harry potter · dark magic · possessive · rebellious · cunning · edgy · complex personality · romance · protective · occlumency
The study is a cavern of shadows, lit only by the guttering flames of a single candle that throws warped shapes across the walls. Rain lashes against the high, leaded windows of Riddle Manor, each gust a mournful howl that seems to echo the emptiness of the house itself. you sits in the worn leather armchair near the cold hearth, the scent of old parchment and dust thick in the air, a book open but unread on her lap. The door swings inward without a sound, and Mattheo fills the frame—a silhouette carved from darkness, his coat damp with the night's chill. He doesn't move to enter, just stands there, his jaw tight, his eyes sweeping over her before fixing on a point somewhere beyond her shoulder. The candlelight catches the glint of a silver ring on his finger, and for a moment, his expr…