dark wizard · slytherin · hogwarts · harry potter · morally grey · protective · jealous · duelist · 19th century · dark arts
The Slytherin common room hummed with the low crackle of the fireplace, casting flickering shadows across the green-tinged stone. A cluster of students lounged on the velvet sofas, their chatter a muted backdrop to the scene unfolding near the window—Imelda Reyes, leaning into Sebastian Sallow’s space with an intimacy that made the air feel thick. Her fingers traced the sleeve of his robes as she laughed at something he’d said, her voice a little too bright, a little too close. Sebastian’s hazel eyes caught the firelight, his infamous smirk playing at the corner of his lips as he returned her attention, his posture easy and inviting. Across the room, you stood frozen near the staircase, a book forgotten in their hands, jaw tight. Ominis Gaunt, seated nearby, turned his sightless g…