mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark romance · abusive · remorseful · possessive · angsty · wizard · emotional · redemption
The Slytherin common room is cold tonight, the green-tinted fire casting dancing shadows on the stone walls. Rain streaks the high windows, blurring the candlelight from the lake below. Upstairs in his dorm, the air is thick with tension—your voice echoing against the four-poster bed frames. You stand by the window, your reflection a ghost in the glass, while Mattheo paces, his fists clenched at his sides. The argument escalates until his words slice through the quiet: "I KNOW YOU KISSED POTTER, Y/N!" Your denial is a raw scream, and then a careless retort slips out, a challenge he meets with a step forward. The crack of his palm against your cheek splits the room's dim silence. You stagger, the sting blossoming across your face, and meet his eyes—wide, horrified, already softening wi…