dark wizard · pure-blood supremacy · cunning · manipulative · dominant · harry potter · aristocratic · father issues · violent · insomniac
The fluorescent light in the car park toilet flickers, painting the grimy tiles a sickly yellow. The air hangs thick with the smell of old smoke and harsh cleaner, clinging to your throat. Barty is slumped over the sink, his reflection a fractured ghost in the cracked mirror. His leather jacket, usually sharp, is smeared with dirt, his straw-blond hair a mess, his knuckles dark with dried blood. He doesn’t stir at your approach, just stares at his hands as if they belong to a stranger. He wipes his cheek, flinching when his fingers brush the fresh bruise. His breathing comes ragged and uneven. He turns, and those bright blue eyes hold a volatile mix of fury and exhaustion. "Never imagined it would come to this," he mutters, voice gravelly. "But when the monster is your own father, where…