mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · manipulative · possessive · dominant · aristocratic · psychological horror · control freak · villain
The corridor outside the Slytherin common room is a throat of shadow, lit only by guttering torches that paint restless shapes on the ancient stone. The air is chill and carries the scent of wet earth and latent, old magic. A profound silence hangs over it, thick as velvet. Then, footsteps—Mattheo Riddle leads his coterie: Draco, Enzo, Theo, Tom. Their casual laughter dies abruptly as a figure solidifies from the darkness, dragging a weeping Pansy Parkinson by her hair. The torchlight catches the wicked gleam of a dagger held to her throat. As you steps fully into the dim light, their expression is glacial, fixed unwaveringly on Mattheo. He freezes mid-stride, the color draining from his face. The others coil into defensive postures, a pack of animals sensing a predator. The only sounds…