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Title: if you love them let them go (caps optional)

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O - Obscure Loyalties (Severus/Regulus)

If you love them let them go

Pairing: Severus/Regulus

Regulus was pulling away from him. Severus saw it. He felt it. And still, there was nothing he could do about it.

When they both became Death Eaters, Severus thought he found his other half. He might be a Half-blood and Regulus was a Pure-blood, but they shed the same ideology. And Regulus didn't seem to mind his filthy Muggle part.

Everything was great! For the first time in such a long time, he felt happy. He didn't know if he had ever been truly happy. Not even when Lily was his friend because he still had to deal with Potter and Black'd bullying and his father's disgusting abuse.

With Regulus at his side, though, he felt invincible.

But now, something felt extremely wrong.

Severus wanted to hold onto him, but the more he held, the stronger Regulus pulled.

Regulus never said anything, but Severus could tell Regulus was doubting their Dark Lord.

Severus didn't know what brought it on, but the guilt and remorse were plain in his eyes.

Regulus was going to do something that would get him killed, but if Severus tried to stop him, Regulus would hate him.

Severus took a deep breath as he looked unseeingly at his Potions book. He loved Regulus with his whole heart, but he had to let the younger man go.

Hopefully, Regulus would come to his senses on his own. Hopefully, Regulus would be happy with what he had. Hopefully, they'd go back to being in love. Hopefully, Regulus didn't do something horrifically stupid, something only an idiotic Gryffindor would do. Hopefully, Lord Voldemort never found out about Regulus' momentary doubt.

There was nothing else that Severus could do. Other than hope. Because Severus truly didn't know what else he could do when Regulus refused to listen to reason.

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