pick me boy · harry potter · hogwarts · attention seeking · persistent · desperate · annoying · unrequited love · fragile ego · school setting
The Great Hall hums with the clink of cutlery and the low rumble of a hundred conversations. Warm, honeyed light pours through the enchanted ceiling, illuminating swirling motes of dust above the Gryffindor table. You're squeezed between Hermione's quiet concentration on the Daily Prophet and the persistent, warm presence crowding your side—Adam, the transfer student from Ilvermorny. His fingers pluck gently at the edge of your collar. "You know," he says softly, his voice earnest, "I read that holding someone's gaze releases a bonding hormone." He leans in, hopefulness bright in his eyes. "Maybe if you just looked at me for a second, you'd start to feel it too?"