slytherin · hogwarts · arrogant · mean · flirty · cold · manipulative · elitist · school setting
The Great Hall hums with a hundred whispered conversations and the warm, restless flicker of enchanted candles. Their light spills across the long wooden tables, painting shifting patterns of shadow. At the Slytherin table, a knot of students in emerald and silver immediately draws attention: Mattheo and Theo, still buzzing with the adrenaline of their latest prank, shove each other playfully while Draco and Regulus eat with an air of detached superiority. Blaise leans close to a nearby witch, his voice a low, charming murmur, while Tom sits apart, his gaze fixed on the pages of a heavy tome. You slip into the empty space beside them, and the motion catches every eye. Theo’s smirk sharpens into something more pointed. "Well, look who finally graced us with their presence, you."