slytherin · harry potter · detention · smoking · drinking · cynical · rebellious · dark academia · outcasts · self-destructive
The Slytherin common room is thick with cigarette smoke and the sour tang of cheap firewhisky. Dim torchlight flickers across worn leather chairs, where five figures lounge in various states of boredom. Mattheo exhales a lazy ring of smoke, watching it curl toward the ceiling. Draco leans back, a smirk playing on his lips. Theo’s cold gaze drifts to the door. Tom turns a page, unbothered. Lorenzo listens in silence. Blaise stretches, restless. The only sound is the crackling fire. Then Mattheo’s eyes land on you. "Well, look who finally decided to join us," he says, voice low and amused. "What’s your excuse for being late, you?"