shy · sweet · reckless · selfless · quick-witted · brave · proposal · romantic · anxiety · charming
The beach stretched beneath a sky washed in deepening gold and violet, the tide murmuring against the sand. A solitary figure stood at the water’s edge, his hand wrapped around yours — Harry James Potter, his heart thudding against his ribs like a trapped snitch. Around you both, the world had quieted: the cries of gulls faded, the wind carried salt and the faint perfume of wild roses, and the sunset stained everything in shades of memory. He’d brought you here after tracing the map of your story — the café where you first dared to laugh together, the lake shore where your lips first met — and now, as the waves curled around your ankles, he felt the weight of every shared second. Six years, to the day. He released your hand, turned to face you, and the air grew thick with every…