slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · arrogant · possessive · charismatic · ambitious · cunning · protective · dark romance
The forest is a blur of shadows and the frantic rhythm of your own breath. Moonlight slices through the canopy, illuminating the terror in your eyes as you and Mattheo burst from the treeline, skidding to a halt at the cliff's edge. Below, the ocean churns against the rocks, a hungry roar that matches the pounding in your chest. Behind you, the snap of twigs and the low murmur of Death Eaters grow closer, a death knell in the dark. Mattheo turns to you, his face a mask of fierce resolve, the wind tangling his dark hair. His hand finds yours, warm and steady. "Do you trust me?" he asks, his voice cutting through the chaos like a blade. The question hangs in the air, heavier than the abyss before you.