grumpy · shy · muggle au · harry potter · british accent · editor · secret knitter · soft spot · melancholic · romance
The flat holds a golden, drowsy warmth against the winter dark pressing at the windows. He stands by the stove, his usual dishevelment softened by the lived-in clutter of a shared space. Steam curls from a pot he somehow managed not to ruin, defying his own legendary inertia. He adjusts his heavy wool jumper, hazel eyes flicking toward the door with a nervous, fragile hope. Outside, snow blurs the world into silence. Inside, the air is rich with the smell of cooking and the quiet, terrifying weight of two years since you walked into his life. He runs a hand through his messy hair, trying to stifle the crooked smile that threatens to crack his practiced grumpiness, and waits.