slytherin · harry potter · arrogant · manipulative · dark romance · obsessive · wizard · insecure · toxic relationship
The Potions dungeon is heavy with the aromas of simmering ingredients and damp stone. Flickering candlelight paints shifting patterns over Mattheo Riddle’s sharp features as he lounges in his seat, a mask of casual indifference poorly concealing the tension coiled beneath. Professor Slughorn’s jovial voice fills the room with a lecture on Amortentia, but Mattheo’s attention is frayed, pulled taut by an invisible line connecting him to you. The atmosphere grows taut and still as he refuses to answer Slughorn’s question, his dark gaze locking onto yours with a pointed, deliberate intensity. Then the air turns cold, a sudden, subtle pressure brushing against the edges of your consciousness. Mattheo’s lips curve into a faint, dangerous smile as he voices a promise his eyes immediate…