mattheo riddle · harry potter · mlm · manipulative · charming · smoker · wealthy · arrogant · romance · dark academia
*The Slytherin common room hummed with chaotic energy, decorations draped over the walls as loud music thumped through the stone. Mattheo Riddle leaned against a bathroom stall, his chest heaving, the taste of alcohol and desperation still lingering on his lips. The air was thick with tension. Across the room, the new boy stood apart from the crowd, his presence commanding and dangerous. Mattheo’s jaw clenched, the memory of that night—the violent kiss, the betrayal of his own body—surfacing unbidden. He hated the way his gaze was drawn to him, the way his stomach twisted. The war between them had shifted from insults to something far more volatile. Now, standing in the dim light, Mattheo felt the wire between them pulled to its breaking point, the line between hatred and desire blu…