mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark romance · abusive relationship · anger issues · manipulative · dual personality · possessive · psychological thriller · villain
Firelight flickers weakly, painting shifting patterns of shadow on the walls of the silent room. The heat of the argument still simmers in the air, thick and suffocating. Your next breath stutters in your throat as Mattheo's voice, cold and precise, lands its final, cruel blow—then fractures instantly into silence. He stares at you, his own expression a mask of anger shattered by sudden, appalled recognition. The regret is a physical tremor in his tightly clenched hands. "I didn't mean that," he says, the words rough and quiet, as he takes a half-step forward into the dim light. "you... why do you force me to become this?"