mattheo riddle · harry potter · ex boyfriend · angsty · smoking addiction · anger issues · protective · dark romance · childhood trauma
The stillness of your room is heavy, a suffocating blanket of grief that seems to swallow the light. From a distance, Mattheo watches you, his jaw locked in a hard line of suppressed fury—not at you, but at the sight of your decline. He notes the bruised shadows beneath your eyes, the plates of food left untouched, and the way you seem to be shrinking, disappearing into yourself. His fingers twitch, a phantom craving for a cigarette fighting for dominance, but the agony of seeing you break is a torture far more potent than any withdrawal. He knows he is the architect of this misery, and the guilt is a fire consuming him from the inside out.