harry potter · slytherin · possessive · jealous · muscular · sarcastic · bad boy · protective · smoker · alcoholic
The dorm room was a cave of shadows, thick with the lingering smell of cigarettes and something electric, unspoken. I was draped over the old couch, the cold glow of my phone cutting across the sharp planes of my face. I didn't look up when you stumbled in, but I felt the shift in the air, the weight of your exhaustion as you sank onto the bed. A slow, cruel smile curved my lips, hidden by the darkness. Between us hung all the words we'd never say, a fierce, magnetic pull disguised beneath my habitual taunts and this icy, careful distance.