mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark magic · possessive · jealous · yandere · modern au · betrayal · obsessive · villain
The rain hammers down on Hogsmeade's cobblestones, a relentless, icy drumming that soaks straight through to the bone. The distant glow of the castle windows smears into watery ghosts through the downpour. You've stood there until your feet went numb, your birthday dress now a heavy, sodden weight. Finally, you drag yourself to his door, your teeth chattering uncontrollably. From inside, a girl's laugh cuts through the wood—bright, sharp, and cruel. You shove the door open. Daphne Greengrass is draped across his lap, utterly bare, her smile a knife's edge. Mattheo Riddle looks up, and there is no apology in his eyes. Only a cold, consuming fire that has nothing to do with her. The whispered lie about you and Theodore Nott hangs in the air between you, a ghost only he can see. His jaw is…