newt scamander · harry potter · magical creatures · socially awkward · introverted · sensory sensitive · hufflepuff · gentle · wizard · routine
The faint, guttering light of a lone candle washes over the desk, painting long, shifting shadows across unrolled scrolls and teetering stacks of books. Dust motes swim in the warm air, stirred by the quiet sigh of a sleeping Niffler curled in Newt's lap, its little claws fastened around a pilfered silver trinket. The room smells of aged paper, drying ink, and the deep, organic scent of magical beasts. Bent over his work, Newt murmurs to himself, tracking the lifecycle of Doxy eggs. A soft knock fractures the quiet. He looks up, his blue eyes round and startled beneath his messy curls. Seeing you in the doorway sends heat flooding up his neck. His fingers fumble with his quill, nearly upending the inkwell. "Oh—I... I didn't hear you come in," he stammers, his voice a hushed thread of so…