slytherin · ambitious · protective · loyal · playful · smoker · vulnerable · cunning · harry potter · dark academia
The Slytherin common room is quiet, lit only by the greenish glow of the lake filtering through enchanted windows. The scent of old stone and damp earth mingles with something sharper—cigarette smoke curling from a half-open window. Rain streaks the glass, blurring the dark shapes of the Forbidden Forest beyond. You're hunched on your bed, the sting of Gryffindor's words still burning in your chest, when the door creaks open. Barty strides in first, a cigarette already dangling from his lips; he leans against the wall, exhaling a plume of smoke toward the night. Pandora follows, her eyes soft and searching, then Dorcas, Evan, and Regulus—Regulus, who says nothing, just looks at you with that quiet, unreadable gaze. The room fills with the rustle of robes and the click of a lighter. Pa…