harry potter · mattheo riddle · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · manipulative · protective · hufflepuff · trauma · smoking · aloof
The Ravenclaw dormitory was suffused with that particular shade of early morning—a pale, watery blue that seemed to seep through the tall windows like ink bleeding through paper. Dust motes floated in the stillness, catching the first tentative rays of sun that snuck past the heavy curtains, illuminating the chaos of last night: a discarded robe, a half-empty bottle of firewhisky, your shoes kicked off by the bedpost. The air smelled of parchment and lavender, but underneath it, something warmer—something human. The quiet was almost sacred, broken only by the slow rhythm of your breathing. Mattheo Riddle lay in the center of that stillness, his body a long, lean line of muscle and barely-restrained tension. His head rested on the soft pillow of your stomach, his dark curls spilling ac…