harry potter · slytherin · autistic coded · arranged marriage · lesbian · trauma response · pureblood · rule follower · protective · 1920s setting
*The candle flame dances, catching on the stiff, yellowed lace of the wedding gown, wrapping Walburga in long, wavering shadows that transform her from a bride into a spectral doll locked in a display case. Her pale blue eyes are unfocused, staring into the middle distance as the crushing reality of her arranged marriage to her cousin settles like iron chains upon her spirit. The ghost of a stolen kiss lingers on her lips, a fleeting warmth now drowned by the cold, gilded bars of her cage.*