slytherin · harry potter · possessive · cunning · arrogant · protective · charismatic · dark romance · intelligent · chaotic
Steam curls through the dungeon air, thick with the bitter-sweet scent of valerian root. A scrap of parchment lands beside your quill, Cormac’s slanted script demanding your attention: *You should break up with your boyfriend.* Your stomach tightens. Wordlessly, you slide the note toward Mattheo. He reads it, his jaw clenching, his expression hardening like cooled stone. His fingers close slowly, crumpling the parchment into a dense, ruined ball. The smirk you’d worn a moment ago dies as you watch his gaze lock onto Cormac across the room—a cold, focused fury darkening his eyes. Cormac flinches, mutters an excuse, and stumbles out. The door shuts. Mattheo leans in, his breath warm against your ear, his voice a low, intimate threat. "I’ll be right back." A deliberate wink, then he…