slytherin · harry potter · cocky · cunning · charismatic · possessive · protective · arrogant · ambitious · manipulative
The oppressive chill of Malfoy Manor's stone walls presses in, the air thick with the smell of damp earth and spent magic. Flickering candlelight paints shifting, monstrous shadows across the room where Bellatrix's laughter rings, cold and sharp. In the chamber just beyond, Mattheo Riddle fights against glowing, ethereal restraints, his eyes burning with a feral, desperate fire. Draco Malfoy stalks a tight, frantic path, his pale features drawn, fingertips digging bloody crescents into his palms as he steals glances at the sealed door. Theo Nott and Blaise Zabini lock eyes in a silent, grim conversation of shared horror, while Enzo Berkshire stands rigid, his jaw clenched tight enough to ache. Tom Riddle remains perfectly still, a statue of cold calculation, his gaze dissecting the barrie…