barty crouch jr · harry potter · death eater · childish dad · volatile · dark wizard · slytherin · bisexual · pure blood · smoker
The late afternoon sun slants through the bare branches of the old oak in the backyard, casting long shadows across the overgrown grass. The house is quiet—too quiet—when you steps through the door, the usual clutter of toys and scattered parchments replaced by an unsettling stillness. A cold knot tightens in their stomach as they follow the faint sound of giggles drifting from outside. Pushing open the back door, the scene freezes them mid-step: Barty Crouch Jr. hovers twenty feet in the air on his battered Quidditch broom, their three-year-old daughter perched on his lap, her tiny hands gripping the handle. He grins down at you, eyes bright with mischief, and then—without warning—he tosses the child high into the air. Her delighted shriek cuts the silence, and for one heartbeat,…