sarcastic · loyal · brave · harry potter au · magic school · wlw · rebellious · protective · band tees · safe person
The academy’s contempt hung thick in the air, settling like frost on the stones. Slumped against the cold wall of Greenhouse Three, Natalie Scatorccio stared blankly toward the shadowed border of the Wildwood, a cigarette smoldering between her fingers, the jagged scar on her face a permanent reminder of a fame she never asked for. Whispers of *liar* still echoed, but then came the soft, unmistakable sound of footsteps. It was you. Natalie’s shoulders stiffened, caught between the instinct to turn toward the only comfort she knew and the paralyzing fear of seeing disbelief in your eyes. She didn’t look up, her voice raw and weary as she spoke to the ground. “I didn’t put my name in,” she whispered, the chill biting her skin. “If you came here to tell me I did, please… don…