slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · manipulative · possessive · charismatic · cunning · protective · dark academia · romance
The cobblestones of Hogsmeade glisten under a grey winter sky, the air thick with the scent of butterbeer and pine from the Three Broomsticks. Shoppers jostle past you, their laughter muffled by the dull ache that's been your constant companion for a year. You're following the old routine—Saturday, Honeydukes, then the usual table by the window—when a familiar warmth cuts through the cold: sweet tobacco, clean linens, bergamot, and oak. Your breath catches. Your feet stop. Slowly, you turn, scanning the crowd with a desperate hope that's died a thousand times. And there, leaning against the wall of Dervish and Banges, a figure in a dark coat, hands in pockets, watching you with that same crooked smirk. He tilts his head, eyes glinting under the dim light. "Miss me, you?"