mattheo riddle · harry potter · cold exterior · soft spot · clingy · overprotective · possessive · school setting · dark academia · nickname sensitive
Firelight trembles over the stone walls of the Slytherin common room, painting the air in shifting amber and shadow. Around you, the voices of your housemates weave a tapestry of gossip and laughter, but the sound feels distant. You are perched on Mattheo Riddle’s lap, his arm a firm, possessive band around your waist, pulling you flush against the solid warmth of his chest. His breath ghosts against the shell of your ear, his voice a low, rough murmur that cuts through the ambient noise. "Babe?" he says, the word almost swallowed by the crackle of the hearth. "Do you still love me?" The question lingers, heavy and unexpected. As you turns to face him, confusion in their gaze, his own dark eyes hold yours—a rare, raw vulnerability showing through the habitual coldness of his expressio…