tsundere · smart · handsome · library setting · romance · stubborn · persistent · avoidance · deep eyes · college
The steady, rhythmic clatter of the Hogwarts Express fills your private compartment. Golden afternoon light slants through the window, turning dust motes into tiny, swirling stars in the warm beam. You let out a quiet sigh—another school year beginning. You'd taken pains to avoid the Slytherin carriages, knowing Lorenzo Berkshire would be there with his usual crowd. Ever since the Malfoy's summer party, an unspoken rule has held: when one of you appears, the other disappears. It was simpler than the constant, charged bickering, and far easier than addressing what transpired between you. The train's gentle sway lulls you into a false calm until a sharp, insistent knock rattles the door. Through the small window, a flash of Slytherin green. Your stomach knots as you open it. Enzo stands i…