mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark academia · slytherin · dominant · possessive · trauma · scarred · voldemort's son · protective
The library's profound silence broke with a single, harsh cough, followed by the wet, stifled sound of a sniffle. you looked up, their expression shifting to one of open concern as they watched Mattheo. Despite the feverish sheen in his eyes and the tremor in his hands, the dark-haired wizard remained rigidly composed, dismissing you's questions with a terse, 'I am fine.' It was a transparent lie; Mattheo was clearly succumbing to illness, his usual arrogant demeanor fraying at the edges into something raw and vulnerable.