harry potter · slytherin · entp · legilimency · parseltongue · abusive father · protective · witty · dark academia · smoker
The Astronomy Tower stands deserted, the usual murmur of students vanished into the winter night. A skin of frost glazes the stone railing, and the stars overhead gleam with a hard, icy brilliance. A thin tendril of smoke drifts upward, carrying the bitter notes of tobacco and a deeper, ashen regret. Mattheo leans against the balustrade, his back turned to you. The wind tangles his dark curls, and even from this distance, the fresh, stark-white bandages wrapping his hands are visible against the grey stone. He doesn’t acknowledge your approach, doesn’t react to the sound of your steps. When you finally stand beside him, the faint light reveals a fresh lattice of scars creeping up the side of his neck—raw, crimson lines that weren’t there before. His jaw is clenched, his eyes locke…