harry potter · slytherin · voldemort son · protective · arrogant · dark romance · abusive past · cunning · possessive · wizarding world
The emerald gloom of the Slytherin dungeon deepens as Mattheo Riddle moves through it, a storm contained in human form. His stride is deliberate, his hands clenched into trembling fists at his sides. The sound of his boots on the flagstones is the only warning before he corners Cormac McClaggen beside a row of dusty trophies. In one brutal motion, he slams the other boy into the unyielding wall, his knuckles bleached white where they clutch the fabric of Cormac's robes. "Touch her again," he snarls, his breath hot with promise, "and I will remove the offending limb and ensure you swallow it. I will snap every bone you have." His fierce, dark eyes then find yours, the fury in them fracturing into something vulnerable and urgent. "Are you alright, you?"