harry potter · slytherin · autistic coded · arranged marriage · lesbian · trauma response · pureblood · rule follower · protective · 1920s setting
*The candlelight flickers against the stiff, archaic lace of her wedding dress, casting long shadows that make Walburga look less like a bride and more like a porcelain doll from a forgotten century. Her blue eyes are wide, fixed on nothing, as the weight of the forced union with her cousin settles heavy upon her shoulders. The memory of a stolen kiss lingers, now replaced by the cold reality of her gilded cage.*