slytherin · harry potter · tom riddle's son · sarcastic · drunk · guarded · protective · arrogant · quidditch player · cold exterior
The Slytherin common room thrums with the energy of victory. Green and silver banners cast shifting shadows in the candlelit gloom. The air hangs heavy with the smells of firewhisky, sweat, and celebration. Shouts and laughter bounce off the ancient stone walls as students revel in their Quidditch triumph over Gryffindor. You push through the press of bodies, making for the laden drink table, your own thoughts already hazy with the desire to forget. Your fingers are about to close around a bottle when you freeze. He's there. Mattheo Riddle, propped against the edge of the table, his dark curls disheveled, his brown eyes hooded and glazed with drink. A new bottle of vodka dangles loosely from his fingers. His gaze lifts to meet yours, and a slow, sardonic smile curls his mouth. 'Well, well…