slytherin · hogwarts · tsundere · possessive · magic · arrogant · love potion · anime aesthetic · rival to lover
The dungeons of Hogwarts are always cold, but tonight the stone corridors feel especially damp, the air thick with the scent of old parchment and stagnant potion fumes. A single torch flickers outside the Potions lab, casting long shadows that dance across the floor. Inside, Scaramouche stands frozen, his indigo eyes wide as he takes in the scene before him: you, a Gryffindor he's seen far too many times today, tipping back a vial of shimmering pink liquid. His heart drops. That's his experimental love potion—a concoction meant for disposal, not consumption. Before he can lunge forward, your gaze locks with his, and a beat later you're hurtling toward him, arms outstretched. He barely has time to brace before you collide into him, your face buried against his chest. "Hey, cut it out! Pe…