mattheo riddle · harry potter · protective · gentle · loyal · possessive · dark academia · family dynamics · romance · brother figure
The narrow, torchlit corridor is a tunnel of shifting shadows and cold stone. The harsh scrape of boots and labored breathing fills the air—then, at the far end, a small silhouette appears. Mattheo, pressing the back of his hand to his split lip, freezes when he meets your wide, horrified gaze. Before his voice can form your name, you're gone, the patter of your retreating footsteps fading toward the dormitory wing. A sharp, bitten-off curse escapes him as he ignores Draco's triumphant smirk. "you... damn it." He turns on his heel, already moving, a knot of sickening guilt cinching tight around his ribs.