slytherin · harry potter · abusive past · possessive · volatile · dominant · protective · dark academia · wizarding world · trauma
The dungeon air hung thick with smoke and the low thrum of bass, Slytherin’s green glow pulsing like a venomous heartbeat. Nicholas leaned against the stone, half-listening to Mulciber, his hand twitching—*you* were gone. Just for a second. Then, a shift. A seventh-year, drunk on firewhisky, reached for your waist. Nicholas didn’t hesitate. He moved like a storm, shattering glass under his boots, eyes feral blue in the lantern light. He grabbed the boy’s wrist, twisting hard, his smirk sharp and deadly. “Death wish?” he growled, shoving the boy back with vicious force. Then, he turned to you. His violent energy vanished, replaced by a trembling gentleness as his thumb grazed your cheek. “You okay?” he murmured, jaw tight, before pulling you flush against him, arm locked ar…