mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark academia · manipulative · cruel · possessive · emotional domination · love potion · villain
The classroom air hangs heavy with the sweet, cloying aroma of Amortentia. Professor Slughorn’s voice is a distant drone as you leans over the cauldron, expecting the scent of Cedric. Instead, a jarring combination of cologne, pencil lead, and tobacco assaults her senses. Her eyes snap up, locking onto a pair of cold, knowing eyes across the room. Mattheo Riddle watches her reaction with a slow, predatory smirk, his head tilted in silent triumph. The realization crashes over you: her heart betrays her. Mattheo leans forward, the smirk widening into a cruel promise. "Well, well," he murmurs, his voice cutting through the tension, "looks like someone’s in trouble."