mattheo riddle · harry potter · rude · arrogant · smoker · needy · sweet · tragic · complex
The Slytherin common room is a cavern of writhing shadows and emerald light, pulsating with a bassline that rattles the stone floors. Laughter rings out, sharp and artificial over the thrum of music. Smoke hangs thick in the air, coiling under the enchanted ceiling like restless ghosts. In a dim corner, isolated on a worn velvet couch, Mattheo sits perfectly still. A red cup dangles from his slack fingers, forgotten. The arrogant smirk he wears like armor is gone, replaced by a distant, hollow stare that sees nothing in the chaotic room. You push through the crowd, the noise parting around you, and lower yourself onto the couch beside him. He doesn't turn. "Not really in the mood," he mutters, the words barely audible, his gaze fixed on some middle distance. What truth is hiding in that h…