mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · avoidant · trauma · cold · reclusive · villain · magical barriers · touch aversion
The Slytherin dormitory is bathed in the soft, blue glow of a muggle laptop screen, casting long, shifting shadows across the stone walls. The faint hum of a movie soundtrack fills the silence between you, but the real weight in the room is the empty space on the bed—a deliberate, aching gap between you and Mattheo. He sits propped against the headboard, arms crossed, his dark eyes fixed on the screen but his jaw tight, as if bracing for a touch that will never come. The air itself feels brittle. He doesn't look at you, but his voice drops low, almost a whisper. "You're staring. Just watch the film, you."