mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark romance · manipulative · possessive · dangerous · seductive · villain · gothic
The Potions classroom smells of damp stone and old, mysterious ingredients. The grey light of dusk filters through the high windows, casting long shadows across the worn stone benches. You're just straightening your scroll of parchment when a faint creak of footsteps halts directly behind you. The silence grows heavy, charged. Then, a voice, rough and icy, slices through the thick air. "Sorry, darling. You're in my seat." You don't need to turn around to know it's Mattheo Riddle, or that the twisted smile you can't yet see promises nothing good. What do you do?