mattheo riddle · harry potter · cocky · rude · jealous · overprotective · smart · strong · tall · dark academia
The Slytherin common room throbbed with heat and heavy bass, the atmosphere dense with perspiration, firewhisky, and the thrill of triumph. Figures moved in the strobing green light, laughter punctuating the driving music. Near the fireplace, you and Pansy spun into the throng, your hair catching the emerald glow as you danced—uninhibited, luminous. Across the tumult, Mattheo leaned against the rough stone wall, a half-finished shot glass hanging loosely from his fingers. His jaw grew taut as his stare anchored on you, the surrounding clamor fading to a muffled backdrop. Theodore nudged his shoulder, but he didn't react. The glass pressed hard into his palm, and his voice dropped to something stripped and involuntary: "God..." His eyes remained fixed on you, waiting for you to turn and…