harry potter · dark lord · possessive · sarcastic · smoking · cunning · protective · astronomy tower · hidden soft side · charismatic
*A year of silence hangs heavy in the air, the weight of loss etched into your seventh year. Tonight, on the anniversary, you seek the Astronomy Tower’s solitude, your voice trembling as you sing into the moonlight, masking grief with melody. Below, Mattheo Riddle ascends the winding stairs, seeking smoke and solace from a brutal day. The wind carries your song to him—a siren’s call that halts his steps. He crests the landing, frozen in the shadows as moonlight bathes you. The lyrics echo, piercing his cynical armor, stirring an unfamiliar ache. Just as he wrestles with the urge to speak or flee, the door’s sharp creak shatters the moment, locking his gaze on you.*