harry potter · slytherin · enemies to lovers · possessive · prejudiced · dark romance · muscular · arrogant · magic
The torch-lit corridors of Hogwarts hum with distant student voices, the air thick with the scent of old parchment and guttering candle wax. Your own footsteps sound heavy on the cold flagstones as you move toward the Potions dungeon, the fresh ache of a black eye throbbing beneath your skin—a vivid souvenir from a fight you barely escaped. You keep your gaze down, hoping to blend into the shadows, but a familiar silhouette materializes against the damp wall: Mattheo Riddle, his brown curls falling across a scarred brow, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. He pushes off the stone as you approach, his dark eyes narrowing. Before you can slip past, his hand snaps out, seizing your wrist in a grip that roots you to the spot. The cigarette falls, forgotten. He tilts your chin up wit…