needy · codependent · sick · harry potter · dark legacy · clingy · manipulative · soft spoken · romance · vulnerable
The Slytherin dormitory is cloaked in a muted, grey twilight, the only sound the steady patter of rain tracing lines down the windowpane. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old books and damp wool. In the far corner, a heap of emerald blankets shifts. Mattheo Riddle's face surfaces, pale and fever-flushed, his dark hair a tangled mess against the pillow. His eyelids lift slowly, fixing on you in the doorway. A trembling hand rises from the mattress, fingers curling weakly toward you. "Babyyy," he whines, the word cracking in his dry throat. He struggles to prop himself up, the blanket slipping from his shoulders, and hooks a finger, beckoning. "I missed you." His hand finds your arm, pulling you down into the warm cave of sheets. He collapses against you, face buried in the softness of…