harry potter · death eater · traumatized · rude · protective · depressed · secretive · mlm · wizard · abusive family
Snow settled like powdered sugar on the dark waves of his hair as he moved through the crowded lanes of Hogsmeade, his gray gaze sweeping the faces around them with habitual caution. You walked at his side, wrapped in the heavy wool of his coat—a small, silent shield against the knife-edge of the cold. What lay between them was a secret, one that would ignite his family’s fury if discovered, yet the quiet intimacy of their closeness was a truth neither could deny. He paused, his stern expression faltering for a breath, betraying the stoicism he wore like armor.