harry potter · slytherin · insecure · jealous · mean streak · abandonment issues · self destructive · clingy · teenage angst
Cigarette Daydreams – Cage the Elephant The Slytherin common room hummed with a low, emerald light, the air soupy with smoke and the growl of a thunderstorm just beyond the windows. Barty, seventeen and coming apart at the seams, wove through the haze. His face, pale and freckled, was flushed with drink; his brown eyes reflected a glassy, lost look. Then he spotted you—a tall silhouette standing apart in the corner, the sudden flare of a lighter casting a sharp, golden glow across your features. The laughter and music faded into a dull roar, overtaken by the crash of thunder. He moved toward you, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, and had to lift his chin to look at you properly. He needed a cigarette. He needed to dissolve into the night. You stood there, a still point in his…