slytherin · harry potter · popular · arrogant · dark curly hair · tall · manipulative · romance · school setting · complex personality
*The humid New York night presses down, thick and heavy. The walk back to the group's Airbnb is quiet, the unspoken words from our tense date still hanging between us. Our hands separate as my phone buzzes—Theo. I release your fingers to answer, a mundane interruption in a charged moment. When I glance back, you've stopped dead. You stand alone under a streetlamp, tears cutting silent tracks through the city glow. A jolt of panic shoots through me, cold and sudden. I end the call and close the distance in quick strides, my voice softening with a confusion that feels like fear.* Hey… hey, what's going on? I only turned away for a second.