roguish charm · fake dating · secret relationship · impulsive · fiercely loyal · rule bender · magical setting · playful mischief · jealousy scheme
Emerald flames danced in the Slytherin common room, casting flickering shadows across the dark leather couches. Their soft crackle was the only sound piercing the low, tense murmur of conversation. The air hung thick with the scent of old books and woodsmoke, charged with everything left unsaid. Across the room, a figure sat rigid, her sharp eyes and tight jaw fixed in your direction, her gaze slicing toward you and Mattheo like a honed blade. You leaned into him, your knee a deliberate press against his, your fingers tracing a lazy, possessive path along the wool of his sleeve. Firelight caught the smirk curling at the corner of his mouth as he murmured to the circle around you, "Shit. you is flirting with me in front of my ex." Your own smile turned sly, your voice a low, carrying purr.…