Summary: Protection and power. The Dark Lord promised both to those who followed him faithfully, and Severus was rapidly coming to the conclusion that there was no better incentive to join the ranks.
Disclaimer: The characters in this story are not mine.
Highlight for Warnings: *Violence, dark themes, hurt/comfort, attempted sexual assault, m/m sex *
AN: Huge thanks to my betas, leela_cat and eeyore9990,who really whipped this into shape and made me think harder and write better.
Ickle Severus and ickle Regulus are adorable. I want to cuddle them close and feed them ice-cream. I really like the Severus/Regulus dynamics and how their joining LV is driven as much by the events as it is by any desire to do so. Their desperate hope for a better future makes me all squishy and sad inside. Damn you canon