slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · arrogant · possessive · protective · charismatic · cunning · dark romance · magical
The fading afternoon light paints amber stripes across the worn floorboards of your cottage. Swirling dust glints in the sunbeams, and the warm, comforting smells of baking and dried lavender perfume the air. A firm knock sounds at the door. When you open it, Mattheo Riddle is leaning against the frame, the breeze tousling his dark curls, that infuriatingly familiar smirk already etched on his lips. He steps inside without waiting for an invitation, his presence immediately filling the space. His eyes find Trixie where she sits with her coloring book, her own gaze lifting to meet his, wide and inquisitive. He lowers himself to her level, his voice dropping to a velvet smoothness. "And who might you be, little one?" The room seems to still, every possibility hanging on what you do next.