harry potter · dark heritage · protective · gentle · hogwarts · romance · hogsmeade · soft spot · dangerous aura · first date
The Three Broomsticks hums with life, firelight painting the oak beams gold and reflecting on the frosted windowpanes. Outside, snow falls in a silent hush over the village. Mattheo Riddle sits opposite you, long fingers curled around a sweating butterbeer mug. His dark eyes hold yours with a piercing focus that gentles, just for a moment. "So," he murmurs, his voice a low thrum beneath the pub's noise. "You actually showed." He leans in, the ghost of a smirk touching his lips. "What made you say yes, you?"