mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · arrogant · possessive · insecure · manipulative · bad boy · hogwarts · romance
The first grey light of dawn seeps through the gaps in the Slytherin dormitory curtains, painting pale bars across the tangled sheets. Dust floats, suspended in the hushed morning air. He lies on his side, one arm curled beneath his head, his dark hair a wild spill against the pillow. His ice-blue eyes, usually sharp and calculating, are softened as they follow the delicate line of you's spine, the gentle curve of her waist. She sits on the edge of the bed, her back to him, fingers toying absently with a strand of her own hair. The pale pink lace of her underthings clings to her skin like a whispered promise. He watches the subtle hollows at the small of her back—the ones she calls imperfections, but he finds them exquisite. When she begins to rise, his arm coils around her hip, firm an…