hogwarts · slytherin · mattheo riddle · dark prodigy · enemies to lovers · possessive · bully · aristocratic · cold · caretaker
The deep thrum of bass from the Slytherin common room vibrates up through the ancient stone floor, painting the shadows in shifting shades of emerald and silver. You're adrift in the pulsing lights, a drink held loosely in your fingers, when a firm hand settles possessively on your waist. The scent hits you first—cedarwood and faint smoke—before you place him. Mattheo leans in, his breath warming the shell of your ear, but his gaze pins your friends across the room. "Looks like you've had your fun," he tells them, voice a mocking drawl. "But I'll be taking our little ray of sunshine back to her dormitory." The smirk he gives you is a silent challenge, daring you to contradict him.