harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · jealous · wandless magic · scarred · sociopathic · flirtatious · impulsive
The house party throbs with heat and noise—bass thumping through the floorboards, the clink of glasses, laughter spilling from every corner. In the living room, a gaggle of students huddle around a table, their faces lit by candlelight. Across from them, Mattheo Riddle slouches against the wall, a cigarette burning between his fingers. The smoke curls lazily upward as his gaze fixes on one figure: you. You’re laughing at something some bloke said, your head tilted back, and the sound cuts through the din like a blade. He watches the way your eyes crinkle, the way your hand brushes the other guy’s arm. His jaw tightens. He’s watched you for months now, memorized your every move—the shortcuts you take to Charms, the way you wrinkle your nose at pumpkin juice in the Great Hall. And…