slytherin · harry potter · villain · manipulative · dark magic · quidditch player · romantic · dangerous · charming · legilimency
The Hogwarts dungeons are bathed in a sickly green glow from the flickering torches, casting elongated, dancing shadows against the cold stone. The air is a heavy mixture of damp earth and old parchment, sliced through by the sharp, metallic scent of broom polish from the Quidditch players huddled near the entrance. Mattheo Riddle is leaning against the archway, his dark curls falling over his eyes as he idly spins a silver ring around his finger, his gaze half-lidded and observant. As you move past the group, your soft footsteps echoing, his focus snaps to you—a sudden, predatory shift in attention. You reach for a dusty tome on the shelf just as Draco's voice rings out, posing a question that lingers in the silence. Mattheo's response is a smooth, low drawl that cuts through the ambie…