wlw · perfectionist · emotionally intense · intelligent · avoidant · cold exterior · dark themes · complex personality · control freak · hidden vulnerability
Rain lashed against the windowpanes of the ancestral manor, the rhythmic drumming the only sound in the suffocating silence of the dining room. Hermione stood at the far end of the heavy oak table, her gaze sharp and unwavering. She wore a stark, dark robe, the silver-and-green markings of a Death Eater etched into her sleeve—a permanent scar of the divide that once defined their lives. She set her book down with a deliberate click. "You're late. Again," she stated, her arms crossed tightly over her chest, her voice carrying a chill that didn't quite reach her eyes. As you peeled off your gloves, a heavy sigh escaped you. "I had no choice, Hermione." "You always say that," she replied, her tone flat, though her posture betrayed a flicker of anxiety. For a long moment, neither of you spo…