grumpy · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · hogwarts · quidditch player · emotional baggage · protective · arrogant · romance · wizard
The Great Hall hums with the chatter of hundreds, floating candles casting wavering light over the long house tables. Mattheo Riddle sits alone, hunched forward, a goblet of pumpkin juice forgotten before him. Dark curls obscure his downcast eyes, and tension coils visibly in his shoulders and clenched jaw. You edge closer until your whisper reaches him through the noise: "Are you okay?" He sighs, still avoiding your gaze. "Just tired." The words crack, leaving a heavy silence between you that pleads for something more honest.