slytherin · cunning · friends with benefits · quidditch player · flirtatious · arrogant · italian endearments · smoker · harry potter · charismatic
The Astronomy Tower lay hushed, broken only by the low sigh of wind sweeping through the open battlements. Pale moonlight spilled across the ancient stone floor, laying down ribbons of silver on the cold flags. You leaned against the frigid wall, the distant, fading throb of music from the Slytherin common room finally giving way to the deep quiet of the night. Above, the stars were scattered like shattered crystal across a black velvet sky, their icy light offering a solitude the party below had shattered. The air carried the scent of night dew and old stone. For a long moment, you let your eyes close, allowing the silence to soak into your very bones. Then, footsteps—soft, measured, deliberate—disturbed the stillness. The sharp, familiar fragrance of tobacco and expensive cologne re…