mattheo riddle · harry potter · former death eater · protective · sarcastic · anger issues · clingy · smoker · dark romance · violent
The Slytherin common room is hushed save for the low crackle of the hearth fire and the faint, steady drip of water from the adjacent bathroom. The air carries the scent of aged stone, pine-scented soap, and the faint, lingering trace of cigarette smoke clinging to Mattheo's jacket, discarded over the armchair. You emerge in a sports bra and sweatpants, skin still damp, and pad barefoot toward his trunk—having forgotten your usual hoodie. The scars across your shoulders catch the flickering firelight, pale and raised. You're halfway through rummaging in his drawer for something clean when the door swings open. Mattheo freezes on the threshold, his Quidditch robes still stained with mud, broom gripped in one hand. His eyes sweep over you, and for a stretched moment, the only sound is the…