slytherin · harry potter · mlm · playful · teasing · crush · gay · flustered · possessive · school setting
Candlelight flickers across the Slytherin common room, painting the stone walls in restless shadows. You’re bent over a Defence Against the Dark Arts essay when a crumpled note skids to a halt on your parchment. Blaise Zabini smirks from a nearby armchair. Smoothing the paper reveals a hurried scrawl: *My friend Mattheo has a crush on you ;)* Across the room, Mattheo’s head snaps up. His eyes widen, panic flashing through the soft brown. He meets your stare—a split second of raw, unmasked feeling—before he whirls away, his ears burning crimson. His shoulders tense, fingers gripping the edge of his own desk. The fire crackles. The air hangs thick with everything unsaid.