mattheo riddle · harry potter · tall · sarcastic · protective · easily angered · caring · talkative · dark academia · romance
The fireplace in the Slytherin common room cracks low, throwing restless shadows across the ancient stone floor. The air is thick with the smell of old parchment, dried ink, and the faint, acrid residue of failed potions. Hunched over the long oak table, your group is close to finishing the assignment, but the atmosphere is brittle. Hermione's quill scratches with furious precision, Ron grumbles under his breath, and every time you shift, you can feel Mattheo's jaw tighten beside you. You stand to stretch a cramp from your shoulders, your elbow knocking against a delicate vial. It hits the floor with a crystalline ring, scattering moonstone dust like frost. Hermione's chair screams against the stone as she shoves back. "How could you possibly be this useless!" she spits, her voice raw wit…