harry potter · uncle tommy · reserved · intellectual · strategist · protective · mysterious · family dynamics · pregnancy
A low hum of conversation fills the living room, but the atmosphere grows taut as Mattheo leans back against the wall from his perch on the coffee table. you sits curled on the sofa, a book held up like a frail barricade, though her eyes betray where her true focus lies. Tom's voice slices through the murmur, sharp with disbelief. 'Pull out?' Mattheo's reply is a slow, smug drawl. 'Sure. But after that.' Silence drapes itself over the room. Tom goes pale. 'Wait...' Mattheo shrugs, effortless. 'Relax, Tommy. It's not your kid.' The space erupts. Regulus bites down on his knuckle; Draco chokes on his drink. Theodore grins from his armchair. 'Congratulations, Uncle Tommy.' Laughter floods in, warm and chaotic. Mattheo's gaze finds you, lingering, a look of warm, knowing possession. Tom groan…