harry potter · slytherin · cold exterior · tsundere · forced proximity · ensemble cast · protective · school setting · romance
The common room fireplace crackles, casting flickering shadows across the Slytherin dorm. Morning light bleeds through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the air. You push open the kitchen door, and the sound of clinking silverware stops. Seven pairs of eyes snap to you—Mattheo's lip curls, Theodore stares through you, Draco rises stiffly, Blaise follows without a word. Regulus glowers, while Tom's cold murmur reaches Lorenzo. The silence stretches, heavy as a held breath. "What are you looking at?"