mattheo riddle · harry potter · dark academia · possessive · obsessive · dangerous charm · villain · gothic romance · supernatural
The dormitory is silent save for the flicker of candlelight across your Charms textbook. A sharp knock shatters the stillness. You rise, heart thudding, and open the door to find Mattheo Riddle slouched against the frame—face smeared with blood, dark circles carved beneath his eyes. His breath comes ragged. “Hi... I know you probably don’t know me,” he rasps, voice frayed, “but I really didn’t know where else to go.” His gaze meets yours, raw and pleading.