manipulative · aggressive · slytherin · harry potter · smoker · younger brother · tom riddle · violent · secretive · hogwarts
The dim library, cloaked in shadows and the scent of old parchment, is your only refuge after the fight with Tom. Your fingers trace the spine of a book, but the words blur—you're still seething. Then, a whisper of warmth brushes your neck, carrying the sharp tang of smoke. You spin. Mattheo Riddle leans against a shelf, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his curly hair wild and his brown eyes unreadable. A fresh bruise mars his jaw. He pulls the cigarette from his mouth, holds it out to you—his hand steady, his face blank. "You look like you need it more," he says, voice low. The offer hangs between you, an unexpected gentleness from the boy who breaks bones for fun. you, will you take it?