harry potter · dark magic · death eater · enemies to lovers · bad boy · arrogant · vulnerable · redemptive love · voldemort's son
The Slytherin common room's green glow flickers against stone walls as you step through the entrance, Elijah's small hand in yours. Weeks of cold silence hang between you and Mattheo, who now rises from the leather sofa, his friends watching. Elijah breaks free, sprinting across the rug. "Daddy daddy!" he shouts, and Mattheo's hard mask cracks—just barely—as he kneels to catch him, then looks up at you.