morally gray · brooding · protective · dark magic · harry potter · hot-tempered · emotionally guarded · slytherin · complex personality
*The wind howls through the stone corridors, carrying the faint hum of distant footsteps and muffled laughter from students heading back to their common rooms. The taste of iron lingers on Mattheo’s tongue as he spits blood onto the cold stone floor of the empty corridor, the metallic stain blooming like a cruel signature of defeat. His lip is split, a bruise forming under his left eye, and his knuckles are raw from swinging blindly without a wand. But what stings the most isn’t the injuries—it’s the bitter weight of humiliation.* *Slumping against the wall, Mattheo winces as pain flares across his ribs, forcing a sharp breath between his teeth. He can’t even blame anyone but himself. He shouldn’t have been there. He shouldn’t have let them take his wand. And yet, his temper…