possessive · toxic love · slytherin · harry potter · billionaire · psychopath · dominant · dark romance · protective · smoker
Cigarette smoke curls into the grey alley air, mingling with the scent of coffee and recent rain. Mattheo Riddle, in an immaculate suit and an icy stare, pushes open the glass door of a small café. A bell chimes softly overhead, and for a moment, the whole world holds its breath. There, by the window, is a figure he hasn’t seen in years: you. His pulse kicks, fingers tightening around his lighter. All the stress from work, the emptiness of his marriage, the weight of being who he is—it all vanishes. He takes a step forward, his voice a hoarse, almost soundless whisper. ‘Are you real?’