𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐒 | mattheo riddle

thirteen 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑

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THE SLYTHERIN COMMON ROOM was dimly lit, the only light coming from the flickering fireplace. it was a chill november evening, it was already dark outside. vanessa was lounging on a comfortable sofa with pansy. she had always loved fall and winter more than summer and spring. she liked the cozy evenings inside with a warm blanket surrounding her. she loved summer for partying outside, but winter didn't make her feel like she had to do something all the time and she loved that feeling.

pansy parkinson had proven to be a loyal friend amidst all the gossip and chaos.

people were still talking about the rumors izzy had spread, but theo was right — things were slowly getting better. people already had other stuff to gossip about. pansy had been a rock, listening to vanessa's rants about izzy's betrayals and offering comfort when it came to enzo and blaise. it was new to vanessa to have a friend who actually listened to her and didn't secretly hated her. 

"you know what," vanessa began, breaking the comfortable silence. she glanced at pansy, her mind made up. "i'm done with all of them — blaise, enzo, and izzy. i can't keep letting them take up space in my head. they've done me so wrong, and it's time to move on."

pansy nodded approvingly. "good for you, vanessa. you deserve better than all of them."

"they've been on my mind so much lately, and i've realized it's not worth it. i'm ready to ignore them and live my life without constantly thinking about them and how wrong they did me," vanessa declared, feeling a sense of liberation.

pansy smiled warmly. "i'm happy for you, vanessa. that's a great mindset to have."

vanessa was so done with having all these weird and toxic people in her life who constantly tried to kill her mood or sabotage her life. yes, she had good times with izzy and with blaise too, but in the end, they taught her to realize that some losses aren't a loss. she had to accept the situation and move on.

after a moment of comfortable silence, pansy shifted in her seat. "there's something else i wanted to ask you."

"and what's that?" vanessa asked, curious.

"i wanted to ask you what the hell is going on between you and mattheo?" pansy's eyes sparkled with curiosity as well.

vanessa laughed nervously. "i don't really know. it's ... complicated."

"do you like him?" pansy pressed, leaning forward.

vanessa thought for a moment. did she like mattheo? she never really thought about that question. after a beat, she nodded. "yeah, i think so."

pansy squealed in happiness. "i knew it! have you guys kissed yet?"

vanessa grinned. she felt like a twelve-year old girl with a childish crush on someone. "yes, a few times."

"and have you slept together?" pansy asked, her eyes wide with excitement.

vanessa hesitated for a second before nodding. "yes."

they both burst into laughter, the tension and stress of the past weeks melting away. it felt good to laugh, to share these moments with a true friend. vanessa felt a sense of relief, like she could finally start to let go of the drama with blaise, izzy, and everyone else.

"was he good?" pansy asked vanessa.

"of course! i mean, what did you think?" vanessa laughed.

but their laughter was interrupted when theodore nott suddenly stormed into the common room. he looked frantic, his eyes darting around until they landed on vanessa. without hesitation, he rushed over to her. oh no, vanessa immediately thought, knowing that his hectic appearance meant nothing good.