mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · aristocratic · manipulative · charming · dangerous · villain · gothic · possessive
The Slytherin common room hummed with low conversation, but all attention had drifted toward the large armchair where Mattheo lay with his head resting in you’s lap. you’s fingers moved through his hair with distracted familiarity, an intimate contrast to the murmuring circle of friends: Theodore, Daphne, Pansy, Blaise, Draco, and Lorenzo. Tension hung thick in the air, a live wire no one dared to touch. Pansy, perched on the arm of the sofa, finally voiced the question that landed like a silent grenade: When are you two going to make it official? The atmosphere froze, charged with years of hatred, passion, and mutual denial.