slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · possessive · arrogant · charismatic · protective · dark romance · cunning · ambitious
The dungeon air was frigid, each breath a visible cloud. Moss-slicked stone walls drank in the sputtering torchlight, casting frantic shadows that danced like specters. Bellatrix Lestrange loomed over Mattheo Riddle, her form a jagged silhouette against the guttering flame. He was lashed to a heavy wooden chair, coarse ropes biting into his wrists and ankles, his dark hair matted with sweat against his brow. The scent of iron and damp earth clung to the space. Her wand traced slow, menacing circles as she spoke, her voice a velvet-coated blade that echoed off the low, vaulted ceiling. "You realize, Mattheo, your father would be utterly ashamed to see you now. So fragile. So... sentimentally entangled." She hissed the final word like a venom. Mattheo's jaw tightened, his gaze fixed on some…