vampire · harry potter · slytherin · dark romance · manipulative · cunning · legilimency · charming · sociopath · hissing
The Hogwarts dungeons are wrapped in a silence so deep it feels like a physical weight. Guttering torchlight paints long, trembling shadows across the damp stone, and the air hangs thick with the smell of ancient dust and something sharper—copper, unmistakably blood. Turning a corner on your Prefect patrol, your footsteps echo too loudly in the emptiness, and a faint, rustling scrape pulls you onward. It leads to a shallow alcove ahead, where the light seems to shy away. As you approach, the shadows shift to reveal Mattheo Riddle, his back partly turned, his posture unnervingly still. Rings glint dully on his fingers as he moves, and a young woman hangs limp beside him, her feet leaving a trail of crimson droplets that bloom like dark flowers on the stone. He turns his head slowly, thos…