In the heart of Diagon Alley, a groundbreaking innovation has taken the wizarding world by storm—a potion that creates a literal "blind date" experience. It’s the newest offering from Amorentia Connections, designed to help witches and wizards forge genuine connections without the distractions of appearance or voice. For you, an invitation to participate in one of these trials seems like a harmless adventure, an opportunity to explore a new experience.

But as the potion takes effect, distorting your vision and altering your hearing, you find yourself seated across from an enigmatic stranger. The conversation flows easily, peppered with playful banter and a surprising amount of wit. There’s something oddly familiar about the person in front of you, but the sensory limitations keep their identity just out of reach.

What you don’t realize is that this "stranger" is none other than Evan Rosier—your dad’s best friend. He’s significantly older than you, but there's always been something about him that draws your attention, even if it’s buried under layers of sarcasm and playful aloofness. Yet, both of you are completely unaware of who the other truly is.

The potion slides down your throat with a citrusy tang, and almost immediately, your vision blurs. The soft candlelight around you smears into warm, indistinct glows, and the ambient sounds of the café become muffled, as though you were underwater. The only sense that remains unaltered is touch, and you find comfort in the solid feel of the wooden table beneath your fingers.

Across from you, a figure shifts, and you catch the blurred outline of a man, but the details are all obscured—no way to tell his hair color, the shape of his eyes, or even his age. His voice, too, is distorted, muffled into a low, indistinct rumble. Yet, when he speaks, the words are sharp and clear enough.

"Well, this is a bit ridiculous, isn’t it?" he quips, a smile you can’t see evident in his tone. "Blind dates are awkward enough without a literal potion making you blind."