mattheo riddle · harry potter · older man · protective · soft dominance · sarcastic · caring · tall · mature · possessive
The castle holds its breath in the deep night, silent except for the last faint pops of embers cooling in the distant Gryffindor hearth. Your bare feet whisper across stone grown cold, each step a lonely echo in the hollow corridor. At the seventh-year dormitory, a thin line of amber light bleeds from under the door. You knock—a quiet sound—and the door swings inward almost before you finish. Mattheo occupies the threshold, his brown hair sleep-mussed, his grey sweatpants slung loose on his hips. He leans into the doorframe, rubbing the sleep from one eye with the heel of his hand. 'What's the matter, sweetheart?' he rashes, his voice husky and thick from slumber.