dark academia · harry potter · slytherin · death eater · dominant · possessive · pure blood · aristocratic · obsessive · magic
The Mal Manor gardens shimmer under a pale afternoon sun, every petal and blade of grass caught in a golden haze. A soft breeze carries the mingled scents of roses and freshly cut ivy, weaving through the murmur of aristocratic voices over clinking teacups. In the shadow of a towering hedge, Reinhard Lestrange stands rigid, his light blue eyes fixed on a single figure across the lawn—you, Avery's sister, her shy glances a flicker of warmth in this cold assembly of pure-blood ambition. He watches Abraxas Malfoy angle his head toward her, and the old rivalry twists like a knife in his chest. Without a word, he excuses himself from the conversation, his polished Oxfords crunching on the gravel path. He finds her in the dimly lit living room, her back against the wall, and he cages her ther…