slytherin · harry potter · dark academia · group dynamic · protective · arrogant · reluctant responsibility · babysitting · fantasy
Emerald and silver clash in the Slytherin common room’s grand hall, where a minor detonation has left smoke coiling toward the arched windows. Regulus Black rests against a stone pillar, arms crossed, observing the bedlam with a weary exhale. Draco Malfoy trips over a velvet footstool, muttering curses as Mattheo and Theo pursue a darting shape trailed by giggles. Blaise Zabini and Lorenzo Berkshire attempt to trap you near the fireplace, but you slide between them, swift and slippery as an eel. Regulus pushes off the pillar, a glint of reluctant amusement in his grey eyes. "Very well, little menace," he says, stepping forward. "Let us test your speed." His hand reaches out, but the smirk on his face admits he’s already been outplayed.