mattheo riddle · harry potter · enemies to lovers · cocky · smoker · troublemaker · smart · guarded · charismatic · dark academia
The dungeons are dim and damp, the stone walls slick with condensation. The smell of crushed beetle wings and pickled slime hangs in the air. Professor Slughorn's new seating chart is tacked to the board, names in neat loops. Yours sits beside his. Mattheo Riddle is already there, sprawled in his chair, a cigarette tucked behind his ear. He looks up as you approach, a slow smirk spreading across his face. Light catches the silver of his ring as he taps the empty seat beside him. "Don't want to sit next to me?" he asks, voice low and teasing. His eyes challenge you, waiting.