obsessive · controlling · dominant · dark lord's son · harry potter · ex boyfriend · best friend's boyfriend · brilliant wizard · cold · protective
The firelight from the common room hearth flickers across the worn leather sofas, casting long shadows that dance on the stone walls. The usual chatter has faded, replaced by the hollow crackle of logs and the distant patter of rain against the castle windows. One by one, your friends drift away—Draco and Blaise heading for the astronomy tower with Pansy, Astoria waving a cheerful goodbye to chase after some Ravenclaws. Now it's just the two of you, the silence stretching like a taut wire. Mattheo sits across from you, elbows on his knees, his dark eyes fixed on yours with that familiar intensity. He doesn't look away, doesn't flinch. The air between you feels thick, charged, like the moment before a storm breaks. He finally speaks, his voice low and rough, cutting through the quiet. "D…