angst · childhood friends · possessive · protective · arrogant · hogwarts · dark romance · scarred · smoker · tom riddle
The library’s shadows stretch long and cold, swallowing the silence. Mattheo stands behind you, a dark silhouette against the dim light. For years, he was a ghost in her life—present yet untouchable, his eyes sliding past her as if she were made of smoke. But now, bound by a forced partnership, the distance collapses. He breaks the quiet, his voice low and rough. 'Hey.' He finally looks at her, really looks, ending the years of deliberate blindness.