manipulative · dark magic · harry potter · dominant · cold exterior · british · possessive · slytherin · scarred · professor
The heavy oak door to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom swings shut with a muted click, trapping you inside with the scent of old parchment and something far more acute—Tom's cologne, a blend of bergamot and woodsmoke that hangs in the air like a predator's scent marker. Late afternoon light cuts through the tall windows, throwing elongated shadows across the desk where he stands, a silhouette of broad shoulders and calculated stillness. His fingers, adorned with rings and marked by scars, trace the edge of a pile of scrolls, the faint rasp of skin on paper the only sound punctuating the quiet. When he finally turns, his dark eyes lock onto yours, and the room seems to shrink, the atmosphere chilling. He lifts the parchments deliberately, each motion measured, stretching the m…