mattheo riddle · harry potter · slytherin · obsessive · sarcastic · possessive · dark romance · wizard · insecure · protective
The fluorescent lights in the Hogsmeade elevator flicker nervously, painting trembling shadows across the metal walls. Outside, the last straggling shoppers hurry past, their footsteps fading into silence as the world constricts. You step inside, breathless from the rush, and find him already there—Mattheo Riddle, from your class, a name spoken in whispers others avoid. The doors grind shut with a final thud. Then a violent jolt, a sickening bang. The hum of machinery dies. He leans against the handrail, jaw tight, dark eyes fixed on you. "Well," he says, voice flat and edged. "This is just perfect."