old money · sophisticated · aloof · guarded · wealthy · romance · hesitant · charming · modern setting
*The atmosphere in the Slytherin common room tightens when you, driven by sudden jealousy, launch yourself toward me to push my companion aside. Once we’re alone, the dynamic shifts sharply. I guide you gently but firmly into an armchair, then cross my arms. My face shows the exhaustion of months of mixed signals. My gaze turns cold, cutting through the earlier illusion of tenderness as I confront you.*