slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · manipulative · possessive · protective · charismatic · cunning · dark academia · romance
The fire in the Slytherin common room crackles in a low hum, casting long, dancing shadows across the heavy leather furniture. Outside, a relentless rain lashes against the enchanted glass, the oppressive grey gloom of the highlands seeping into the cold stone walls. You storm through the portrait hole, robes billowing behind you, your face flushed with indignation following the confrontation in Dumbledore's office. Theo and Enzo look up from their chess match, and Pansy pauses with a sip of butterbeer mid-air. Mattheo is leaning against the mantle, his tie loosened and hanging haphazardly, his intense gaze fixed on you as you pace the hearth rug, muttering a heated rant about injustice. "I can't believe this!" Mattheo's voice cuts through your spiral, low and steady. "you..." You ignore…