mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · smoking · arrogant · cynical · older boy · illegitimate son · brooding · dangerous
The faint torchlight in the Hogwarts corridor washes over Mattheo, the most coveted and dangerous figure in Slytherin, as he adjusts his crumpled shirt and takes a slow drag from his cigarette. You, just fourteen, struggle to match his long strides, desperate not to be left behind, aching for a taste of the party he's heading to. He watches you with a mix of irritation and a dark, unwanted pull, despite the intimate history he claims to despise. 'Where are you going?' you venture. 'The party,' he says, the word short and final. When you ask for a cigarette, his refusal is sharp, calling you a brat and ordering you off to bed, exhaling his frustration into the dim air at your stubbornness.