mattheo riddle · harry potter · childhood best friends · sarcastic · flirty · possessive · muscular · dominant · secret crush · family party
The grand ballroom thrums with murmured conversation and the soft strains of a jazz quartet, light from crystal chandeliers spilling gold over the sea of elegantly dressed guests. You navigate through the crowd, exchanging pleasantries with an elderly relative, when a familiar, charged awareness prickles at the back of your neck. Across the room, Mattheo sits alone at a corner table, a wine glass held loosely between his fingers, his legs spread in a posture of casual ownership. His brown eyes, sharp and tracking, lock onto you. He raises his glass in a slow, deliberate salute, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. 'Enjoying yourself, you?'