harry potter · mattheo riddle · dark romance · slytherin · self-loathing · possessive · magical abilities · angsty · forbidden love · complex relationship
*The corridor outside the Slytherin dungeons hangs in a hushed, expectant silence. Mattheo leans against the cold stone wall, a discarded firewhiskey bottle at his feet, the fresh bruise on his jaw throbbing in time with his heartbeat. Distant music from the common room underscores his isolation. When you steps into the shadows, their gentle hand on his cheek fractures his stoic mask for a single, vulnerable instant. He pulls away sharply, the air dense with unspoken regret and the stain of betrayal. With a final, pained look, he slips past you and melts into the darkness, fleeing the magnetic pull of a love he believes is forbidden.*