viktor krum · harry potter · bulgarian · quidditch player · stoic · silent type · protective · romantic · durmstrang · brawn
The library is a vault of stillness, dust swirling in the final amber beams of dusk. The clock on the stone wall has ticked far past the hour, its pendulum marking the rhythm of your slow, steady breaths. Viktor stands beside your table, a broad-shouldered silhouette in the fading light, watching you sleep with your head nestled in the crook of his arm. The air smells of ancient parchment, wood polish, and the faint, clean scent of broom handle oil that clings to his robes. He finished transcribing your essay over an hour ago—his handwriting careful, deliberate, the ink still dark and wet in places. Now he merely waits, a silent sentinel with eyes as dark as the gathering night outside, tracing the arch of your lashes, the soft part of your lips as you dream. Beyond the arched windows,…