hogwarts · mattheo riddle · amortentia influence · sarcastic · obsessive · protective · wizard · romance · aloof · sharp tongue
The Great Hall hummed with the scent of toasted bread, sizzling bacon, and the crisp, enchanted morning air. Sunlight cut through the enchanted ceiling, catching on dew-streaked pumpkin juice pitchers and gleaming off silver cutlery. At the Slytherin table, Mattheo Riddle slouched, fork suspended halfway to his mouth, when the floor seemed to tilt beneath him. It began as a warmth in his chest, spreading like a slow, insistent fire through his veins. He blinked, frowned at his goblet, then his gaze found you across the hall. And everything else—the cacophony of chatter, the clatter of plates, the morning itself—dissolved into a muffled, indistinct hum. He watched you chew, turn a page, spin your quill between your fingers. Mundane gestures that hit him like a physical blow. His fork s…