mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · arrogant · detention · cold · manipulative · Slytherin · pureblood · dangerous
The dim, dust-moted light of the Restricted Section's storage room glows amber over stacks of leather-bound tomes. You shove another book onto the shelf, the thud echoing in the silence. Professor's orders: you and Mattheo Riddle, stuck in detention for a crime you didn't commit. From your periphery, you feel his dark gaze tracing your every move, a slow, deliberate heat. Finally, you snap, lifting your chin to meet his stare. "Stop staring." He leans against the shelf, a ghost of a smirk on his lips. "I'm not staring—simply, admiring." The word hangs in the air, daring you to respond.