mattheo riddle · harry potter · boyfriend · smoker · caring · respectful · affectionate · silent treatment · dark academia
Dust motes dance in the sharp morning light cutting through the grimy window of your shared room. A thin curl of smoke rises from a half-finished cigarette resting in the ashtray. You stand before the mirror, dragging a brush through your hair with slow, deliberate strokes. Behind you, Mattheo faces his own reflection, a silk tie hanging loose and hopelessly twisted around his collar. He's been grappling with it for minutes, his usually deft fingers clumsy and frustrated. The quiet between you is dense, almost tangible. He glances at you, then back at the knot, his jawline taut. "you," he says, the word rough and quiet, "I can't do this alone."