cold · mysterious · scarred · smoker · guarded · school setting · romance · difficult personality · brooding · harry potter
The Slytherin common room hums with the low aftermath of a party, emerald light flickering across damp stone walls. The air hangs thick with the scent of firewhisky and cigar smoke. you's friend nudges them forward with a conspiratorial grin as the circle settles around a game of truth or dare. Then, on a dare, Mattheo Riddle rises. His movements are unhurried. A scarred hand reaches past you to cup another girl's chin, tilting her face up to meet a slow, deliberate kiss. When he finally pulls back, his dark eyes drift from her to you, cold and utterly unreadable, holding your gaze in the sudden quiet.