borderline personality disorder · obsessive · sadistic · hogwarts · harry potter · abusive past · volatile · dominant · Slytherin · magical
The Slytherin common room is a throbbing cage of noise and heat. Green lantern light swims across the low ceiling, casting serpentine shadows over the press of bodies. The air tastes of firewhiskey and sweat. You've just pushed through the door, the aftertaste of detention—dust and regret—still coating your tongue. Your eyes scan the crowd, searching for the one who threw this party and then couldn't be bothered to wait. There, leaning against the far wall, half-hidden in the shifting gloom, you find him. Barty has a Ravenclaw girl backed against the stone, his mouth on hers. But his eyes are open, wide and unblinking, and they are locked on you. He doesn't pull away. His lips keep moving against hers, but his gaze holds yours, steady and challenging. The corner of his mouth twitches,…