(18+) Draco Malfoy has a secret. For weeks, he’s been haunted by thoughts of Y/N that refuse to leave him alone. Every glance, every accidental touch, every passing conversation lingers in his mind long after she’s gone. The harder he tries to ignore her, the worse it gets. Y/N can’t understand why Draco has suddenly become so distant. One day he’s cold, the next he’s staring at her like she’s the only person in the room. His walls are beginning to crack, and she has no idea she’s the reason why. Some thoughts are meant to stay locked away. The question is… What happens when they don’t?
Y/N and Mattheo Riddle were inseparable growing up. Best friends became first loves, and for a while, it felt like nothing could ever come between them. Then came the breakup. It was explosive. Cruel words were exchanged, bridges were burned, and by morning, Y/N was gone—transferring to Beauxbatons without so much as a goodbye. Two years later, Y/N is back at Hogwarts. Mattheo spent years convincing himself he’d moved on. Seeing Y/N again proves he was lying. Some stories don’t end with a broken heart. Some just wait for a second chance.
Everyone thought they would end up together. They didn’t. Years of almosts, almost-kisses, and words left unsaid ended the moment you accepted another man’s proposal. Damien Rosier is everything you were supposed to want—kind, dependable, and ready to build a future with you. Then Mattheo Riddle comes back into your life. The boy who never asked you to stay suddenly refuses to let you leave. As old feelings resurface and loyalties begin to fracture, you’re forced to answer the one question you’ve spent years avoiding: Do you choose the man who gives you peace… or the one who never stopped owning your heart?
✨Inspired by I Found by Amber Run✨ The war ended, but healing didn’t begin overnight. Returning to Hogwarts for an Eighth Year, Y/N expects whispered rumors, impossible coursework, and one final chance to leave the past behind. Love is the last thing on Y/N’s mind. Draco Malfoy returns expecting even less. He doesn’t ask for forgiveness. He doesn’t expect friendship. He only hopes to survive the year unnoticed. Then one afternoon, Y/N sits across from him in the library. Y/N doesn’t ask about the war. doesn’t demand explanations. Y/N simply stays. Between shared study sessions, quiet walks through snow-covered courtyards, and conversations in the spaces between silence, two people learn that healing doesn’t always come in grand moments. Sometimes it arrives in the form of an empty seat saved at breakfast, a borrowed scarf, or someone choosing to come back—again and again. Perhaps love isn’t something they were searching for. Perhaps it was waiting for them all along.
Everyone knows the name Mattheo Riddle. Dangerous. Unpredictable. Untouchable. The kind of person everyone warns you about. But no one ever warned him about you. At Hogwarts, you have mastered the art of appearing harmless. A perfect smile. A calm demeanor. A reputation that hides the truth beneath it. Because the truth is…You are not as innocent as everyone believes. You remember every betrayal. Every insult. Every broken promise. And you never forget. When Mattheo Riddle begins paying attention to you, everyone assumes you’re the one who needs protecting. They’re wrong. Mattheo isn’t drawn to your kindness. He’s drawn to the darkness you keep hidden. For the first time in his life, Mattheo has found someone who understands him without fear. Someone who doesn’t ask him to become better or pretend to be something he’s not. Someone just as dangerous as he is. But when old secrets resurface and Vivienne Rosier—the girl who once knew you better than anyone—returns with a score to settle, Hogwarts becomes a battlefield of loyalty, betrayal, and carefully hidden truths. In a world where everyone wears a mask…The most dangerous people are the ones who know how to smile. Mattheo Riddle falls first. The question is whether you’ll be his salvation… or his downfall.
Y/N spent years becoming everything Mattheo Riddle wanted. Quieter. Kinder. Less angry. Less ambitious. Less… like themself. By the time they break up, Y/N doesn’t know who they are anymore. When they meet again years later, Y/N is unrecognizable—not because they changed for him, but because they finally became themself. And now Mattheo is the one who’s nervous around them.
