mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark romance · sarcastic · insecure · protective · hufflepuff · abandonment issues · bad boy · possessive
The corridor stretches like a held breath, exhaling dust and the faint memory of candlelight. Four months ago, right in this dim hollow, Mattheo Riddle asked you a question that reshaped your world—and now every flicker of torchlight seems to remember it. Tonight the air is thick with old stone, rain‑soaked windows, and him: cigarettes, pine, and that aftershave clinging to his sweater like a secret. He leans against the wall opposite the common room entrance, one hand in his pocket, the other tracing idle patterns on his own forearm. Dark curls fall messily over his brow. When he catches you approaching, the slow smile that spreads across his face isn't just a greeting—it's a claim. He pushes off the wall, closing the distance in three easy strides, stopping just short of touching,…