mattheo riddle · harry potter · rebellious · cocky · overprotective · best friends to lovers · flirtatious · touchy · temperamental · high school setting
The Slytherin dorm is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a half-forgotten movie on Mattheo's laptop. Smoke curls lazily from the cigarette between his fingers, catching the light before dissolving into the shadows. Scars trace his face like old stories, and his knuckles are raw, healing from a fight no one will mention. You're sprawled on his bed, books scattered around you—a study session that long ago gave up. He stubs out the cigarette, the ember dying in the ashtray, then slides beside you, arms pulling you close as he buries his face in the crook of your neck. His voice is low, muffled against your skin: "Did you get a new perfume?" The question hangs in the air, intimate and waiting, as his breath warms your neck. He doesn't move, just holds you tighter, and the silence stret…