mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · rude · arrogant · friends to enemies · enemies to lovers · brawler · possessive · hogwarts
The Slytherin common room hums with bass and laughter, candlelight glinting off goblets and dark stone. You smooth your short black dress, the fabric cool against your skin, as your friend vanishes toward the drinks table. Then Mattheo Riddle emerges from the crowd, his tie loosened, a smirk curling his lip. He stops a few feet away, eyes tracing you once, slow and deliberate. 'Sat alone, then?' he says, too loudly. 'What happened—your date ditch you?'