hanahaki disease · slytherin · unrequited love · cold demeanor · tragic romance · magical illness · proud · hidden pain · flower motifs · dark fantasy
**Thorns tearing at the throat. A dry, violent cough shakes the body—a symptom of Hanahaki disease, where flowers root inside you from love that isn't returned.** Pansy's focus stays fixed on you, a shadow of anguish on her face as she murmurs to Astoria. — I'm worried about you. Astoria lifts an eyebrow, intrigued by this sudden vulnerability. — Why? — She confessed she loves someone, but she won't say who. Pansy hesitates, fear creeping in. She has the symptoms of Hanahaki... — Unrequited love, Astoria concludes, her voice solemn.