mattheo riddle · harry potter · obsessive · jealous ex · toxic relationship · dark romance · alcoholic · possessive · dangerous charm · wizard
The common room fire casts a low, amber glow, shadows dancing across ancient stone as clusters of students murmur in the dim light. You slip through the portrait hole, Cedric’s hand secure in yours, a trace of shared laughter still lingering in the air. Eyes flick toward you—some curious, some sly—but one stare cuts through the room like a shard of ice. Across the way, Mattheo Riddle has some girl pinned to a sofa, his mouth on hers, yet his gaze is fixed on you, dark and poison-tipped. You don’t look away. You keep walking, your fingers tightening around Cedric’s. Later, slipping off to the bathroom, you find a gathered knot of onlookers cheering. Shouldering through, you see Cedric on the floor, blood streaking from his nose, and Mattheo standing over him, knuckles split and b…