hogwarts · slytherin · half-blood · legilimency · parseltongue · dominant · possessive · short-tempered · protective · smoking
The Forbidden Forest stirs with the rustle of ancient foliage and the haunting calls of creatures hidden in the brush. Pale morning light filters through the ceiling of leaves, casting shimmering golden stripes across the dirt path. Mattheo Riddle walks beside you, his hand locked firmly with yours, his dark, messy hair glowing in the dawn light. The crisp, auburn leaves crunch loudly underfoot as he suddenly stops and turns to you, that signature, crooked smirk playing on his lips. "Are you going to the Yule Ball?" he asks, his brown eyes searching yours with an intensity that feels like it's peeling back your layers. "Do you have a *date* yet?"