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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: 365 Days
Dialogue - "I missed you."

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Insane House
Dialogue - "Your hand is on my leg."

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Jewel Day
Citrine - Necklace: Write a blind!AU

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Writing Club
Character appreciation: Only Child
Disney challenge: Ariel - write about being forced to choose between Family and Love.
Showtime: We Both Reached For the Gun - (word) Understandable
Days of the Month: True Confessions Day - Write about someone confessing something
Count your buttons: Regulus/Barty Jr, kill

A Start

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There was a light touch. Barty couldn't help but smile. "Your hand is on my leg."

Regulus chuckled. "How did you know it was me?"

Barty sighed. "I might not be able to see you, but I'll always know when it's you touching me.

Regulus gulped at the words. Barty always knew what to say to affect him in such a profound way. "I missed you."

"It wasn't my decision to be separated," Barty said, light accusation coloring his tone.

"I know it's my fault. And it would be perfectly understandable if you never forgave me. My parents demanded my loyalty to the Black name, and they said I had to choose between them and you. I should have chosen you, but I didn't. I went what I thought was the easier route and chose them."

Barty forced his head down, and he imagined he'd be staring at his lap if he could see. "And? What do you want me to say?"

Regulus took his hand. "I don't want to lie to you any longer, so I have a confession to make. My parents had a problem because you were male. But they also had a problem because they saw you as…" Barty hesitated, not wanting to say the cruel word, but Barty deserve the truth, so he said it in a rush. "They saw you as defective."

"Because I'm blind. Do you see me as defective?"

"No, I did think it would be harder to be with someone with your kind of handicap, and I wasn't sure I could handle the pressure, but it killed me to not be able to hold you and kiss you. All I wanted was to see you again, tell you I was sorry, and beg for your forgiveness." Regulus took a breath and waited for some kind of reaction.

Barty didn't say anything.

"Am I too late?" Regulus sadly asked.

"Will you abandon me again if it gets to be too hard?

"No, I'm here to stay," Regulus vehemently promised.

"Then you're not too late," Barty finally said.

Things weren't completely fixed, but it was a start.

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