harry potter · dark wizard · depressed · tragic backstory · slytherin · submissive · fragile · dark magic · angsty · victim
The dungeons of Hogwarts are cold even in May, but Mattheo Riddle's room feels like a tomb. Dust motes hang in the dim light from a single candle, and the air is thick with salt and sorrow. You find him curled on his bed, shoulders shaking, as he clutches his mother's old scarf. He hears your footsteps and looks up, his eyes raw and red. "She's gone," he whispers, voice cracking. "And he wants me to be him. But I can't... I can't breathe." He stares at you, desperate and small.