"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" Haunted by the weight of her bloodline, Syrah Black Lestrange has spent her life outrunning the ghosts of her family's sins. Her friends are the only light in her darkness - until she begins to see her enemy, Mattheo Riddle, in a dangerously different way. As fate tightens its grip, Syrah must walk the line between destiny and desire, loyalty and love. To protect those she cherishes, she'll have to face the truth of who she is - before a Riddle's touch unravels everything she's fought to save. This story doesn't follow a strict enemies to lovers plot. More like a rivals to frenemies to crushing to enemies to lovers to frenemies to lovers etc. ITS COMPLICATED ALRIGHT. *Heavily inspired by We Were Liars.*

"I was reaching for stars that didn't exist, caught up in the fantasies born of willful hope. I threw myself in the path of fate because I wanted to be swept away." ... We do stupid, stupid things in the name of those we love. We dedicate ourselves to false promises and we hope that in the end, it all turns out alright. I was never the kind of person who jumped into things without thinking about the consequences. I never dreamed of what could come from some silly mistakes. Two new students come for their 6th year at Hogwarts. Neither of them particularly want to be there. What havoc could a witch and a dark wizard bring to the year? As they both become frustratingly curious about each other, things fall in place that might never have occurred if they had just never met. ... So I started this book because I was bored, and now it's kind of my life accomplishment weirdly enough. It's not perfect and definitely not what it started out as but this fic has parts of my heart and soul in it and I'm proud of how far it's come. Contains toxic but also lovable Mattheo Riddle and an emotionally relatable mc. !!!Finished updating but still doing some editing!!! *WARNING* Contains violence, sexual content, swearing, mentions of abuse, death and possibly more. *I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, Mattheo Riddle belongs to @yasmineamara, I only own my own characters. Happy reading

𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚...𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚. Mattheo Riddle x OC "You know, Mattheo," she mused, effortlessly stepping over a fallen tree, "I'm starting to think you enjoy keeping secrets from me. Like it turns you on or something." I sighed. "You're being dramatic." She shot me a sharp look, the kind that would make a lesser man back up a step. "Oh, please. Do you think I don't notice when you're playing mental chess in that oversized head of yours? You dragged us into a meeting with Potter, of all people, and still refuse to tell me why." "You'll see soon enough." Celine huffed out a quiet laugh, shaking her head. "That's the thing-I hate surprises. Unless they come in the form of money." ︎ Started:02-09-2025 Finished: 01-02-2026