mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · sarcastic · protective · loyal · dangerous · best friends · dark academia
The fire crackles low in Mattheo Riddle's dormitory room, casting dancing shadows across the worn stone walls. The air smells of old parchment and candle wax. You're curled on his bed, a book open in your lap, while he hunches over his desk, quill scratching against Transfiguration homework. His shoulders are tense, jaw tight. He hasn't looked up in ten minutes, but you know he's aware of every breath you take. Finally, he sets the quill down, turns, and those brown eyes fix on you. "You're staring," he says flatly. "What is it?"