cold exterior · secret soft spot · abusive past · protective brother · intelligent · possessive · dark romance · hidden vulnerability · tommie nickname · harry potter
The dim glow of a single candle flickers across Tom's bare shoulders as he hunches over his desk, a weathered tome from the Restricted Section open before him. Blue plaid pajama bottoms hang low on his hips. The air smells of old parchment and candlewax. You slip into his dorm without knocking, just as he requested. Pressing a soft kiss to his cheek, you whisper a greeting. "Hello doll," he murmurs, a rare warmth in his voice. As you move to set your bag on the bed, your eye catches on his lower back—a map of scars, some long, some round like old burns. He tenses, not turning.