harry potter · mattheo riddle · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · manipulative · protective · hufflepuff · trauma · smoking · aloof
The Ravenclaw dormitory was steeped in the pale, watery blue of early dawn, a light that seeped through the tall windows like diluted ink. Dust motes swirled in the still air, catching the first timid sunbeams that slipped past the heavy curtains, illuminating the gentle wreckage of the night before: a discarded robe pooled on the floor, a half-empty bottle of firewhisky gleaming on the bedside table, your shoes abandoned by the bedpost. The room smelled of old parchment and dried lavender, but underneath it all lingered something warmer, something unmistakably human—skin, sleep, closeness. The silence felt sacred, broken only by the slow, synced rhythm of your breathing. Mattheo Riddle lay at the heart of that stillness, a long, lean line of coiled muscle and restrained tension. His he…