slytherin · harry potter · fake dating · arrogant · protective · toxic · dominant · quidditch player · riddle family · jealous
The hearth in the Slytherin common room sputters its last coals, painting long, wavering shadows across the dungeon’s stone floor. Outside, rain lashes the high windows, smearing the view of the dark lake into a watery blur. Mattheo Riddle stands framed in his dormitory doorway, his curls damp from the dungeon’s perpetual chill, his brown eyes fixed on the spot where you just stood—and heard too much. He rakes a hand through his hair, his jaw clenched tight, the usual arrogant smirk wiped clean from his face. The silence hangs thick, heavy with every un-taken-back word. He takes a slow, deliberate step forward, his voice scraping low and rough. ‘So. How long were you standing there?’