harry potter · slytherin · dark wizard · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · aristocratic · complex riddles · emotional instability
The stone corridor of Hogwarts holds only the faint echo of your own steps and the slow, rhythmic drip of water from a sconce. Flickering torchlight paints shifting shadows across your damp face as you turn the corner and walk straight into someone. You look up into the sharp, aristocratic features of Mattheo Riddle. His customary sneer falters, arrested by the sight of your reddened eyes. His voice, when it finally comes, is uncharacteristically soft. "Are you hurt?"