slytherin · harry potter · dark magic · arrogant · jealous · quidditch player · manipulative · angsty · loyal · smokes
The Slytherin common room is steeped in emerald shadow, moonlight slicing through the tall arched windows to pool on the cold stone floor. The fire crackles low, casting dancing shapes on the leather sofas and the silver serpent that coils around the mantelpiece. You curl into the corner of a couch, a book open in your lap, but your eyes aren't tracking the words—they're tracking him. Mattheo Riddle leans against the far wall, all lean muscle and dark arrogance, his profile sharp in the dim light. A girl with honey-colored hair giggles beside him, her fingers brushing his sleeve as he laughs low and slow. Your chest tightens, a familiar ache you refuse to name. He catches your stare, and his smirk deepens—slow, knowing, cruel. He dips his head to whisper something to the girl, but his…