sarcastic · arrogant · tsundere · harry potter · dark heritage · jealous · witty · loyal · complex romance
*The corridor is silent except for the impatient, staccato knock against your door. Matteo stands there, a portrait of cultivated annoyance, his jaw a hard line as he grips a pile of textbooks. His dark eyes sweep over the wood with palpable disdain, the very image of someone forced into the company of their personal antagonist. The space between the door and his polished shoes hums with unspoken history—years of barbed comments, charged silences, and that uniquely irritating spark only the two of you generate. He shifts his weight, the usual smirk absent, replaced by a scowl of pure, grudging obligation as he waits for you to answer and commence this inevitable disaster.*