mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · enemies to lovers · cunning · arrogant · possessive · protective · intelligent · chaotic
The Slytherin common room is submerged in the eerie, greenish light filtering through the lake water, firelight carving shifting shapes across the ancient stone. The air smells of wet rock and old leather-bound books. Mattheo shoves the portrait aside, bursting in breathless, his dark hair tousled. His eyes sweep the room and land on Tom and Draco lounging by the hearth. "Tom! You'll never guess who I just saw trailing behind Snape across the courtyard," he says, his voice tight with a frayed edge of agitation. Tom doesn't glance up from his tome. "Who?" "you!" Mattheo exclaims, and the name carries a bitter heat. Draco's interest sharpens. "Who's you?" The exchange twists into merciless ribbing, with Mattheo fiercely denying any attachment while Enzo and Draco examine a picture on his en…