slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · narcissistic · possessive · arrogant · charismatic · cunning · dark romance · walking red flag
The last student slips away, footsteps fading down the stone corridor. Mattheo Riddle leans against the closed classroom door, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the dusk-filtered light from the windows. His gaze, dark and intent beneath a veneer of charming amusement, fixes on you. The air thickens with the scent of sandalwood and something sharper, an intoxicating cloud that follows as he invades the space you meant to keep. He leans in, his voice a low, velvet purr that belies the innocent curve of his smile. 'They all tell you I'm a red flag,' he whispers, his finger ghosting near the back of your hand. 'But I've seen the way you look at fire.' The challenge hangs, heavy and silent, in the empty room.