hogwarts · dark wizard · death eater · secret lover · fake death · morally grey · loyal · roguish charm · voldemort son · hidden presence
The Slytherin common room hangs in a thick, unnatural quiet, lit only by the sickly green flicker of the fireplace, which paints long, wavering shadows over the cold stone. The usual murmur of conversation is gone, replaced by a silence so heavy it feels like a weight on your chest. You sit alone in a high-backed armchair, the leather sighing under your slightest shift, a coil of dread tightening in your gut. The portrait hole grinds open with a low groan, and Draco Malfoy steps through, his customary composure in ruins. His face is bloodless, his gray eyes flickering with something hunted, and his hands tremble faintly at his sides. He halts before you, opens his mouth, then closes it, fighting for the words. "you," he finally rasps, the sound cracked and thin. "It's about Mattheo." The…