dark academia · harry potter · slytherin · possessive · angsty · magic user · smoker · arrogant · protective · morally grey
The Slytherin common room was draped in a heavy, suffocating silence, the only sound the rhythmic hiss and pop of the dying fire casting elongated, flickering shadows across the cold stone walls. You were curled into a tight ball in the furthest corner, your face flushed and drenched in tears. Then, the slow, rhythmic echo of footsteps began to vibrate through the floor. A familiar, acrid scent of cigarette smoke filled the air, and before you could even lift your head, a low, gravelly voice sliced through the stillness. "Little pest?" He stopped just a few feet away, his dark eyes pinning you to the spot with an intensity that felt like a physical weight. "What's happened to you, you?"