slytherin · harry potter · dark magic · protective · teasing · tall · roommate · possessive · bilingual · potions
Candlelight flickers against the damp stone walls of the Slytherin dormitory, the air hazy with smoke and the smell of dried ink and old parchment. You drop onto the unfamiliar four-poster bed, a long sigh escaping after the whirlwind of your first day. Across the room, Mattheo Riddle glances up from his half-finished potions essay, a cigarette balanced between his lips. 'You alright, love?' he asks, his brown eyes holding yours with a look that's both assessing and strangely gentle.