—miss americana and the heartbreak prince
pairing: mattheo riddle x fem!reader
summary: headcanons about mattheo dating a foreign exchange student from america
you're there during your fifth year
mattheo first notices you, when pansy brings you along to a hangout with the group
"this is y/n" your friend pansy introduced. the boys in front of you seemed friendly enough, if a bit arrogant. "hey" you smiled. one of them, a boy with curly hair and lovely dimples, made space beside him. "i'm mattheo" he introduced himself, before he pointed to the other boys, telling you their names one by one.
you quickly become a part of the group of slytherins. it is exciting being friends with them. mattheo is the most interested in you. he often asks you things about your home.
you introduce him to american slang or books you read, while he tells you about the english culture.
he often tells you that he loves your accent, but his is one of the prettiest you ever heard.
when a care package from home arrives, you share all the snacks with your friends. they're amazed when you introduce them to things they never heard about before.
during your time at hogwarts you and mattheo grow even closer, sneaking out at night to go on late night walks, until he eventually kisses you one night.
you start dating at that point.
he often calls you typical british pet names of endearment like darling or love, which makes your heart beat fast everytime. you call him honey or babe and you noticed his cheeks reddening before.
sometimes your american slang leads to funny misconsumptions that would take a while to break up
you can never agree on how to drink tea. mattheo is not as passionate as the average british person and still offended at the way you drink it
despite his rebellious nature, mattheo finds himself studying more because you insist on it. you have cozy study sessions in the library, where he often gets distracted by your presence and playful banter.
mattheo becomes fiercely protective of you, especially when other students gossip or when you face challenges adapting to the new environment. he’s always ready to stand up for you, no matter what. you face some prejudice from students who disapprove of your relationship.
you often leave each other little messages and notes, writing cute things or how something reminded you of the other
as the school year ends, you both promise to continue your relationship and talk as much as possible, either using letters or the floo network or simply telephones.
you both leave an everlasting effect on each other. you teach mattheo to be more empathetic and a lot calmer as he tries to regulate his emotions before acting. he teaches you to take risks and not take life so seriously all the time.
your farewell is pretty sad, but also quite sweet as you both tell each other that you love them.
mattheo and you stay in contact and despite many people not believing you will make it, reunite during the holidays.
despite your relationship still working great you miss mattheo, your friends and hogwarts deeply, so you decide to come back during your senior year (at that point you had been dating for more than a year)
mattheo is incredibly surprised and happy as you tell him the news and going back to hogwarts feels like coming home after a long vacation.
mattheo and your friends are there waiting for you, making you feel like you never left at all.
