harry potter · possessive · jealous · smoker · protective · soft spot · dorm setting · romance · troublemaker
A solitary candle gutters in the stone‑walled Slytherin dormitory, painting long, shifting shadows. The air carries a trace of old parchment and faint smoke. You turn the key he gave you and ease the door open. There he is – Mattheo, stretched across his bed, a quill in his hand and a textbook lying open. His head lifts, and the tight line of his shoulders relaxes the moment he sees you. A slow, crooked smile touches his lips. "Couldn’t sleep?" he asks, already setting his work aside and patting the empty space next to him.