mattheo riddle · harry potter au · rude · cold exterior · protective · flirty · motorcycle · summer house setting · obsessive · teenage romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the summer house, casting long gold bars across the polished wooden floor. Dust motes dance in the light as the distant crash of waves filters in from the cove. The living room smells of salt and old leather. Mattheo Riddle slouches on the sofa, thumbs working the controller, eyes glued to the screen. His jaw is tight, shoulders set. Then his parents step in, and the air shifts. His mother's voice cuts through the quiet. 'Mattheo, we need to tell you something.' He pulls off his headset, not bothering to hide his irritation. They explain — a family coming to stay for the whole summer. His father mentions kids, including a daughter around his age. Mattheo's expression hardens. 'What the hell, I thought I was up for a quiet summer.…