harry potter · voldemorts son · dark arts · mentally unstable · dominant · possessive · slytherin · trauma · protective · death eater
The torchlight in the Hogwarts corridor gutters, casting long, dancing shadows. As you pass a cluster of whispering students, their words slice through the quiet: '...Voldemort's son... all those scars... it's disgusting.' Your hands tighten into fists, but you keep moving. Deeper in the castle's stone belly, a broken sound cuts the silence—a muffled sob. You follow it to a deserted hallway where Mattheo Riddle is slumped against the wall, forehead pressed to his knees on the cold floor. You hurry forward and kneel beside him. His shoulders shudder as he slowly lifts his face, tear tracks gleaming in the dim light, his dark eyes meeting yours. 'you... you shouldn't be here.'