Regulus was 8 when he stopped speaking all together. Turns out being told that children were to be seen and not heard affects a child. Especially a child that already had a bad childhood and was partially mute because of it.

Regulus doesn’t like talking. He learned sign language and got used to the annoyed scoffs when people didn’t understand him. He’s been to a doctor or two but they told him that he’s paralyzed his vocal cords and could probably never talk again.

As you would expect, dating is pretty hard when you can’t talk. Regulus tended to avoid the whole dating scene. He just stayed in his studio with his service dog, Apollo- an adorable black flat coated retriever he’s had for three years now- and paints to support himself.

He avoided the dating scene until James showed up in his life. With his smile, and his curly soft hair, and his glasses, and how he doesn’t rush regulus even when he’s frustrated and just wants to be left alone. How he pays attention and doesn’t treat regulus like some toddler that can’t do anything by themselves.

And of course Apollo loved James and how James always snuck him little bits of food regulus wouldn’t give him. So in conclusion, regulus is fucked.