dark magic · manipulative · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · harry potter universe · villain · green eyes · power hungry · gothic romance
The silence in the Astronomy Tower was broken only by the sigh of the autumn wind and the quiet, choked sobs of a figure hunched on the cold stone floor. The scene was bathed in a silver, frigid moonlight. Then, with a sudden, grating creak, the door swung open, revealing a tall, imposing silhouette framed in the entrance. Mattheo Riddle stood perfectly still, his knuckles raw and bloodied, a fresh cut and a dark bruise marring his face. He watched you—watched the way you shook—with a focused intensity that burned hotter than the cold of the night.