TW: Minor smut

I only have one patrol with Regulus before Christmas break. Just one hour alone with him, and then I don't have to deal with him for two weeks. Out of sight out of mind.

Something about tonight feels off. The air feels charged as I wait for Regulus outside of the Great Hall.

When he shows up, right on time, he seems more tense than usual.

"Hey-"

Regulus ignores me, "Come on, let's just get this over with."

I caught up with him, having to walk quickly to keep up with his long strides. He had a brooding look on his face, his entire aura closed off.

We walked silently up the stairs until we reached the fourth floor, where we were supposed to patrol tonight.

"Did you have a nice time at Slughorn's party?" I asked, glancing sideways at Regulus.

He shrugged, his dark green jumper rising and falling against his body. "Yeah, I was kind of fucked up though," Regulus admitted, "I don't really remember much."

"Oh," I replied.

Maybe he doesn't even remember.

Regulus stared at me, slowing his pace until he was standing in the empty corridor.

"If you were wondering if I remember trying to make a move on you, then the answer is yes, I remember that," Regulus said.

I glanced down at the floor.

"Like you said," I replied, "You were pretty fucked up."

Regulus frowned, "That doesn't matter."

"Yes, it does," I said.

I kept walking, Regulus trailing behind me.

We passed Professor Binns's office, silence emitting from room.

"So you want to be a curse-breaker?" Regulus asked, his low voice cutting through the awkward silence.

I shrugged, "Yeah, maybe, I'm not really sure what I want to do."

"I get that."

"No, you really don't," I replied, "You would never have to work a day in your life if that's what you choose. I'm expected to work, to work enough to maintain a living. The only thing that's expected of you is to settle down with a nice, pureblood witch, and have a son, maybe a daughter."

Regulus tensed at my words. His already bad mood seemed like I had just made it worse.

The both of us had stopped walking again.

Merlin, we're not going to get anything accomplished tonight.

"Have you ever thought that maybe that's not what I want?" Regulus asked, raising his eyebrow at me. "Maybe I don't want an arranged marriage where I'm forced to be civil with my wife solely because neither of us wanted to be married in the first place."

I twisted my family ring, glancing down at it before looking at Regulus.

His blueish-gray eyes were storming, his temper rising.

"Regardless, you have a pretty nice life set up for you," I pointed out.

Regulus frowned, "You don't get it, I don't know why I expected you out of all people to understand."

"Are you seriously going to get mad at me for pointing out the fact that you have it easier than most? You don't have to worry about whether or not your loved ones' names will show up in the Daily Prophet's list of casualties."

In the blink of an eye, Regulus had me pushed up against the wall.I whimpered in shock as my body collided with the wall. The rough stone was cold against my back, my entire body tingling as Regulus's fingers dug into my hips.

He pressed his lips against mine and kissed me hard. My hands gripped the bottom of his jumper as I kissed him back. Because he was half a foot taller than me, Regulus's head dipped down as he kissed me.

When he pulled away, the both of us were practically gasping for air. His lips brushed against mine as I took in a shaky breath.

"You need to learn to watch your mouth," Regulus whispered.

I brushed my lips against his jaw, making his eyes flutter shut. "Oh yeah?" I asked. "Because you don't seem to have a problem with my mouth."

"Fucking hell," He muttered.

Our lips met again, harder than before. His fingers dug harder into my hips, my hands gripped the sides of his abdomen as our bodies were pressed together against the wall.

Regulus pushed his leg between knees, making my legs spread apart.

His lips left my lips and worked their way down my neck. Regulus kissed and sucked on my neck, making me knock my head back and bite my lip so that I didn't make a sound.

I tightened my legs around his thigh, eager for any sort of friction.

"Fuck," Regulus murmured, his growing errection pressing between my thighs.

I slid my hands up the front of his shirt and traced the muscles of his lower abdomen. His skin was hot to the touch under my fingertips.

Regulus's hand moved from my hips to the bottom of my skirt. He had stopped kissing my neck and was watching my face as he slid his hand further up my thigh, making my skirt hike up.

I bit my cheek as his fingers brushed over the damp fabric of my underwear. He moved the fabric to the side and teased me with his fingers, touching me everywhere except where I wanted him most.

I exhaled shakily, "We should stop, we're in the middle of the corridor-, anyone could see us."

He nodded at me, smirking.

"Tell me to stop, and I'll stop," Regulus whispered.

I grabbed either side of his face and pulled him in to kiss me.

His fingers moved quickly, making me stop kissing him harder to stifle a moan.

Everything about this was wrong. But I didn't want him to stop. He'll kill me if he stops.

I began to kiss his neck, testing out where he was the most sensitive. I left a trail of love bites going down towards his collarbone until I got distracted by him sliding two fingers inside of me.

Burying my face into his shoulder, Regulus moved his fingers in and out of me painfully slowly.

I could practically hear him smirking as he watched me come undone at his fingertips. Literally.

He sped up his pace with his fingers, and I could feel my climax rapidly building.

"Be a good girl and come for me," Regulus muttered into my ear, this breathing erratic.

I knocked my head back in pleasure as I reached my climax. He slowed down his pace and let me ride out the high.

Regulus kissed me lazily, removing his hand from underneath my skirt. I could still feel how hard he was against me, but when I reach down to unbutton his pants, he pulled away from the kiss.

"But you're-"

Regulus shook his head, "There's no need, I didn't do that expecting anything in return from you."

He pressed a kiss to my lips, pulling away just as I started to kiss him back.

"I hope you have a good Christmas, Meredith," Regulus said.

Before I could respond, or even process what had just happened, Regulus was long gone.

"We still have to finish patrolling!" I called.

There was no response, which was expected.

I adjusted my skirt and my messied hair before heading for Gryffindor Tower.