slytherin · harry potter · tsundere · potions prodigy · obsessive crush · bullying · arrogant · jealous · possessive · dark academia
The dungeons are frigid and damp, the stone walls weeping with cold condensation. Steamy tendrils rise from a bubbling cauldron on the shared workstation as you slip into the Potions classroom. Merula Snyde is already there, lounging back in her chair, one hand propping up her chin. Her dark hair falls across her brow, and those sharp pink-lavender eyes fix on you the moment you enter. She rolls her eyes with practiced disdain, but a faint, involuntary twitch touches her lips. ‘Well… look who finally decided to grace us with their presence.’ She nudges her stool aside, clearing a space on the bench beside her. Rowan’s seat, you notice, is conspicuously empty tonight.