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14 | the conversation: part two

WHERE GREEN MEETS YELLOW
mattheo riddle - hp universe
act one - chapter fourteen
" the conversation: part two "

all she could think as she walked through the cold, dark castle was "oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck."

charlotte did not want to talk to mattheo. she was completely scared for what was to come. why was he mad at her? did she say something wrong? did he have a secret girlfriend the whole time and got upset because she was too public about it? her mind was swarming.

as she slowly crept out into the courtyard, charlotte's eyes landed on him. mattheo riddle sat on a bench with his back to a statue, right in the middle of the open area, head in his hands, and his shoulders slightly shaking.

"mattheo?" his head shot up as his eyes landed on her.

"please, say it." he said, voice drenched in tears, copying his cheeks, as he fell onto his knees as she slowly walked towards him.

"say what, theo?"

"that. my nickname. so i know you don't hate me."

"hate you?"

"fuck, yes, please. i can't have you hate me."

"mattheo, what's going on?" she had now walked all the way to him and was stood in front of him, but with the stone bench hitting her left leg.

"i- i really really like you, charlotte. you can't hate me. you just can't." his voice broke more into sobs as he clutched into her leg and sobbed into her knee.

"fuck, theo, why would i hate you?" she asked softly, gently pulling his head away by his hair and sitting down.

"cedric."

"what about him?"

"he doesn't like me."

"what makes you say that?" her agreement was slowly seeping through her words, no matter how hard she tried. she's always been a shit liar.

"i know you know it's true."

"why do you say it, mattheo?"

"because he said it."

"to you?"

"no, the other night in the hall."

"were you following us?"

"no, i promise you i wasn't. i was going to the astronomy tower when i saw you guys and heard you talking about me. i promise i didn't mean to eavesdrop. i'm so so sorry, charlotte."

"so that's why you were mad earlier?"

"i thought i could just push you away before you reject me, per his request."

"why on earth would u reject you, mattheo?"

"because i'm a bad influence on you. i'm corrupting you."

"who gives a flying rat's ass?" the outburst startled the slytherin a bit. "sorry."

"nevertheless, i can't very well have you, like, stealing my cigarettes, can i?"

"those are nasty anyways."

"you know what i mean."

"i know, but mattheo, i don't fucking care. i like you too much to care."

"me either, love. i can't lose you."

"and i can't lose you." she slowly pulled him into a tight hug, squeezing any doubt out of her body as well as his, before gently pulling away and looking into his eyes. "now call me that again."

"what?"

"you know what."

"i have no idea what you're talking about, love."

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short but sweet lol 🫶