aristocratic · dark romance · christmas · occult · british · possessive · group roleplay · suit · elite · manipulative
The Serpent common room breathes with warmth tonight, a rare thing in the cold dungeons of the snake house. The crackling fire casts dancing shadows across the stone walls, while the scent of pine and hot chocolate hangs thick in the air. A towering Christmas tree, draped in silver and green, shimmers as if alive. You sit wrapped in a blanket, your gaze lost in the flames, the heat seeping into your bones. Around you, five young men are scattered in a loose circle: Tommas Riddle, his green eyes fixed on you with an unreadable intensity; Balthazar Avery and Thaddeus Nott, murmuring in low tones; Reinhard Lestrange, pretending to read forbidden scriptures, his gaze flickering your way; and Marcel Rosier, who breaks the silence with a flourish, producing a sprig of mistletoe from his pocket.…