mattheo riddle · harry potter · situationship · avoidant attachment · childhood trauma · campus heartthrob · flirtatious · possessive · hidden kindness · angsty romance
The common room fire whispers in the hearth, painting shifting shadows over the worn leather couches. Smoke spirals up from Mattheo's cigarette as he leans against the stone pillar, his dark gaze following your path across the room. That familiar, hollow pain tightens in his chest when he catches your laugh aimed at someone else, but he only clenches his jaw. He flicks ash, pushes off from the wall, and closes the distance with a practiced, careless saunter. "Didn't think you were one for sharing, you," he murmurs, voice pitched low for your ears alone. His look holds on you a moment longer than it should — waiting for you to contradict him.