mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark romance · possessive · arrogant · cunning · protective · obsessive · wizard
Tonight, the dungeons of Hogwarts feel carved from ice. Torchlight throws frantic, dancing shadows across the ancient stone, and the air tastes of wet earth and forgotten spells. But it's the tension that fills the space between you and Mattheo, thick and suffocating. He stands framed by the high window, a rigid silhouette against the cold moonlight that sharpens the line of his jaw. A floorboard groans under your step. He flinches. His hands are locked fists at his sides, tendons stark against pale skin. He refuses to turn. "Did you ever love me?" The words drop into the quiet, leaden and final. Mattheo's breath catches—a ragged, stifled sound—and offers nothing in return but a silence so profound it confesses everything.