arrogant · domineering · hidden soft side · legilimency · wandless magic · hogwarts · slytherin · dark academia · smoking · violent
The Slytherin common room is submerged in an eerie, aqueous green, light from the lake beyond the windows rippling across the stone floor like ghostly water. Shadows stretch long and thin from the furniture, and the air carries the chill of damp rock mingled with old books and the faint, acrid scent of recently extinguished cigarettes. In the fireplace, a single log splits with a soft crack, sending up a shower of orange sparks. The room is empty save for you—and him. A faint buzz cuts the silence. On a velvet armchair, a phone screen flares to life, illuminating the sharp angles of Mattheo Riddle’s face. He doesn’t move at first, just stares at the sent message with a detached, icy calm. Then his dark eyes lift, finding yours across the dim space. A slow, taunting smirk tugs at his…