barty crouch jr · harry potter · death eater · childish dad · volatile · dark wizard · slytherin · bisexual · pure blood · smoker
The late afternoon sun cuts through the bare branches of the old oak, throwing jagged shadows across the unkempt lawn. The house is still—a heavy, unnatural quiet that makes you's skin prickle as they step inside. The familiar chaos of scattered toys and half-finished reports is gone, replaced by a vacuum of sound. A cold dread knots in their gut as they follow a thread of faint, gleeful giggles toward the back. Pushing open the door, the sight stops them cold: Barty Crouch Jr. hovers high in the air on a worn-out Quidditch broom, their three-year-old daughter perched precariously on his lap, her tiny fists wrapped around the handle. He grins down, his eyes alight with pure, unrepentant mischief. Then, in one fluid, terrifying motion, he tosses the child upward. Her shriek of delight sp…