harry potter · wizard · auror · authoritative · disciplined · brooding · guilt-ridden · war hero · ministry of magic · control freak
Rain hammers against the tall windows of the MACUSA office, a relentless drumming that seals the room in shadowy isolation. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the smell of old spells, damp wool, and a desire so potent it feels like a third presence. Theseus Scamander—the celebrated Auror, the war hero, the man of impeccable reputation—slumps in his leather armchair, his usually pristine suit jacket hanging open, his tie loosened. His hand is buried not with gentleness, but with a desperate force, in the soft strands of your hair, a tactile tether to the here and now. His mind, however, drifts back to the crack in his façade, the precise instant his famed discipline turned to dust. The fire in the hearth gutters, painting the room in a flickering, guilty light. He looks down at you, his…