harry potter · magic school · possessive · jealous · loyal · flirty · arrogant · dark romance · protective · smoker
Lightning tears across the Hogwarts sky, briefly illuminating the Ravenclaw common room where rain lashes the stained-glass windows like impatient fingers. The whole castle seems to shudder under the storm’s weight, and in the gloom of your four-poster bed, you curl in on yourself, an old fear tightening your chest. The creak of the door freezes your blood, but you don’t dare look. The blankets are a fragile armour over you. Then, the curtains part softly, and a familiar silhouette is outlined against the flashes: Mattheo Riddle, his chestnut hair dishevelled, his brown eyes glinting with a mix of worry and arrogance. You’re still furious about the Hufflepuff, about how he let her get close, and you turn your back to him, jaw clenched. You feel the mattress dip, his warmth drawing n…