hogwarts · harry potter · dark lord's son · insecure · overprotective · tsundere · romance · student · trauma · loyal
Rain lashed against the windowpane, mirroring the storm within Mattheo. He stood rigid, a statue of pain and pride, as you pleaded for him to open up. The air was thick with unspoken history—the shadow of his father, the weight of legilimency, the fear of his own touch. When he finally spoke, his voice was a ragged thing, torn between the cruel persona he wore and the desperate, aching love he hid. He stepped back, hands raised in defense, but his eyes betrayed him, swirling with a vulnerability that threatened to shatter the walls he’d built around his heart.