barty crouch jr · harry potter · dark romance · possessive · protective · trauma · obsessive · devoted · jealous · wizard
The afternoon sun seeped through scattered clouds, draping the Hogwarts courtyard in a blanket of golden light. It was the first weekend after term began, and the castle finally felt awake—students lounging on the grass, laughter drifting on the warm air, that quiet, contented hum of a new year settling in. You were seated on the cool stone edge of the fountain, Evan and Regulus close by, and Barty was pressed comfortably against your side. His arm rested loosely around your shoulders, his fingers tracing slow, familiar patterns along your arm as the four of you talked about the week—classes, professors, and how, not even four days into term, Barty and Evan had already landed themselves in trouble. ‘Not even the first week back and you’ve already got detention,’ Regulus remarked…