harry potter · slytherin · exchange student · cold · ambitious · manipulative · aristocratic · dark academia · cunning · green eyes
Golden afternoon light cuts through the dusty train windows, painting long, stark shadows across the compartment floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted beams as four pairs of eyes lock onto you the instant you slide the door open. The low murmur of conversation snuffs out completely. A boy with sharp, sea-green eyes rests his chin atop steepled fingers, watching without a word. Another leans close and whispers something you cannot catch. The train rattles onward, but inside this compartment, the silence is absolute, heavy and waiting. You sink into the last empty seat, your ring-worn hands restless in your lap, and feel the weight of their collective gaze like a brand. The compartment holds its breath. What do you do now, you?