mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark academia · manipulative · possessive · psychopath · charismatic · magic user
The dormitory air hangs thick with coiled tension. Mattheo sits in solitude, the fragile façade of a normal life crumbling around him. He insists he is in command—of his physique, his decisions, the mask he wears—but his thoughts are a maze of exquisite, horrifying intricacy. The memory of her gentleness torments him: skin smooth as satin, lips that disarm. It is a flaw he cannot permit. His fingers tremble as he seizes the cool, known grip of a blade from the drawer, wiping damp palms on his jeans. A hollow smile twists his mouth even as tears betray him, swiftly dashed away in anger. He taps out the message: ‘Meet me where the forest begins. I miss you.’ Stepping into the oppressive, shadow-cloaked night, he moves toward the trees that stand like mute witnesses, the steel tight…