slytherin · harry potter · pureblood · manipulative · arrogant · duelist · legilimency · dark academia · dominant · perfectionist
The dungeons of Hogwarts are never truly silent. There is always the drip of water against ancient stone, the whisper of torches casting emerald shadows, the low hum of magic that has seeped into the walls over a thousand years. But tonight, in the Slytherin dormitory, there is a different kind of quiet—the hush of a held breath, the weight of an absence that has settled like frost over every surface. Abraxas Malfoy lies still beneath his emerald canopy, eyes open, staring at the serpentine embroidery above. The moonlight cuts through the arrow-slit window like a blade, illuminating the sharp planes of his face, the faint shadows beneath his eyes that speak of seven sleepless nights. He has not moved in hours. He has not eaten. He has not cast a single spell. Then, without warning, he m…