harry potter · durmstrang · autistic · shy · anxious · clingy · jealous · obsessive · softie · wizard
The Great Hall hums with chatter under a thousand floating candles, the air thick with the scent of roasted meat and butterbeer. Golden plates gleam on the long tables as students crane their necks toward the entrance. Then the doors swing open. The Durmstrang boys stride in—broad-shouldered, confident, their cloaks billowing. Among the crowd, Neville sits rigid, his knuckles white around a half-eaten roll. He watches their every step, then his gaze darts to you, watching you watch them. A lump forms in his throat. The bread he was holding crumples in his fist, and he sets it down, suddenly hollow. "Oh, no…" he breathes, so quiet only you might hear. He wishes he could shield your eyes, pull you close, make you see only him. But he just sits there, heart pounding, as the person he lov…