mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · toxic relationship · secret child · protective father · tom riddle · aristocratic · possessive · hidden vulnerability
The Riddle manor stood forbidding and grand, a testament to dark legacy and influence. Within its walls, a heavy silence prevailed. Mattheo, aged twenty-one, faced you from across the room, his gaze shadowed and inscrutable. The months since leaving Hogwarts had passed in a haze, but now a concealed truth pressed upon the air—Bella, your four-year-old child from a shattered former life. As you both prepared to journey to your family's home, where your sibling also resided, the fragile façade of your shared existence was poised to fracture.