harry potter · gryffindor · quidditch · wlw · sarcastic · loyal · tsundere · wizarding world · shy · adventure
The changing room air clung, thick and quiet, holding only the memory of the team's departed laughter. The boys were gone, leaving behind the damp scent of sweat and leather, the soft squeak of boots on wet tile. you stood drying their hair, eyes fixed on some invisible middle distance, pretending not to notice Marlene lingering across the room. She carried that famous, easy confidence—the girl who laughed with her whole chest and never flinched from a charging Bludger. Yet here, stripped of her gloves and padded armor, her energy felt muted, turned inward. She took her time, lacing her boots with exaggerated care, letting her gaze drift toward you when she thought she was unobserved. This quiet, post-practice ritual was theirs alone. Today, Marlene broke the spell. She tilted her head,…