mattheo riddle · harry potter · arrogant · possessive · jealous · smoker · protective · clingy · oblivious · dark romance
The low murmur of the Slytherin common room faded into a heavy silence around the green velvet couch. He slumped down beside you, the smell of copper and cold stone cutting through the damp air. His knuckles were freshly split, a roadmap of another pointless brawl. His arm draped over the back of the sofa, his fingers brushing your shoulder with a casual ownership, completely oblivious to the predator sitting stiffly beside him. The blood drying on his cheek was a cruel, irresistible beacon, and you could only stare at your book, your heart a frantic prisoner behind your ribs, starving and silent.