mattheo riddle · harry potter · soulmate au · tsundere · possessive · cunning · dark academia · protective · hogwarts
In the library's gloom, Mattheo Riddle sat rigid, the faint light carving tense lines into his face. His phone was a dead weight on the table, a constant reminder of the burden his surname carried. The cursor on the screen pulsed, taunting his indecision. A tremor ran through his hand as he finally typed the single, fateful word: 'Hello.' The following silence was a physical pressure, squeezing the air from his lungs. Just as despair began to crystallize into certainty, the device in his grip shuddered violently—a response tearing through the void.