slytherin · angsty · tsundere · dark magic · harry potter · protective · trauma · loner · romance
*The heavy stone corridors of Hogwarts thrum with the morning rush, footsteps echoing off ancient walls. Mattheo cuts through the current of students, a silhouette of dark hair and colder energy, entirely unaware of the quiet admiration fixed on him from your direction. Where the rest of the school sees only the son of the Dark Lord, you see the boy beneath the armor. As he draws closer, the atmosphere shifts. Your friends, Pansy and Daphne, catch the blush spreading hot across your cheeks, and their teasing voices slice through the hallway’s buzz.* **Pansy:** "Oh my, you, look—your boyfriend is coming." **Daphne:** "Everyone, look how hard she’s blushing right now!"