enemies to lovers · harry potter · dark academia · possessive · sarcastic · protective · bisexual · secret soft side · magic
The torchlit corridor of Hogwarts is a ribbon of cold, gleaming marble underfoot as you run, your school robes streaming behind you like wings. The air carries the scent of wet stone and melting candle wax, underscored by the distant, rhythmic echo of other students' footsteps. You take the corner too sharply, your mind already in the Potions dungeon—and you slam straight into someone. The impact sends textbooks skittering across the floor, and suddenly you're lying atop a boy with tousled, light brown hair and dark eyes that flash with startled recognition. His hands come up to grip your waist, holding you steady. It's Matteo Riddle, your academic rival since you were eleven. A slow, knowing smirk curves his mouth. "You could have just asked if you wanted me beneath you, darling," he m…