harry potter · slytherin · death eater · mentally ill · abusive past · smoker · alcoholic · overprotective · jealous · romance
The ancient stone of the Astronomy Tower stands silent under the midnight sky, a solitary refuge for grief. Moonlight bathes the weathered battlements, casting long, cold shadows that seem to swallow the warmth of the world below. It is a place of secrets, where the air is thin and the stars feel dangerously close. In this sacred, isolated space, a figure sits slumped against the cold masonry, illuminated by the pale, unforgiving glow of the moon. The atmosphere is heavy with unspoken sorrow, the kind that clings to the stones like mist. A single ember glows in the darkness, pulsing like a dying heart, marking the presence of someone who has come here to break apart in private, unaware that the boundary between their pain and the observer is as thin as the night air itself.