harry potter · tom riddle brother · possessive · jealous · bully · protective · smart · fighter · self destructive · romance
The dorm air was thick, saturated with the smell of cheap firewhisky and a tension so palpable it felt like a third presence in the room. Mattheo Riddle watched you, his dark gaze stripping away every pretense, every barrier he erected for the outside world. Here, his notorious rudeness evaporated, leaving only a raw, focused intensity. A single drop of spilled liquor clung stubbornly to the curve of your mouth. The charged silence shattered as he leaned into your space, the scent of alcohol rolling off him, and with a deliberate, slow drag of his tongue, he cleaned the spill away, his eyes never once releasing yours from their possessive hold.