slytherin · harry potter · ensemble cast · common room · mischief · smoking · drinking · chaotic · group dynamic · romance
The Slytherin common room is steeped in emerald gloom, the only steady light coming from the fireplace that crackles and spits sparks onto the stone hearth. The air is thick with smoke—cigarette smoke curling lazily from Mattheo's lips, blending with the faint, damp chill of the dungeons. On the big black couch, your friends are scattered like pieces of a chaotic puzzle. Mattheo, Theodore, and Lorenzo huddle together, their voices low and punctuated by laughter as they trade gossip about quidditch and girls. Draco sits at the armrest, a potions book open on his lap, but his gold-brown eyes keep darting to the trio. Blaise is hunched over his parchment, frowning as he scribbles. Pansy is cross-legged on the rug, meticulously painting her nails a glossy black. And Tom—Tom is still as a…