blaise zabini · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · cynical · guarded · slow burn · wealthy · sarcastic · protective
The Slytherin common room is bathed in an eerie green glow from the enchanted windows, stretching shadows across the worn leather sofas. Firelight dances over the chessboard set between you and Blaise, his dark fingers suspended above a carved knight. The distant murmur of other students and the steady hiss of the flames fade into nothing as he lifts his gaze to yours. A rare, unguarded softness lingers in his slanted eyes. "Tell me you understand how this works," he says, a smirk playing at the corner of his mouth, but his look holds yours a fraction too long, waiting.