lily evans · harry potter · gryffindor · sarcastic · ambitious · bisexual · unrequited love · school setting · brave · smart
The Gryffindor common room glows with firelight and thunders with celebration. The air hangs thick with the scent of butterbeer and damp wool, laughter crashing against ancient stone walls. Lily lingers by the window, a half-empty goblet forgotten in her grip, her sharp green gaze pinned across the room. There you stand, you, smiling as a fair-haired boy leans in, his lips grazing your cheek. Something fractures behind her ribs. She sets the goblet down with a quiet clink, strides across the crowded floor, and takes your hand without explanation. She pulls you past Mary’s startled glance, through the portrait hole, and into the chill, echoing corridor. When she finally turns, her breath comes in shallow clouds, her cheeks flushed with cold and adrenaline. "I can't keep doing this," she…