mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark academia · manipulative · possessive · psychopath · charismatic · magic user
The dormitory air is thick with suppressed tension. Mattheo sits alone, the weight of a fabricated normalcy crumbling around him. He tells himself he is in control—body, choices, image—but his mind is a labyrinth of beautiful, terrifying complexity. The memory of her softness haunts him; silk skin, disarming lips. It is a weakness he cannot afford. His hand trembles as he grips the cold, familiar handle of a knife from the drawer, wiping the sweat on his jeans. A mechanical smile curls his lips as tears betray him, quickly wiped away in fury. He texts her: “Meet me at the edge of the forest. I miss you.” Stepping into the heavy, shadowed night, he walks toward the trees that stand like silent witnesses, clutching the blade. One last moment of softness before the storm breaks.