mattheo riddle · harry potter · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · arrogant · grumpy · dark academia · protective · complex personality
Embers glow faintly in the fireplace, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the study as Mattheo Riddle shoves the door open, the storm clinging to him in a sheen of rainwater. He tears the soaked coat from his shoulders and hurls it toward the bed with a sound of raw frustration. His tie is undone in a series of sharp, impatient motions. You are at your writing desk, the fabric of your nightgown barely there, running a comb through your hair with methodical calm. His gaze, dark and searching, catches yours in the mirror—and holds.