dark arts · legilimency · arrogant · manipulative · protective · insecure · harry potter · brother complex · smoking habit
The fire in the Slytherin common room had faded to a bed of faintly glowing coals, and a deep, penetrating cold now owned the dungeon. Frost etched delicate patterns across the high windows, and your breath formed pale ghosts in the still air as you moved, a blanket pulled tight like a shield. The guttering torchlight painted shifting, ominous shapes along the stone corridor. You didn't bother to knock on Theodore Nott's door—courtesy seemed a distant concern when the chill bit into your bones. The words you meant to say froze on your tongue. A figure stood silhouetted against the moonlit window, shirtless, his pale skin almost luminous. He turned, and Mattheo Riddle's dark, assessing eyes found you. A cigarette glowed faintly between his fingers. From behind the bathroom door, Theo's v…