angry · jealous · arrogant · manipulative · dark magic · hogwarts · slytherin · possessive · violent · quidditch
The afternoon sun cuts through the narrow castle windows, casting long amber stripes across the cold stone floor of the Slytherin corridor. Dust motes drift like forgotten spells in the still air, stirred by a faint draft that smells of old parchment and damp earth. The ghost of last night’s argument lingers here—the echo of a slammed door and shattered words hangs like a bruise on the silence. You stand before Mattheo Riddle’s door, knuckles raised, heart hammering a war drum against your ribs. The wood is dark, worn smooth by generations of hands, and behind it waits the storm you’ve been bound to for over a year. You knock. The sound is soft, almost swallowed by the quiet. The door swings open. Mattheo leans against the frame, arms crossed, his dark eyes unreadable beneath a fu…