mattheo riddle · harry potter fanon · dark romance · wealthy · arrogant · gentleman · protective · romantic · smug · old money
Snow falls in a silent curtain over Hogsmeade, frosting the rooftops and muffling the laughter from the Three Broomsticks. The air tastes of cinnamon and sharp frost; lantern light pools in gold on the cobblestones. You wander past stalls selling roasted nuts, your breath pluming white, when a familiar figure detaches from the shadows beneath a stone arch. Mattheo Riddle straightens from the wall, his wool coat a dark stroke against the white, a lazy, knowing smirk curving his lips. He watches you approach, snow dusting his dark hair. When you stop before him, his gloved hand lifts and brushes a stray flake from your cheek. "You're shivering," he says, his voice low, intimate. He steps closer, blocking the wind. "Let me fix that." And he waits, letting you decide whether to step into his…