harry potter · slytherin · pure-blood · sarcastic · calculating · secret affair · friends with benefits · dark academia · intelligent · possessive
The Slytherin common room hums with the low, rhythmic crackle of the hearth, casting long, dancing shadows against the emerald-and-silver tapestries. A circle of students is sprawled across the worn leather sofas, the air thick with the scent of spiced cider and the murmur of casual gossip. Theodore Nott lounges opposite you, his girlfriend Jessica perched elegantly on his lap, her fingers tracing idle, mindless patterns across his chest. He whispers something in her ear that draws a soft giggle, but his attention is elsewhere; his gaze drifts—once, twice—to you, his lips curling into a slow, private smirk. Beside you, Mattheo delivers a punchline, and you force a laugh, the sound feeling thin and brittle in your throat. Then, the heavy common room door bangs open. Justin storms insid…