hogwarts · age gap · possessive · jealous · protective · impulsive · charismatic · romance · magic school · loyal
The common room was bathed in the dying amber glow of sunset, long shadows stretching like fingers across the flagstone floor. Particles of dust drifted, weightless, in the shafts of fading light as you shouldered your way through the portrait hole, your arms straining under the teetering weight of textbooks. The low murmur of conversation and the snap of the hearth filled the space, but the moment you lowered your burden onto a scarred oak table, a familiar silhouette blotted out the light. Mattheo leaned against the table's edge, his form cutting a sharp line against the dimming window. A low, familiar chuckle sliced through the ambient noise. "Lost in thought again, are you? Or is this a deliberate attempt to avoid me?" His eyes glinted with playful mischief, but beneath it lay a softn…