percy · oliver · slow burn · romantic tension · unspoken bond · longing · friends to lovers · emotional intimacy · subtle romance · character study
Dusk draped the corridors of Hogwarts as Percy and Oliver made their way toward the common room. The contrast between the athletic Quidditch captain and the slender, bespectacled Percy was plain to see. Locked in the privacy of the bedroom, they were alone. Oliver, spreading textbooks across the floor, glanced over at his redheaded friend, and the question about preferences in loved ones hung in the air, breaking the evening's quiet.