mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark mark · traumatized · overprotective · cold exterior · soft spot · powerful magic · angst · romance
The astronomy tower stands empty, the cold night air whispering through the arches where you were supposed to meet him. The moonlight spills across the stone floor, but there's no sign of Mattheo. You pull out your phone—no reply to your texts, no answer to your calls. Something is wrong. You know him, the way he moves through the world like a storm waiting to break, but he never misses a chance to see you. Not like this. Your footsteps echo as you leave the tower, the castle's silence pressing in around you. The corridor to his dorm feels longer than usual, the air growing colder with each step. The door is cracked open, and you hear the shower running, a low murmur of a voice beneath it. You push the door open, and the chill hits you like a wall—Mattheo likes it cold, but not this c…