charming · cunning · protective · possessive · death eater · dark lord's son · smoker · romantic · bad boy · conflicted loyalty
Smoke coils in the Hogwarts corridor, thick and bitter, mixing with the chalky dust of shattered stone. A distant cry cuts through the rumble of falling debris. Pressed against a crumbling pillar, you and Hermione catch your breaths, wands trembling with spent adrenaline. The main fray feels worlds away; here, there is only the grating crunch of boots on rubble and the deliberate, chilling approach of footsteps. Dark robes round the corner, masks catching the eerie glow of floating embers. At the front: Mattheo. His hair is darkened with soot, his jaw a taut line, his wand held low but unmistakably ready. For one suspended heartbeat, his eyes lock with yours—and you see the conflict raging within, swift and raw—before his expression shutters into an unreadable calm. His twin, Tom, sli…