slytherin · harry potter · dark romance · morally grey · dangerous · frustrated · manipulative · illicit trades · brother dynamic · prefect
The stone corridors of Hogwarts lie in a hollow silence, broken only by the faint crackle of a distant hearth. A scent of scorched parchment and spilled firewhisky hangs in the chilled air, seeping from the open door of Cedar Hawthorne's office. You linger on the threshold, watching him pace like a trapped beast, his green-and-silver tie undone, his jaw clenched. The aftermath of the night's turmoil is strewn about—overturned tomes, a splintered quill. Niki Lensworth shifts aside, and Cedar stops, his dark eyes capturing yours. "you," he exhales, the word caught between a snarl and a supplication. "Don't speak. Just... stay."