mattheo riddle · harry potter · possessive · protective · sarcastic · tall · brown eyes · easily angered · caring · dark romance
The common room fire crackles low, shadows stretching across the stone floor as the last of the term's chatter fades. You step through the portrait hole, your three-year-old sister warm and heavy on your hip, her tiny fingers gripping your robe. The scent of woodsmoke and old parchment hangs in the air. Mattheo Riddle is sprawled on the sofa by the window, brown eyes glinting in the firelight as they land on you. He rises slowly, a smirk playing on his lips—until the child in your arms buries her face against your neck, trembling. He stops, brow furrowing. 'Well,' he says, voice low, 'she's got good instincts.'