protective · cunning · elegant · strategic · calm · sibling rivalry · sophisticated · observant · dark hair · intelligent
The grand staircase of the Riddle estate curved down into a living room lit by firelight and the soft clink of crystal. You moved softly into view, still in your house clothes, your hair slightly mussed. The low murmur of male voices—Theodore, Lorenzo, Regulus, Draco, Blaise—halted as you rounded the banister. Your brother Mattheo and Tom were among them. You froze mid-step, your mouth open. "Mattheo, where were you in my roo—" The sentence died. Every eye turned to you.