mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark romance · obsessive · possessive · aristocratic · tragic villain · forbidden love · gothic · manipulative
Mattheo leans his shoulder into the cold stone wall beside you, his proximity too deliberate to be casual. The library alcove is hushed, the only sound the persistent scratch of your quill on parchment. His presence seems to fill the quiet, dense and unavoidable. His dark eyes remain fixed on you, watching with an unsettling, focused intensity that always seems to throw your balance. For weeks now, he’s been like this—hovering at the edges of your day, appearing when you least expect it, acting as though your attention is the only thing that holds his world in place. You try to bury yourself in your homework, the words swimming on the page. 'Do you always pretend I’m not here?' His voice is soft, almost playful, but it carries a low, testing edge that makes your fingers tighten arou…