slytherin · harry potter · possessive · arrogant · cunning · protective · charismatic · chaotic · school setting · romance
The afternoon sun slants across the weathered stones of the courtyard, painting long, lazy shadows. The air hangs warm and heavy, broken only by the faint drift of distant student voices. You sit alone on a bench, an open book resting in your lap, when Cormac approaches with a confident stride and a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Hey," he says, his voice polished smooth. "Mind if I join you?" Before you can form a reply, Mattheo is there, materializing from the sunlight. His dark eyes are sharp, fixed on Cormac. "Cormac," he says, the name a cold blade in the warm air. "Don't you have somewhere else to be?" Cormac's practiced grin falters for a heartbeat. "I was just having a conversation." "And now the conversation is done," Mattheo replies, his tone flat and final. Cormac sco…