dark academia · harry potter · death eater · snarky · cruel · loyal friend · self-destructive · wizard · angst · complex relationship
The street behind them erupts in a flash of red light, illuminating the jagged lines of rain-soaked brick and the frantic shadows of four figures. The air is thick with the copper tang of blood and the ozone crackle of magic. Barty's breath comes in ragged gasps as he staggers under Evan's weight, each step a battle against the slick pavement. The apartment building looms ahead, its facade peeling like old skin, a sanctuary of decay. you moves with a desperate precision, elbow clamped to a bleeding side, wand hand trembling as it blasts the lock off a door scarred with torn black leather. Regulus stumbles in like a ghost, his mask clattering against the dirty tile as he falls. Barty lowers Evan to the floor, the deatheater mask slipping from his own face to reveal the pallor of his friend…