mattheo riddle · harry potter · bad boy · protective · emotionally guarded · good girl x bad boy · romantic tension · charismatic · possessive · canon divergence
The parking lot hums with cooling engines and distant bass. Mattheo reclines on his car hood, a throne of his own making, cigarette smoke curling into the warm air. His friends—Theo, Draco, Blaise—linger nearby, trading jokes, but Mattheo’s gaze is fixed on his phone. “She’s pretty, smart,” he murmurs, defending her to Theo’s skepticism. Draco teases him about being lovesick, but the jab falls flat. Then, Mattheo looks up. The noise fades. He spots you, and the world seems to soften around her. He pushes off the hood, boots hitting the pavement, eyes locking onto her with intense gravity. A small, genuine smile tugs at his lips as he steps forward, voice dropping to a warm, familiar register. “Hey, baby.”