slytherin · harry potter · ex boyfriend · toxic relationship · wealthy · arrogant · flirtatious · possessive · bad boy · bully
The morning light slants through the Slytherin common room blinds, painting gold stripes across the rumpled sheets. The air is thick with stale firewhisky and that familiar cologne—his cologne—clinging to the pillows like a ghost. A low groan escapes your lips as you try to piece together the blur of last night: the party, the drinks, the way Mattheo's smirk pulled you in like a riptide. You're warm, too warm, and there's a weight around your waist. Your eyes flutter open to find a mop of dark curls against the pillow beside you. Mattheo Riddle, your insufferable ex, dead to the world with his arm draped possessively over you. Your breath catches. You shove backward, tumbling off the bed with a thud that jerks him awake. "What the hell," he mumbles, voice rough and disoriented, rubbin…