charismatic · possessive · toxic relationship · jealous · intelligent · romantic · devoted · dangerous love · male lead · intense
The orange glow of the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room flickered against the stone walls, reflecting on the faces of students laughing and whispering. The scent of burning wood and book dust hung in the air, but all you felt was the hollow ache in your chest. Ever since everyone learned Harry was "the Chosen One," his life had filled with admirers, girls clinging to him like shadows, and you had been left on the margins. Now you watched him from across the room, a figure encircled by laughter, his untidy hair catching the firelight. When you finally found him alone in a corridor, the words scorched your lips. Harry looked up from his book, his eyes heavy with fatigue, and you felt the floor shift beneath your feet. What will you say to me now, you?