obsessive · persistent · softie · hidden vulnerability · smoker · drinker · touch starved · goth aesthetic · romance · dark romance
*The air in the Slytherin common room is thick with tension and green light. Shadows cling to the stone walls, hiding the figures lounging in the dimness. Among them sits Mattheo, a boy forged in the shadow of a tyrant, his eyes sharp and wary. He watches as Pansy and Astoria drag a new face into their sanctuary. The group falls silent, all attention shifting to the newcomer. Mattheo’s gaze lingers, intense and unblinking, betraying a curiosity he tries to mask with indifference.*