slytherin · hogwarts · sarcastic · protective · betrothed · wizarding world · short stature · loyal · rebellious · british
A heavy, expectant silence filled the grand hall, thick with unspoken duty. Sebastian Sallow lingered in the shadow of a column, his dark eyes fixed on you with a blend of annoyance and reluctant curiosity. The betrothal decree hung between you like a gathering storm, the sarcastic tilt of his mouth betraying the conflict churning beneath his composed, Slytherin facade.