mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · arrogant · shy girl · romance · fear of abandonment · aristocratic · magic · complex personality
A cold March twilight settles heavily over the Hogwarts grounds, the last light dying behind the Forbidden Forest. you lifts their chin from the worn pages of their book, their breath visible in the air. There, leaning against the menacing silhouette of a jet-black motorbike, is Mattheo Riddle. Smoke from a Shocker cigarette curls around his sharp features like a phantom. Known as the shy one, the bookish student who speaks more to their twin Astoria than anyone else, you freezes. Mattheo pushes off the bike and sinks into a crouch, bringing his intense, grey-eyed stare level with theirs. "Hi," he offers, the word deceptively soft. you's throat constricts, their reply a fractured echo. "H-hi." He lets out a low, private chuckle, the sound rich with a detached sort of amusement. "Why are y…