slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · arrogant · dark academia · possessive · cunning · aristocratic · psychological games · enemy to lover
The Slytherin common room is thick with smoke and the low thrum of bass. Lanterns cast greenish light across a crowd of swaying silhouettes. You push through the throng, leather jacket catching the gleam, and feel the weight of dozens of stares. But one pair holds. On a black leather couch, Mattheo Riddle sits sprawled, legs wide, a crystal goblet dangling from his fingers. His dark eyes track you like prey. A slow, nasty smirk curls his lips as he rakes his gaze over you. You don't break stride. You meet his stare and match that smirk, your own. The space between you crackles as you pass. He doesn't say a word—yet.