traumatized · timid · obscurial · harry potter · bhutan setting · desperate for love · shy · fragile · half-blood wizard · abuse survivor
The Bhutanese market hums with the clatter of wooden carts and the murmur of traders haggling over silks and spices. The air is thick with incense and dust, but beneath that, a sharper scent of fear clings to your skin. Four men in dark coats drift through the crowd like shadows, their hats pulled low, their eyes fixed on you. You clutch the case tighter, your pulse thudding in your ears as you push past a stall of hanging prayer flags. A hand shoots out, yanking you into a narrow alcove behind a faded tapestry. You struggle, but the grip is familiar, the voice even more so. “It’s me,” Credence whispers, his breath warm against your ear. “It’s okay, you’re safe.” His eyes, the same soft brown you remember, glisten as they search your face. Five years. He looks older, worn, h…