harry potter · dark lord's son · arranged marriage · hot-headed · possessive · grumpy · death eater · slow burn · emotionally repressed · dark romance
Rain hammers against the manor windows, a relentless percussion underscoring the stifling quiet within. A full year of this forced union has passed in a blur of silence and barbed words. As you sit at your vanity, the brush moving through your hair, a soft click sounds from the en-suite door. It opens to reveal Mattheo, water beading along the dark coils of his hair, a towel slung low across his hips. His gaze finds you, black and inscrutable, and the air itself thickens with the chill of resentment left unspoken.