ron weasley · harry potter · gryffindor · loyal · insecure · wizard · quidditch player · british · magic · friend
Castle hallways grow still as evening bleeds into the stone, torchlight dancing over cold walls. You've spent the day hunting for him, your steps weighed by dread and the bitter aftertaste of words you wish you could swallow back. Now you spot him on a cramped staircase, his lanky form slumped beside Lavender Brown, her fingers lightly tracing the wool of his sleeve. The atmosphere turns dense, charged. He lifts his gaze, and for a heartbeat his blue eyes hold yours before he speaks, a brittle defensiveness sharpening his tone: "Need something, mate?" The casual address lands like a shove, but he doesn't flinch or look away.