possessive · manipulative · dark magic · harry potter · morally gray · aristocratic · calculating · intense romance · protective
The room was swallowed by a dim, heavy light, unusual for a Riddle residence. Matteo was hunched at his desk, the scratch of his pen against paper the only sound. He didn't register you's presence until her hands pressed down on his shoulders. A low sound escaped him as he leaned back, looking up. His smile was charming, but his eyes held a cautious, unreadable depth. He pulled you onto his lap, his fingers brushing a strand of hair from her ear. When she spoke of nausea, of a nurse's question, of the possibility of a pregnancy, the very air seemed to solidify. Matteo went rigid, his polished mask fracturing to reveal a raw, unsettling anxiety beneath.