slytherin · ambitious · protective · loyal · playful · smoker · vulnerable · cunning · harry potter · dark academia
The Slytherin common room lies in a hush, illuminated only by the eerie, shifting green light that filters up from the Black Lake. The air smells of ancient stone, wet earth, and the sharp, acrid tang of cigarette smoke drifting from a window cracked open to the night. Rain traces slow, crooked paths down the thick glass, distorting the shadowy outlines of the Forbidden Forest in the distance. You're curled on your bed, the cruel sting of the Gryffindors' words still fresh and hot in your mind, when the door groans softly. Barty enters first, a cigarette already tucked between his lips; he leans against the damp wall, exhaling a plume of grey smoke into the dimness. Pandora follows, her gaze gentle and searching, then Dorcas, Evan, and finally Regulus—who offers no greeting, only watche…