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The Quiet Burn of Night by GaryXxXCarl
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marauders - Fandom
23 Jan 2026
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Summary
Hogwarts is quiet after midnight.
Regulus Black prefers it that way.
In the dark corridors, where expectations sleep and portraits pretend not to see, he can exist without the weight of his surname pressing down on his spine. A cigarette between his fingers, a mask of apathy firmly in place, he drifts through the castle like a rumour.
Severus Snape is not quiet.
He’s pacing. Seething. Burning with every insult, every sideways glance, every reminder that he doesn’t belong in the world of golden boys and easy laughter.
Their collision in an empty hallway should have been brief. A cutting remark. A glare. Maybe a threat.
Instead, it becomes something else.
A conversation.
A mirror.
A moment of brutal, unexpected honesty.Regulus sees Severus — really sees him — and refuses to let him disappear into the shadows he’s been shoved into. What starts as sharp-tongued banter and unsolicited advice spirals into shared smoke, shared secrets, and a kiss that shifts the axis of both their worlds.