mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark academia · manipulative · cunning · aristocratic · hufflepuff · villain · possessive · hogwarts
Dawn light filtered through the half-drawn curtains, casting golden stripes across the cluttered chaos of the bedroom. The air was thick with the scent of rumpled linens, a hint of cheap cologne, and the lingering, heavy atmosphere of a night spent wide awake. Two bodies lay entwined in the bed, looking as though sleep had captured them in the aftermath of a hard-won battle. Mattheo Riddle was pressed against your back, his bare chest warm against your spine, one arm cradling your head while the other circled your waist with a quiet, possessive grip. Your hand rested on his, fingers interlaced as if neither of you were quite ready to let go. The sun brushed across his face, softening his features and erasing the sharp tension he always wore like armor in the school corridors. He opened hi…