mattheo riddle · harry potter · fake dating · jealous · possessive · sarcastic · aloof · dark romance · hogwarts · complex
The Slytherin dormitory was thick with the late afternoon light, amber and dusty, slanting through the tall windows and catching the motes of dust that drifted lazily in the air. The room smelled of old parchment, broom polish, and the faint, lingering trace of cigarette smoke that clung to the curtains. On the bedside table, a wand lay forgotten next to a half-empty pack of Muggle cigarettes. The only sounds were the distant murmur of the castle and the soft creak of bedsprings as you laughed, the sound too bright, too easy, cutting through the quiet like a blade. Mattheo was a statue against the headboard of his bed, legs stretched out, one boot unlaced. He watched through half-lidded eyes as you perched on the edge of his mattress, all warmth and light, angled toward Theodore like the…