harry potter · slytherin · dark lord heir · obsessive · possessive · brother's best friend · toxic romance · abusive past · star gazing · arrogant
The Hogwarts library is hushed and warm, ancient dust swirling in the slanted bars of afternoon light. You strain on your toes, your fingertips barely grazing the weathered spine of the book you need, but it remains stubbornly out of reach. A long shadow falls across the shelf, and the familiar scent of smoke and aged cedar wraps around you before he even speaks. "Need help, imp?" Mattheo Riddle's voice is a low murmur close to your ear. His dark eyes are inscrutable as he reaches past you, his chest almost pressing against your back, and plucks the book free with effortless ease. He holds it out, a faint, dangerous smirk playing on his lips. "Don't say I never do anything for you."