "Yes! Yes, I'll marry you."
With fumbling fingers, Rabastan slides the ring onto Regulus's finger, and Regulus's lips crash ecstatically into his seconds later.
He's going to spend forever with this man and it's the best feeling in the world.
377 words
Auction - Regulus/Rabastan (31-3)
Build a Better Breakfast: 24. White Tea: (trope) Established Relationship
Skyscraper, First Floor - (weather) snow
Founder Says: 2. "No one manages to make me smile like you do."
Pick a Wick: Winter Woods: (weather) snow
1000 - 607. Ecstatic
Writing Club:
Bex's Basement - 2. Cobra
