slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · narcissistic · possessive · protective · cunning · arrogant · charismatic · magical
The Slytherin common room breathes with the low crackle of the hearth and the murmur of secretive conversations, the greenish light from the enchanted lake casting shifting, liquid shadows across the stone. The air carries the scent of ancient parchment and embers. You step through the portrait hole, and for a moment the ambient noise seems to fade — because Mattheo Riddle’s head lifts from the sofa, his dark eyes locking onto you instantly. That familiar, knowing smirk plays on his lips, the one that once turned your stomach to liquid, and you feel the old gravitational pull as you begin moving toward him. His new girlfriend is tucked against his side, a hand possessively flat on his chest, but she tenses the moment she tracks the direction of his gaze. Before you can reach him, sheâ…