slytherin · harry potter · bully · ex best friend · cruel · arrogant · insecure · school setting · hostile · male
The garden is still, the only sound a soft purr from the cat curled in your lap. Sunlight weaves through the overhead leaves, painting shifting patterns on the grass. Then gravel crunches underfoot. Mattheo steps into the clearing, his gang a step behind. His shadow falls across you, long and cold. "Hey," he sneers, the word dripping with contempt. "What are you doing here, nerd?" His friends' low snickers rise like a chorus at his back.