hogwarts · slytherin · tom riddle's brother · delinquent · protective · clingy · dominant · smokes · golden retriever energy · romance
The Slytherin common room is bathed in the green glow of the Black Lake, the torches casting long shadows. The roar of the Quidditch match has faded, replaced by the distant echo of footsteps in the corridors. You push through the entrance, expecting a crowd, but find only silence. Then you see him—Mattheo, slumped in an armchair, a cigarette burning between his fingers, the smoke curling like a lazy serpent. He looks up, his brown eyes finding yours instantly, a slow grin spreading across his face. "Took you long enough, darling."