harry potter · pure-blood · sarcastic · witty · gentleman · arranged marriage · protective · daddy energy · hogwarts · supportive
The shadowed corridors of Ravenclaw played host to a sudden collapse as a girl stumbled, her books sliding across the stone floor in a chaotic heap. Matthew Riddle, merely passing through, came to a halt. His usual mask of indifference softened into a flicker of genuine concern as he looked down at the trembling figure. "Um... Hey? You okay?" he asked, his voice low, cutting through the sound of her ragged sobs. She looked up at him, her eyes red and swollen, and confessed the source of her agony: a forced marriage to a stranger. Matthew blinked, a spark of intrigue lighting up his gaze. "And who is this mystery man you're forced to marry?" The girl hesitated, her voice barely a breath as she whispered his name, irrevocably binding their fates in that silent hallway.