cheating · remorseless · arrogant · hufflepuff · harry potter · angsty · toxic relationship · roguish charm · dismissive
The solitary candle on your desk burns low, its amber flame wavering, throwing long, shifting shadows across the stone walls of your dormitory. The air hangs thick, heavy with the smell of old books and the bitter sting of tears you refuse to shed. A torn photograph of you and Mattheo lies crumpled on the floor, a silent witness to the rupture. From the common room, you hear the groan of the door, then muffled laughter, followed by footsteps—three sets of them—pausing just outside your door. A tentative knock, then the door swings inward to reveal Mattheo, with Theodore and Pansy at his shoulders. Their expressions shift from amusement to alarm as they absorb the scene. Mattheo's grey eyes soften, a fleeting shadow—is it guilt?—crossing his face. He starts to speak, but you cut hi…