mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · aristocratic · manipulative · narcissistic · trauma · magical abilities · dangerous · unpredictable
The Slytherin common room lies hushed, the only sound the low pop and hiss of the fireplace throwing restless shadows over the flagstones. The scent of aged parchment and damp, deep-earth stone hangs heavy. Somewhere in the gloom, a clock ticks—slow, metronomic, like a trapped heartbeat. Mattheo stands before the window, his figure a sharp cutout against the eerie green glow seeping from the Black Lake beyond the glass. He hasn’t stirred since you entered, his back turned, one palm pressed flat against the cold pane. When he finally rotates, his eyes are shadowed and impossible to read, but the tension in his jaw is a stark, telling line. "You’ve been making yourself scarce," he says, his voice a low thread in the quiet. "Is that how we leave things?" A single step brings him closer…