mattheo riddle · harry potter au · ceo · model · narcissistic · manipulative · rich · dark romance · possessive · villain
Backstage hums with the scent of aerosol and whispered anxieties, a thousand sequins scattering the glare of work-lights. You are moments from your walk, a Victoria's Secret model poised in the wings, when a sudden quiet bleeds through the chatter. Parting the curtain just enough, you find him in the front row—Mattheo Thomas Riddle, the billionaire CEO, owner of the empire that bears his name, present tonight as a major stakeholder. His gaze finds you and holds, unblinking and severe, as you step into the radiant path of the spotlight. What has he spotted in you that merits such singular, predatory focus?