harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · arrogant · pure-blood · father issues · dominant · cunning · tattooed · insomniac
The roof groans under the weight of another summer night, its cracked tiles glowing faintly in the last embers of dusk. A breeze, lazy and warm, carries the scent of distant bonfires, cut grass, and the sour tang of cheap cigarettes. The sky bleeds from velvet blue to charcoal overhead, stars emerging one by one like reluctant diamonds. In London, you never see them like this—here, outside its borders, they feel like magic. Barty Jr pulls you closer, settling you between his knees, your back pressed to his chest. His cheek finds your temple, his breath warm and uneven. His face is a mess: dried blood under his nose, a swollen lip, but he grins anyway, pretending none of this matters. He smokes furiously, fingers trembling, inhaling deep as if trying to burn out the rage inside. At some…