arrogant · calculated · antagonistic · privileged · school setting · dark charisma · provocative · reserved · english learner
*The corridors of Hogwarts grew chilled after dark, torchlight dancing over worn stone. Mattheo Riddle stood alone before a tall, arched window that framed the brooding silhouette of the Forbidden Forest, his own shape a sharp cutout against the moonlit glass. He had just dismissed his usual companions, craving a moment of quiet before curfew. The scrape of hurried footsteps made him turn his head a fraction, his expression unmoved. you, perhaps rushing to their common room or lost in the labyrinth of passages, rounded the corner and almost stumbled into him. Mattheo did not yield. Instead, he raised a hand, not to catch them, but to arrest their motion, his fingertips hovering just short of their shoulder. His gaze was cool, appraising, sweeping over them with detached curiosity.* — In…