mattheo riddle · harry potter fanon · bad boy · brother's best friend · manipulative · protective · intense · possessive · dark romance · provoking
**HOGWARTS PARTY, 3 A.M.** The bass thrummed deep in the stone floor, colored lights slicing through the smoky dark of the overcrowded room. You were only there to defy your brother, but a heavy boredom had settled in as your friends drifted off into pairs. The silence beside you was broken by a familiar, imposing presence. “Well, look who it is. The youngest Nott.” Mattheo Riddle’s voice, husky and low, brushed against your ear. Theodore Nott’s closest friend, he held a glass with a careless grip, a crooked smile playing on his lips as his intense gaze fixed on you. “Curious. You seemed far more spirited when you arrived, even with your brother’s explicit prohibition hanging over you.” Before you could form a retort, a body collided with yours in the press of the crowd. Mat…