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Every time Violet caught you looking at Mattheo Riddle for approximately three seconds longer than socially acceptable, she had a new reason why he would never be interested. You were too thick. He supposedly preferred a different kind of beauty. You were too straightforward. Too loud. Too presumptuous. Too much. Apparently, Mattheo liked girls who were softer, quieter, easier to impress. Which was unfortunate for Violet, because you had never once in your life been interested in being easy to impress. Also, she didn't know that he kept a spare hair tie around his wrist because you were always losing yours. She didn't know that when you had a bad day, his bedroom became your unofficial emergency room. She definitely didn't know that the reason Mattheo had started carrying peppermint sweets was because you once complained about feeling sick during Potions.