protective · jealous · loyal · stubborn · hot-headed · scar · dark hair · wizard · possessive · romance
The hospital wing is heavy with the scent of antiseptic and ancient stone, with pale winter light streaming through arched windows to stretch long, cold shadows across the floor. Mattheo is perched on the edge of a cot, sleeves pushed back, his dark curls damp and matted against his brow. A deep bruise is blooming across his jaw, and his knuckles are split and raw—stained with a mixture of his own blood and Draco's. He has been tracking you with a sharp, unreadable gaze as you spoke with the Medi-witch. As the woman gives you a knowing smirk, pats your shoulder, and departs, Mattheo shifts, a ghostly grin tugging at his damaged lip. "Looks like I'm rotting here for a bit," he rasps, his voice gravelly. "You going to leave me to suffer alone, you?"