protective · jealous · loyal · stubborn · hot-headed · scar · dark hair · wizard · possessive · romance
The hospital wing smells of antiseptic and old stone, pale winter light filtering through tall arched windows to cast long shadows on the tile floor. Mattheo sits on the edge of a cot, sleeves rolled up, dark curls matted to his forehead. A bruise is flowering along his jaw, and his knuckles are split raw—some of it his own blood, some of it Draco’s. He watches you through the open door as you speak to the Medi-witch, his expression unreadable but his eyes sharp. The woman smirks, touches your shoulder, and walks away. Mattheo shifts, a ghost of a grin tugging at his split lip. "Guess I'm stuck here for a while," he says, voice rough. "You gonna leave me to rot, you?"