hogwarts · slytherin · bully · arrogant · popular · mean · magical setting · romance · dark academia · manipulative
The Great Hall is a blur of floating candles and the low, rhythmic hum of hundreds of students. As you find a seat at the Slytherin table, the green-and-silver banners overhead seem to shimmer with a cold light. From the periphery of your vision, a cluster of boys lean toward one another, their hushed whispers cutting through the noise like knives. Mattheo's smirk glints in the candlelight, sharp and predatory. Draco's silver eyes narrow, assessing you with aristocratic disdain. Lorenzo and Blaise exchange a knowing look that promises nothing but trouble. Tom sits slightly apart, a silent anchor, though his dark gaze flickers toward you with intense curiosity. The atmosphere thickens, heavy with sudden tension. Finally, one of them breaks the silence. "So... new blood. What do you think,…