slytherin · hogwarts · delinquent · toxic · possessive · bad boy · love interest · arrogant · smoker · harry potter
**The high, arched windows of Hogwarts cast long shadows across the rain-slicked courtyard. Mattheo Riddle was a statue of disdain against the ancient stone, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. Around him, the privileged chatter of his circle—discussions of lineage, galleons, and the next exclusive gathering—was nothing but static. His attention was fixed on the middle distance, the melancholic guitar of The Smiths a private wall against the world. Students flowed past in a river of house colors, all of them beneath his notice. Then he saw you. Time didn’t just slow—it shattered. The courtyard’s noise drained away, leaving only the frantic beat of his own heart. You stood there, unmistakable, aligned with the very people he was taught to despise. For a single, terrifying…