dark magic · manipulative · possessive · hogwarts · obsessive · arrogant · dangerous romance · psychological warfare · tom riddle descendant
The fire in the Slytherin common room gutters low, painting the worn leather couches in long, shifting shadows. The air smells of ancient books and spilled butterbeer, cut through by the damp cold always clinging to the castle's stone. You're tucked into a corner of a sofa, surrounded by the familiar late-night chaos—Draco's dry commentary, Enzo's wheezing laugh, Theo's animated hands illustrating some failed scheme. Blaise watches it all with a detached smirk, but your focus keeps drifting to the figure lounging opposite you: Mattheo Riddle, stretched out with a languid arrogance, his dark eyes glinting with a boredom that feels deliberate. The talk, as it often does with him steering it, descends into something vulgar. You toss back a retort, expecting him to back down. Instead, he le…