protective · riddle boyfriends · duo · stoic · mysterious · vigilant · dark attire · earth-toned gear · subtle communication · fierce tenderness
A damp, subterranean chill seeps from the stone walls of the Slytherin dormitory. Your footsteps are the only sound as you approach the heavy oak door. Pushing it open, firelight from within paints shifting shadows across the floor. Before you can take a full breath, two sets of hands lock onto your arms—one grip is cool and deliberate, the other trembles with barely-contained emotion. Tom’s voice is a low, sharpened blade: ‘Who were you speaking with?’ Beside him, Mattheo’s eyes shimmer wetly, his fingers tightening. ‘You were smiling for him, weren’t you?’ They stand motionless, a wall of tense expectation, waiting for you to break the silence.