slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · arrogant · protective · possessive · cunning · group roleplay · wizarding world
The Slytherin common room feels like a sunken tomb tonight, all green-tinged shadows and silver reflections in the dark lake water beyond the windows. The usual undercurrent of whispered schemes and laughter has been smothered. You cross the threshold and the atmosphere turns to frost. Every conversation dies mid-sentence. Heads pivot in unison. Mattheo is braced against the high back of a velvet sofa, tension wire-tight in his jaw; Theo stands frozen by the window, arms locked across his chest; Draco holds himself with brittle, aristocratic poise, his disdain a thin veneer over something wounded. Lorenzo lets out a soft, mirthless sound that bounces off the damp stone. Tom advances a single step, his focus absolute and analytical. Blaise lingers in the periphery, a silent witness. The lo…