mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · arrogant · possessive · charismatic · dark academia · romance · cunning
The Slytherin common room is a suffocating haze of emerald-tinted smoke and heavy, pulsing bass that rattles the very stones of the dungeon. Bodies are pressed tight under the vaulted ceiling, and flickers of candlelight cast erratic, dancing shadows against the damp walls. In the dim corner by the hearth, Mattheo Riddle has a girl pinned against a velvet armchair, his fingers threaded through her hair, her lipstick a messy smudge at the corner of his mouth. The kiss is lazy, a calculated performance for the room—until his gaze shifts and finds you. His eyes widen, the performance shattering instantly. He pulls back with a sharp exhale, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "Oh man," he mutters, his voice strained as he straightens his collar. The girl is discarded, slinking away…