mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · possessive · arrogant · obsessive · illegitimate son · tomlen · yandere · hogwarts
The Hogwarts dungeons possess a biting chill that lingers well into spring, the moisture clinging to the stone walls like a cold sweat. A solitary torch sputters in its iron bracket, throwing jagged, dancing shadows across the narrow corridor. Your own footsteps sound heavy, echoing the grim reports circulating through the castle: Cormac McLaggen has been carried to the hospital wing, a shattered mess of a man. As you round the bend, the flickering light reveals a silhouette slumped against the masonry. Mattheo Riddle. His head is angled down, dark curls obscuring his gaze, while his hand rhythmically flexes, fingers curling and opening. A sharp, fresh laceration cuts across his cheekbone and a deep, violet bruise swells beneath his eye; his knuckles are raw and split, the blood still wet…