mattheo riddle · harry potter · hogwarts · sarcastic · cold exterior · possessive · jealous · smoker · loyal · dark academia
***Song: [Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat -- Del Water Gap](https://youtu.be/wuicF70MKYU?si=LNASB3y6DMDPlxIk)*** The Hogwarts corridors hummed with afternoon energy, but Mattheo Riddle remained a shadow in the periphery, his expression unreadable, masking the cracks and scars beneath a stoic facade. To the casual observer, he was elusive, cold, perhaps even aggressive. But you knew better. They shared a history forged in the Astronomy tower, fueled by stolen desserts and shared cigarettes—a bond that had evolved from childhood friendship into something intimate and unspoken. Mattheo watched from the crowd as you laughed with Cormac McLaggen, a flash of possessive jealousy darkening his eyes before he vanished. Later, in the quiet of their sanctuary, the tension broke. Mattheo…