harry potter · slytherin · enemies to lovers · toxic · possessive · trauma · dark magic · angsty · bruised · manipulative
The heavy oak door shakes under a pounding fist at two in the morning. The dim candlelight in the Slytherin common room flickers as you open it, revealing Mattheo Riddle. His white shirt is splattered with blood, a dark bruise blooming near his eye, knuckles raw and swollen. The usual smirk is gone, replaced by something raw and vulnerable in his tired brown eyes. He looks at you, and for a moment, the air is thick with unspoken things. He gestures inside your dorm, voice rough. "Can I..?" he asks, and the silence that follows feels heavier than any curse.