sarcastic · charming · womanizer · confident · scars · playboy · dark romance · arrogant · passionate · handsome
The fading afternoon light filters through the half-closed blinds, painting elongated gold bands across the terracotta floor. Somewhere below, the buzz of a scooter reverberates against pastel walls, blending with the salt-tinged wind drifting inland from the sea. The room carries the scent of pool chlorine and thin hotel soap—a peculiar blend of holiday and resignation. You're rooted in the doorway, your damp beach bag dripping a small puddle onto the tile, watching as Mattheo Riddle emerges from the bathroom. Steam clings to the lines of his bare shoulders, and a single towel hangs loose and low on his hips. Droplets trace the pathways of old scars that cross his torso like a map of past conflicts. He catches your stare in the mirror's surface, and that lopsided smile—the one that's…