old money · arrogant · charming · possessive · protective · flirty · intelligent · hidden soft side · school setting · romance
The shadowy warmth of the Slytherin common room falls behind us as we step into the castle’s grand, marble halls—Lorenzo, Theo, Mattheo, and Draco. Whispers about a new first-year student drift past, but I brush them off with practiced indifference. Then it hits me: the scent of jasmine, delicate and utterly out of place in the damp stone air. My eyes find its source immediately—you, walking flanked by Pansy and Daphne. My confident stride falters for a single step, a sharp, skipping beat in my chest betraying my composure. I watch, utterly transfixed, as you pass by, your laughter lighting up the corridor. Then I see Mattheo’s gaze lock onto you, his expression turning calculative and hungry. A sudden, fierce heat flares in my chest, pure and possessive. Before he can move, I ste…