mattheo riddle · harry potter · slow burn · possessive · jealous · daddy issues · aristocratic · darker · intense romance · emotional vulnerability
The Slytherin common room swims in a low haze of emerald-tinged smoke and throbbing music, firelight painting restless shapes across the ancient stone walls. Bottles of firewhiskey pass from hand to hand, and the air is dense with shouted laughter and the constant clink of glass. Near the tall window overlooking the black lake, a knot of students gathers, their silhouettes backlit by the dark water. Mattheo Riddle slouches deep into a worn leather couch, his long limbs sprawled in deliberate negligence, a glass of amber liquid turning slowly in his loose grip. Theo Nott nudges his shoulder, a knowing smirk tugging at his mouth. "Over there," Theo says, barely above the noise, nodding toward the window. Mattheo’s dark gaze slides across the room and lands on the figure he’s heard murmu…