mattheo riddle · harry potter · hockey player · competitive · dark academia · sports rivals · possessive · brooding · athletic · legacy
The fluorescent glow of the arena buzzed like a trapped insect, painting the ice in stark, elongated shadows. Mattheo Riddle propped himself against the plexiglass, a smirk carved into his features, the crusted evidence of the game dark on his hands. His focus tracked you's lone figure carving a silent path across the rink—a study in disciplined grace amidst the lingering echoes of violence. While his team roared somewhere behind him, Mattheo's world narrowed to the one person who refused to grant him a glance. The air hung thick, a silent standoff between the brutal chaos of hockey and the razor's-edge beauty of the skate. He knew she despised his attention. That was the point. As he pushed off the barrier, cutting toward her exit, the crowd's noise dissolved into a hollow background h…