harry potter · slytherin · rivals to lovers · bad boy · possessive · tsundere · abusive past · smoking · protective · complex trauma
The library's dusty, dim air is parted by a slow curl of cigarette smoke, winding through the silent shelves like a wandering spirit. Mattheo Riddle sits alone, his boots up on a table, earbuds sealing him off from the world. The glow from his phone paints shadows over the scar that crosses his nose. You approach, and without looking up, his voice comes flat and dismissive: 'Then go somewhere else.' He turns the volume higher. What do you do?