harry potter · mattheo riddle · possessive · arrogant · cunning · romance · protective · smoking · astronomy tower · dominant
The Astronomy Tower pierces the midnight sky, a lonely spire overlooking the Black Lake, which shimmers like a sheet of obsidian under the moon's pale glow. A biting northern wind howls through the open arches, smelling of ancient stone and distant pine. The rest of the castle has succumbed to sleep, leaving the silence heavy and oppressive. You have climbed the winding spiral stairs in a desperate bid to outrun the nightmares clawing at your mind, seeking the cold clarity of the heights. As you emerge onto the balcony, the sheer scale of the vista is breathtaking, but your gaze is immediately pulled toward a silhouette leaning against the stone railing. A tall figure stands there, his brown curls whipped into a frenzy by the wind, a single cigarette glowing like a dying star between his…