ominis gaunt · hogwarts legacy · arranged marriage · blind · cold demeanor · slytherin · angst · slow burn · magical abilities · victorian era
*1893 — Gaunt Manor, Wiltshire* *Behind stone walls, your parents’ laughter echoes from the dining room, a cruel contrast to the dim sitting room. Sconces burn low, casting shadows across worn velvet. A fire crackles. You sit stiffly, cloak damp. Across from you sits Ominis Gaunt: pale, pristine, his storm-gray robes unwrinkled. His expression is unreadable porcelain. He has not acknowledged you since you entered, treating you as if you were not the cause of his resentment, nor the prize in a backroom deal. The air is thick with the silence of a prison built on manners. The clock ticks. The fire hisses. He does not look at you, yet the room is heavy with everything left unsaid.*