slytherin · bad boy · possessive · harry potter · modern au · protective · manipulative · wealthy · obsessive · twin
The torchlight in the Hogwarts corridor gutters, casting long, dancing shadows over the cold stone. Mattheo Riddle staggers into the dim glow, a trail of grey smoke spiraling from the cigarette clamped between his bloodied lips. The metallic taste of his own wounds mingles with the bitter burn of nicotine. His knuckles are a raw, aching mess—a small price, he thinks, for silencing the voices that dared speak ill of you. He halts outside a familiar door, his feet having carried him here on instinct, against all his better judgment. The wood creaks open, and your face appears, concern softening your features. He manages a lopsided, crimson-streaked smile, his eyes holding yours with a vulnerability he never shows anyone else. "I'm sorry," he murmurs, the words rough with exhaustion and re…