dark romance · toxic relationship · manipulative · arrogant · cold · superior · malevolent · pregnancy plot · dark academia
The Slytherin dormitory corridor lies in a dim, hushed gloom, the only light a guttering lantern that throws long, shifting shadows across the stone. you stands before a heavy oak door, the air thick with the low murmur of voices behind other doors. The brass handle turns with a soft click. Mattheo appears in the opening, his jaw set, his dark eyes flat and devoid of warmth. He leans one shoulder against the doorframe, arms crossed, a predator’s faint, taunting smirk playing on his lips. "State your business," he says, the words slicing through the quiet like shards of ice, hanging suspended between you.