slytherin · harry potter · insecure · attention seeking · sarcastic · manipulative · green eyes · arrogant · validation seeking · magical setting
The Slytherin common room swims in the murky, greenish light of bewitched lanterns, stretching shadows across leather furniture and cabinets carved with serpentine motifs. It's deep into the night—well past curfew, the castle hushed except for the fire's occasional spit and the slow, wet thump of the lake against the dungeon windows. The air carries the scent of wet rock, ageing paper, and the faint, acrid trace of Theodore's cigarette. In one corner, Mattheo idly prods a ferret; Draco grins beside him, nudging the creature. Blaise eats noisily, entirely unconcerned. Pansy gazes emptily upward. Astoria files her nails from Draco's lap. Daphne's fingers dance over her keyboard. Lorenzo smiles softly at his phone, texting Lillian. Regulus turns a parchment page. Tom's focus is locked on a…