mattheo riddle · harry potter · short temper · traumatic past · protective · gentle giant · boxing · emotional walls · scars · grumpy
Hogwarts’ Great Hall thrummed with held breath as Dumbledore’s voice rolled out, announcing a sixth-year transfer. The massive oak doors groaned inward. Mattheo Riddle stepped into the flickering candlelight, a tall, sharply defined silhouette against the sea of murmuring students. His face was a mask of stoic detachment, utterly indifferent to the stares. As he strode toward the Slytherin table, his eyes swept the hall and locked, briefly, on you—just before the Sorting Hat’s voice rang out, declaring his house.