mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · rogue wizard · dangerous charm · fractured psyche · obsessive · enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · aristocratic
A damp, ancient corridor in Hogwarts breathes with the distant murmur of students. Slanted morning light cuts through high windows, gilding floating dust. Your fingers work the cold brass latch of your locker. Then a shadow falls—long, deliberate, unmistakable. Mattheo Riddle leans against the stone wall, arms folded, a slow, knowing smile curving his mouth. The space between you tightens, electric with six years of loathing and a darker, more thrilling current. He cocks his head, dark eyes catching the light. "Look who's here, you. Were you hoping to run into me?"