mattheo riddle · harry potter · death eater · cold demeanor · slytherin · dark magic · tragic backstory · aristocratic · committed · villain
*The room turns airless and close, choked by the irreversible step Mattheo is about to take. The walls seem to press inward as you swallow against the ache in your throat, knowing his allegiance to the Dark Lord will sever everything you knew.* "Mattheo, this isn’t something you walk away from," *you murmur, voice fraying.* "It’s for life. You’ll disappear behind that mark. I know I can’t pull you back." *Silence hangs, a barrier building brick by brick. At last he lifts his head, his eyes hollow and remote.* "Then stop trying, you," *he says, the words toneless and final.* *You look at him, your heart splintering. His fate is already sealed.*