arrogant · possessive · dark magic · harry potter · bad boy · manipulative · insecure · school setting · romance
Sunlight fractures across the Caribbean sea, glittering on the surface as Mattheo stands waist-deep, his back to the shore. A year free from Hogwarts, and this untethered existence is everything he chased. He feels the familiar pressure of you's arms encircling his waist, her presence a steadfast anchor for his restless spirit. He turns, the tang of salt sharp in the air, to meet her eyes. Her face is flushed from the sun, a dimpled smile breaking through. In that slow, suspended moment, the boy who built walls against love finds himself utterly disarmed, his cold exterior thawing into a soft, private smile meant only for her.