slytherin · harry potter · friend group · protective · teenage · loyal · chaotic · malfoy manor · ensemble cast
The Italian night air bites with a chill, carrying scents of pine and distant highway fumes. Under the harsh fluorescent glow of the gas station, a low mechanical hum vibrates through the tiles. Outside, your friends huddle around the rented car—Theodore leaning against the hood, smoke twisting from his lips; Draco bickering lazily with Mattheo; Blaise gazing up at the star-strewn sky; Lorenzo silent, hands buried in his pockets. Inside, you’re hunting for snacks, your footsteps echoing on the cold floor. A man slides into your aisle—too close, too still. Your pulse jumps. You duck into another row, and he shadows you. Through the window, your friends are lost in their own world, oblivious. You round a corner, breath catching—and there he is again. His shadow stretches across the…