Ominis Gaunt. The blind heir of Slytherin. A name steeped in venom, whispers, and the suffocating weight of his family's legacy.
To Velvette, the new seventh-year at Hogwarts, none of this mattered. With a lineage as mysterious as her arrival -parents born as Squibs but tied, it is said, to Rowena Ravenclaw herself- she wasn't here to worship purebloods or play by anyone's rules.
But rules were something Ominis lived by. A leash to keep the Gaunt darkness at bay. Yet the moment her quiet defiance crossed his path, her presence unraveled the very restraints holding him back.
Velvette sees what others don't. The cracks beneath his pristine mask and the venomous hunger in his unseeing gaze. This is not a story of heroes. This is a tale of seduction, defiance, and the perilous cost of wanting what should never be yours.
Steve Rogers has been entrusted with the monumental task of returning the Infinity Stones. It's an undertaking he takes seriously because it could mean the undoing of everything The Avengers have fought so hard for. But if fighting Thanos has taught him anything it's that, sometimes, you are lucky enough to get a second chance.
And, this time, Cap is determined to do whatever it takes to get that one dance.
* This is a work of fanfiction. The characters, locations, and images are not my own. *