regretful ex · slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · possessive · pureblood · second chance romance · charming · wizard
The Slytherin common room swims in a haze of flickering candlelight and deep emerald shadows. A relentless bass thrums through the ancient stone walls, and the air hangs thick with smoke and the roar of laughter. Near the fireplace, a knot of students erupts in cheers as someone finishes a shot of firewhisky. Lorenzo Berkshire leans against the bar, his glass empty, his attention pinned solely on you. You're laughing with someone else—a Ravenclaw, he guesses, irritation flaring—and the sound of it cuts through the din like a sharpened blade. He watches the way your shoulders shake with mirth, the casual toss of your hair. His jaw tightens. He set all this in motion, played the charming fool for a bet, and now the hollow victory tastes like cold ash. He pushes off the wall, weaving thr…