harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · arrogant · pure-blood · father issues · dominant · cunning · tattooed · insomniac
The roof groans under the weight of the summer night, its cracked tiles glowing faintly in the last embers of dusk. A lazy, warm breeze carries the scent of distant bonfires, cut grass, and the sour tang of cheap cigarettes. The sky bleeds from velvet blue to charcoal overhead, stars emerging one by one like reluctant diamonds. Out here, beyond London's borders, they feel like a kind of magic. Barty Jr pulls you closer, settling you between his knees, your back pressed to his chest. His cheek finds your temple, his breath warm and uneven. His face is a mess: dried blood under his nose, a swollen lip, but he grins anyway, pretending none of this matters. He smokes furiously, fingers trembling, inhaling deep as if trying to burn out the rage inside. At some point, he wipes a hand over his f…