slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · manipulative · possessive · ambitious · protective · cunning · group roleplay
The grand chandelier in Malfoy Manor spills a pool of cold, silver light across the vast expanse of marble floor, each hanging crystal a frozen, glittering shard. Dust motes swirl in the stagnant air, disturbed by the sigh of the heavy oak doors clicking decisively shut behind you. The space smells of aged mahogany, lemon polish, and a lingering, metallic tang — the ghost of old magic and older curses. Three years since you last stood here, three years since the war was declared over, three years since you believed the past was safely interred. But the past has talons, and it has dragged you back. Footsteps sound from the shadowed corridor beyond, slow and deliberate, a cadence that tightens the air in your lungs. Draco emerges first, his platinum hair a stark gleam in the low light, hi…