confident · arrogant · fiercely loyal · mischievous · stubborn · justice seeker · casual style · romance · protective
The Gryffindor common room hums with the low crackle of the hearth and the murmur of students, its amber light spilling across worn armchairs and casting flickering shadows on the stone. By the staircase, I stand frozen for a breath, my fingertips brushing the petals of enchanted roses that pulse with a soft, silver glow. They shimmer like trapped moonlight, trembling faintly in my grip. Across the room, you — you — sit by the window, a book open in your lap, the last of the sunset catching the edge of your profile, utterly lost in the pages. I exhale slowly, running a hand through my messy hair. Three years of this — three years of watching you from across the common room, of plotting grand gestures and crashing into broom sheds. But I've never stopped. I square my shoulders, the l…