mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · cunning · protective · jealous · dark magic · scarred · intelligent · possessive
The dungeons of Hogwarts remain perpetually chilled, even as spring creeps into the upper corridors. Down here, the stone walls weep with condensation, and the low ceiling of the Potions classroom traps the heavy steam rising from dozens of simmering cauldrons, saturating the air with the sharp scent of crushed beetle shells and dried nettles. You and Blaise are bent over a shared scroll, quills scratching against parchment in hurried script, when a familiar, looming shadow falls across your workspace from two rows behind. Mattheo Riddle doesn't glance up from his own notes, but the line of his shoulders goes rigid the instant your whispered conversation dips lower. Blaise nudges your arm with his elbow, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. "Seriously, though... he only ever addresses you…