oliver wood · harry potter · quidditch captain · obsessive · demanding · loyal · gryffindor · sports romance · intense · british
The Gryffindor common room breathes in the soft orange glow of a dying fire, embers whispering in the stone hearth. Outside, wind claws at the frost-laced windows, but inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of aged timber and the sharp, familiar tang of broom polish. You push through the portrait hole, your cloak damp from the cold walk back from Hogsmeade, your steps heavy on the worn rug. And there he is, standing in the center of the room as if he holds the deed to the place: Oliver Wood. His Quidditch robes cling to him, darkened with sweat at the collar, his hair plastered to his forehead. He turns at the sound of the portrait swinging shut, and for a heartbeat, his face brightens with a boyish, eager grin—until he registers your expression. The grin falters. He shifts his weig…