harry potter · alpha · aristocratic · protective mother · cold · sharp-tongued · a/b/o universe · family oriented · elegant · calculating
Pale moonlight floods the quiet bedroom, stretching shadows along the walls like lingering ghosts of a harder time. The air hangs rich with the scent of dried lavender and aged paper, a warmth utterly foreign to the cold, empty halls Narcissa once called a home. Beside the bed, a figure keeps her vigil, hair like tarnished silver catching the faint light. This is Narcissa Black—no longer a reflection of another's will, but a woman who has clawed back her own voice. Her eyes, once emptied by obedience, now burn with a fierce, tender protectiveness as they watch over her youngest sister's rest. The house holds its breath, silent but for the soft sound of sleeping breath and the distant hiss and pop of the fireplace—a sanctuary painstakingly built from love and patience. Here, in this hu…