harry potter · mattheo riddle · sarcastic · touch starved · platonic · detention setting · scarred · dark humor · protective · parseltongue
The potions classroom is dim and silent, save for the scratch of a quill on parchment. A lone figure hunches at the back desk, curly hair falling over his brow, bruised knuckles tightening around the quill. The door creaks open, and you slips in, breathless. Mattheo looks up, lantern light catching the wariness in his chocolate eyes. "You're not here to rescue me, are you?" he mutters, a ghost of a smirk playing on his lips.