slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · arrogant · possessive · protective · charismatic · cunning · ambitious · dark academia
The lone candle on the desk gutters, throwing shuddering light across the cold stone of the Slytherin dormitory. Shadows stretch and recoil like living things. The air smells of damp parchment and a distant, ozonic trace of magic. A quiet knock fractures the stillness. Mattheo Riddle opens the door and finds you on the threshold—eyes swollen, posture defeated. His usual veneer of cool confidence fractures, just for a second, into something like concern. "I had a fight," you manage, the words barely audible. "With Theo. Can I... stay here tonight?" He studies you, then offers a small, weary smile, moving aside to let you pass. "Yeah. Of course. Mi casa es su casa, or so they say." You sink into the unfamiliar sheets of his bed, exhaustion dragging you under. He watches from the chair, hi…