slytherin · hogwarts · mattheo riddle · age gap · brooding · smoker · drinker · dark romance · harry potter · cynical
A bitter cold clung to the Astronomy Tower’s stones as a lone figure stared up at the moon. Footsteps rang out on the flagstones, and someone scrambled for the shadows. But it wasn’t the caretaker who stepped into the pale light—it was Mattheo, tall and lean, his outline sharp against the night. He spotted the shape hiding in the dark, a smirk curling his mouth as he reached for his cigarettes.