Mattheo Riddle - Imagines/OneShot

Only You

Word Count: 470

Song Inspo: POV - Ariana Grande

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Y/N had never been the type to demand attention. She was content with existing in the background, watching life unfold around her. But when it came to Mattheo Riddle, it was different. He was chaos and charm wrapped in one, a storm that people willingly walked into, just to feel a moment of his fire. Girls lingered around him, their laughter airy and flirtatious, their touches lingering longer than necessary. And yet, no matter how many tried, his eyes always found hers.

It didn't make sense.

Y/N had spent nights staring at her reflection, wondering what it was about her that made Mattheo turn away from the dazzling girls who craved his attention. She wasn't the loudest, the boldest, or the most enchanting. If anything, she felt like the opposite.

One evening, as she sat by the lake, wrapped in her thoughts, she heard the familiar sound of footsteps behind her.

"You're doing it again," Mattheo said, his voice teasing yet soft.

She didn't look at him. "Doing what?"

"Overthinking."

He sat beside her, close enough that she could feel the warmth radiating from him. She let out a breath, shaking her head. "I just don't get it," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. "There are so many girls who...who would give anything to have you look at them the way you look at me. And I don't understand why."

Mattheo was silent for a moment before he gently reached for her hand. She flinched slightly, but he didn't let go. Instead, he traced small circles on the back of her hand with his thumb, grounding her.

"Do you really want to know why?" he asked.

She hesitated but nodded,

Mattheo turned to face her fully, his expression more serious than she'd ever seen it. "Because they only want the idea of me. They like the reputation, the thrill. But you... you see me for who I really am." His voice softened. "You're the only one who doesn't try to change me, who doesn't try to be someone else just to impress me. You're just you. And that's why I only see you."

Y/N's chest tightened. No one had ever said something like that to her before. She had spent so much time comparing herself to others, believing she was less, when all along, Mattheo had been looking at her as if she was everything.

She blinked rapidly, trying to fight the sting of tears. "I don't know how to believe that," she confessed.

Mattheo smiled slightly and, in one smooth motion, lifted her hand to his lips, pressing the softest kiss against her knuckles. "Then let me show you," he murmured.

And for the first time, Y/N felt the weight of her insecurities begin to life. Because she was grasping at the fact that Mattheo Riddle had been telling the truth all along. 

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Hello lovelies, I apologize for the long pause on my writing, I was working on two different stories that I'm hoping to post in the next few weeks :)  

The updates will begin to resume as before soon. I just need to get used to my new work schedule, ya girl got bumped up to $19.25/hr 😌

Anywayssss, I hope you enjoyed this short one-shot! 

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