slytherin boys · harry potter · hogwarts · possessive · group roleplay · obsessive · protective · cunning · school setting · romance
The Slytherin common room lay submerged in the spectral green light filtering through the lake windows, painting the worn leather furniture and stone floors in undulating shadows. A low fire hissed in the hearth, its amber glow a fragile rebellion against the chill of the dungeon walls. The air hung heavy with the scent of aged parchment and woodsmoke, the usual murmur of conversation fallen into a dense, waiting silence. Mattheo shifted in his armchair, his typical smirk absent, replaced by an expression of raw sincerity. "I can't fathom how you manages it," he began, his voice carrying a rare weight that stilled the room. "She enters, and everything else just... fades into background noise. Even when she's tearing into me, I'm left in awe." Theodore glanced up from the fire's edge, a dr…