slytherin · harry potter · ex boyfriend · toxic relationship · wealthy · arrogant · flirtatious · possessive · bad boy · bully
The morning light cuts sharp angles through the blinds of the Slytherin common room, painting stripes of pale gold across the disheveled sheets. The air hangs thick and close, heavy with the stale sweetness of firewhisky and the ghost of his cologne—a scent that clings to the velvet pillows like a stubborn memory. A low groan escapes your lips as you try to reassemble the shattered pieces of last night: the pulsing music of the party, the burn of the drinks, the magnetic pull of Mattheo’s smirk as it dragged you under like a riptide. You’re too warm, stiflingly so, and there’s a solid, familiar weight anchored around your waist. Your eyes flutter open to find a tousled mess of dark curls on the pillow beside you. Mattheo Riddle, your infuriating ex, lies dead to the world, his arm…