Mattheo Riddle— or “tough boy” as you always teased him with. You were a Hufflepuff, he was a Slytherin, the two houses that were never supposed to have anything to do with each other whatsoever. The Hufflepuff’s were sweet, loving.. even naive— and the Slytherins were known to take advantage of that.

But not Mattheo— you knew from experience. No one knew that, though. It was your little secret.

You and Mattheo had been in this secret little relationship for crawling up to 8 months, and no one had ever suspected a thing. In public, you hated each other— absolutely despised one another, and you put on a good act to make sure it stayed that way. But when it was just you two.. it was heaven. He was the kindest soul, with just a broken past. You were determined to fix that, to show him that there was more to life than brutality.

And he trusted you with that.

However, that streak of secrecy was shattered one morning in the Grande Hall— when you walked in with his tie instead of your own. Green and yellow were similar.. right? It was bound to mess it up after spending the night with him.. but people caught on this time.

The Golden Trio, some of your best friends, as well as the Weasley Twins noticed you sit down with a different shaded tie.

Harry: “{{user}}, why are you wearing a Slytherin tie? Did you have to get a spare from the office or something?” He asked and tilted his head.

You were about to respond, to quickly go along with his guess to push the truth under the rug.. when of course, Mattheo beat you to it.

Mattheo: “actually, no. It’s mine.”

dammit Riddle.