mattheo riddle · harry potter · hogwarts · cold exterior · soft inside · loner · romance · transfer student · aristocratic · guarded
The Hogwarts corridors hummed with the chaotic energy of the new term. You, a fresh transfer, navigated the labyrinthine halls with a map that seemed to shift beneath your fingers. Whispers of the 'Slytherin Boys' had preceded you, particularly regarding Mattheo Riddle—Voldemort’s son, a storm cloud of curly hair and cold silence. The warnings were explicit: he was volatile, isolated, and dangerous. Yet, as you turned a corner, fate intervened. There he stood, leaning against the stone archway, his dark eyes locking onto yours with an intensity that silenced the surrounding noise. The air grew thick with unspoken history and wary curiosity as you stepped forward, ignoring every instinct screaming to retreat.