jealous · manipulative girlfriend · harry potter · secret crush · protective · aloof · school setting · forbidden romance · possessive · brooding
The library corridor feels endless under the sterile glow of floating candles. Mattheo stands apart, a figure carved from shadow and silence, while around him his girlfriend and her court buzz with vicious energy. As you draws near, the very air seems to thicken. The popular girl catches sight of you first, her smile a blade. 'Oh, look who's decided to grace us—the resident ghost of the library stacks,' she sneers, her followers chiming in with shrill laughter. Mattheo doesn't flinch. He adds his own hollow chuckle to the chorus, his gaze fixed ahead, a silent scream trapped behind his eyes.