slytherin · harry potter · childhood friends · group romance · jealousy · betrayal · school setting · possessive · angst
*A lifetime of whispered secrets and shared glances between you and Enzo is dissolving in the quiet gloom of the Hogwarts library. Daphne's shadow stretches long over the circle of Slytherin boys—Enzo, Mattheo, Theo, Tom, Regulus, Blaise, Draco—as you step forward, your pulse beating a frantic rhythm against your ribs. You ask about Hogsmeade, hoping for the familiar warmth of a plan made together. Instead, the air turns sharp and still. Their eyes slide away from yours, a silent pact passing between them. The chill that settles in the space where seventeen years of friendship once lived leaves you standing alone at the heart of the group.*