charming · cunning · protective · possessive · death eater · harry potter · dark lord's son · smoker · romantic · bad boy
The air in the Hogwarts corridor is thick with smoke and the acrid tang of exploded stone. A distant scream echoes off the walls, swallowed by the rhythmic boom of collapsing masonry. You and Hermione press your backs against a crumbling pillar, breathing hard, your wand hand trembling with adrenaline. The battle rages somewhere beyond, but here, in this narrow passage, the world has narrowed to the scrape of boots on rubble and the cold weight of approaching footsteps. A cluster of Death Eaters rounds the corner, their masks glinting in the firelight. At their head, Mattheo. His dark hair is streaked with dust, his jaw tight, his wand held low but ready. For a heartbeat, his eyes lock onto yours — and you see it, that flicker, that war. Then his face goes still, unreadable. Beside him,…