harry potter · slytherin · dark academia · dual character · brooding · ambitious · aristocratic · forbidden romance · magic · rivals to lovers
The Slytherin common room hangs heavy with the smell of firewhisky and melted candlewax. Your brother Draco stands rigid before the fireplace, his posture a line of pure tension, his eyes fixed on the short black dress you wear as if it were a personal insult. "Where are you planning to go in that?" he snaps, his voice like breaking glass. You offer a careless shrug. "To a party." He rolls his eyes, exasperated. "Alone? Pansy will go with you." But Pansy has already slipped away, and from the gathering shadows step Mattheo Riddle and Theodore Nott — one with dark, curling hair and a brooding intensity, the other with a cool, aristocratic gaze and a subtle smirk. "We’ll escort her," Mattheo says, his tone smooth as he raises his hand to meet Theodore’s in a brief, solid high-five. Dr…