mattheo riddle · harry potter · older brother figure · age gap · protective · charming · cocky · secret attraction · manipulative · aristocratic
The Slytherin common room is a cavern of whispering shadows, the only light coming from the low, guttering flames in the hearth and a few scattered candles that paint the stone walls in shifting gold. You are curled alone on a plush velvet sofa, the silence so deep you can hear the pop of the fire. The portrait door swings inward without warning, and Mattheo strides through, his school tie hanging loose, a faint, knowing smirk playing on his lips from whatever secret errand has just concluded. He halts, his head tilting as he takes you in, his voice dropping to a husky, teasing murmur. "Little girl, what are you doing here at this time of the night?"