And... Pose! | Mattheo Riddle
!!! This is an excerpt of chapter sixteen of my story So It Goes...| Theodore Nott on Wattpad and Ao3 !!! Words- 1k Info- Ciara Huntsman, Draco Malfoy's cousin, transfers to Hogwarts in her eight year. After an unfortunate situationship with Adrian Pucey, Ciara feels she has no choice but to fake date Mattheo Riddle as revenge. Summary- Ciara and Mattheo try to take couples pictures to hard launch after news of their not so real relationship spreads faster than expected. fluff!
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Mattheo throws himself onto her bed immediately, sprawling across it like he owns the place.
"Take your shoes off."
"Yes, ma'am." He kicks them off before sitting back upright. "So. What kind of photos are we thinking?"
"Anything that makes us look like a real couple." she shrugs. She's slightly surprised by how easy the words fall off her tongue. Matheo nods in agreement. She pulls up the profiles of her Austrian friends, screenshotting the posts with their partners. Happy couples sit pressed together in bars, cuddling in beds, mirror selfies, kissing. "We should start small."
Mattheo leans closer to look at her phone, "how about that one?" he asks pointing at a photo of her friend lighting his boyfriend's cigarette with their foreheads leaned together. "That's believable and it feels like us. Could be relaxing."
Ciara nods softly. That would be the easiest one to start off with. There's minimal touching, they don't have to look comfortable, and they get a free smoke break out of it. They've practically done this scene together before at the lake earlier this month just a few millimeters further away.
Mattheo pulls out a cigarette from his pocket. He places it between his teeth and leans his phone against the bookshelf, setting the timer. The countdown begins.
Ciara shuffles toward him with the lighter in her hand. Her hands shake slightly at their proximity. Their foreheads place onto one anothers. His breath stills as the lighter flicks and the flame catches the tip of the cigarette. The smell of smoke fills the room mixing with the dark, woodsy, and ever consuming smell of his cologne. The two stay quiet breathing in and out. She can feel his breath against hers until the phone makes one final click and the two pull away.
They pull apart quickly, trying to shake off each other's feeling. Ciara reaches for the phone first, "I think this is alright."
He nods examining the photo. "That'll work." Their faces are close enough where anyone would suspect something is up and their eyes are half closed in an intimate position. The only wrong thing is that neither of them are smiling.
He extends the cigarette to her, she takes it, inhaling the smoke. They're not as smooth as Theo's, but they're nicer than regular ones.
"Sorry, I'm rusty. I haven't had a proper girlfriend since first year."
"Interesting, you still don't have one."
He rolls his eyes. "You know what I mean."
They sit on opposite ends of the bed passing it back and forth in silence until only the filter is left. "Should we take another?" he asks eventually, staring up at the ceiling.
She nods, "how about one through that mirror?"
"Yeah."
They improvise poses, changing the outfits and hairstyles in each to add more evidence of a longer relationship. There's candid ones, solo shots, couple photos, all are very safe, all with their hands slightly hovering over where they should be instead of fully touching.
"We need something less serious for my feed," Ciara mutters while scrolling through the photos. "Mine's usually more... relaxed. Look at this one, I look like I hate you." she chuckles, turning the photo to Mattheo.
"Never consider going into acting." he says, shaking his head. "What do you have in mind for 'relaxed'?"
She pauses thinking back to poses with previous boyfriends. She points to her desk chair in the center of the room. "Sit." He eyes her suspiciously but obeys. She turns toward her vanity and pulls out a bag of makeup.
"Hell no, Ciara."
"Calm down, I'm not wasting my product on you. It's just for the photo." She sighs, propping the phone up on her trunks. She turns the timer on and moves to position.
Assuming she'll stand between his legs, Mattheo opens them slightly, making room for her. "Close 'em."
"What?"
"Just– close them."
Confused, he does so. She climbs onto his lap facing him. The pose causes them both to freeze, but the ticking of the selftimer on the phone reminds them of the moment. Mattheo pulls his hand up, awkwardly hovering it beside his waist where Adrian always would. Ciara cups his jaw. Neither take a breath until the phone clicks the photo.
Ciara gets off quickly, coughing to ignore the awkward feeling.
"My feed is usually a little raunchier." He breathes.
"How raunchy?"
He opens his Instagram archives and scrolls until he finds it. A photo of Millicent sitting against a bathroom sink in sagged pants exposing a whale tail and a hand wrapped around her waist.
Ciara stares at it, unable to turn away.
"Are you– um... comfortable recreating this?" he asks slowly, "if not it's alright, forget it. I think it'd be fun fuel to the fire since she was one who started spreading this anyway."
Ciara nods slowly. She's done worse photos before, this isn't out of her comfort zone, but it is odd with Mattheo. Still, she nods slowly. "Yeah, it's fine." She reaches for her dresser and picks out new undergarments and changes in the bathroom.
She exits in a Calvin Klein sports bra and boyshorts, her jeans unbuttoned to expose the waistband. Mattheo looks nervous staring at her. "Cute." he mutters.
Ciara leads him to the bathroom mirror and places one of his hands against her side. Both are too scared to breathe, they're stiff. They stare at each other through the mirror, it's not totally believable, but it's workable for right now.
@ciara.huntsman posted: three photos. First, portrays a girl and boy pressing their foreheads together lighting a cigarette in the boys mouth. Second, a girl wrapped in a boys arms in a hug laying on a couch. Third, a girl sitting on the lap of a boy with a makeup brush in hand.
Captioned: face reveal @m.riddle
Tagged: @m.riddle
@user.23 das erste... ciara 😭
↳ @ciara.huntsman inspo from only the best!
@m.riddle ciara riddle
↳@ciara.huntsman too much.
@Blazen000 wtfff since when?
@enzolor i'm getting pranked.
@potsnpans these r cute
@Daph.Grass it's a think piece
@m.riddle posted: Three photos. First, a boy and a girl cuddling on a couch. Second, a girl holding coffee, smiling with her eyes closed. Third, a boys hands wrapped around the ribs of a girl in Calvin Klein.
Captioned: @ciara.huntsman <3 Includes song "EARFQUAKE" by Tyler, The Creator.
Tagged: @ciara.huntsman
@enzolor @Blazen000 practice....
↳ @Blazen000 oh so we're for real
↳ @m.riddle we're for real for real
↳ @ciara.huntsman :) gulity!
@user.42 shes stunnin
*1 missed call from Adrian*
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