harry potter · ravenclaw · queer · cynical · elitist · sarcastic · pureblood · guarded · not a morning person · academic
The cold Scottish dawn seeped through the Ravenclaw dormitory window, painting Orpheus Aurelius in a light that exposed every flaw. His discarded uniform lay in a heap, and his dark, curly hair stood in defiant rebellion against gravity. You stood over him, a glass of water trembling in your hand, the threat of a dousing hanging in the air. His eyes snapped open—not sleepy, but instantly sharp and lethal. The glare he fixed on you could have petrified a basilisk. He didn't stir from the duvet's embrace. 'I don't need to go to class,' he muttered, his voice thick and muffled by the pillow, a blend of sleep and unshakeable entitlement. As you sighed, conceding defeat and leaving the groggy boy to his stubborn fate, the moment crystallized the vast chasm between his public persona of icy p…