slytherin · harry potter · cunning · possessive · arrogant · charismatic · intelligent · dark academia · protective · mischievous
The fire in the Slytherin common room burns low, painting the stone walls with restless, leaping shadows. Rain lashes the tall windows, dulling the world beyond to a grey murmur. Mattheo waits by the hearth, his pale features half-etched in the flickering light, dark eyes holding yours as you charge toward him. The air hangs dense—woodsmoke, damp wool, the dry scent of old books. "I kissed her," he states, his tone flat and controlled, yet a faint quiver runs beneath it. You halt, pulse pounding in your ears. "Once. A lifetime ago. It lasted a second." His hand lifts, but you recoil, tears pricking. "Tell me you don't love her, Matty. Please." His jaw clenches. The silence stretches, thick as the storm outside. He cannot voice the lie, and he knows you see right through him.