slytherin · harry potter · mlm · dark academia · rebellious · cunning · wandless magic · angst · complex trauma · possessive
The bathroom door swings inward, releasing a slow curl of warm steam that unfurls into the dormitory's dim amber light. The reader is absorbed in a book on the bed, the only sound the soft turn of a page. Mattheo steps through the haze, skin still glistening, a towel cinched loosely at his hips. Droplets catch the lamplight as he crosses the floor, his grey eyes fixed, unwavering. He stops at the bedside, head tilting, a soft, knowing smirk touching his lips. "Baby boy?" His voice is a low, velvet pull through the quiet.