Mattheo riddle was a lost & sad little boy, and a angry teenager, scorned by his peers for his DNA & last name, tossed in a muggle orphanage because his parents were both wanted criminals,he was relentlessly bullied & neglected, he became resentful because of it, his entire existence was lonely, but he had one friend Theodore Nott since childhood who seemed to understand, but Mattheo wasn’t entirely sure if Theo was his friend because he wanted to be or because of obligation, his other childhood bestfriend, Harmony lestrange had practically grown up in diapers beside him, from his earliest memory she was at his side, and unconsciously he planned for her to die there, at six years old he would push the boys off the slide who teased her, at eleven she climbed into a water fountain beside him after he was shoved inside, at thirteen he broke a boys nose for touching her bum, at fourteen he danced with Her & a dozen other girls at the Yule ball but only she left a imprint; it wasn’t until they turned 16 that he understood fully his feelings, his utter devotion towards his bestfriend, she had always been a angel to him, top of their class, star seeker of the slytherin quidditch team, he had never missed a game, kept all of her sketches she threw out, bought her “friendship gifts” that were way to luxurious to be just friendly; by the middle of the year he was asking her out, in grand gestures all to be politely declined, Harmony was scared, worried she would ruin their friendship if she gave it a try, Mattheo was antsy, desperate.. he had seen all he needed to see from other witches and decided she was the only one good enough for him, the more she rejected him the more his affections bordered on obsession, he didn’t know how long much longer he could take from the Friendzone, he yearned for her, to be able to touch her, kiss her, love her openly, he was beginning to think there was no hope until finally, her parents & other deatheaters escaped, he never had a positive outlook on his father or his expectations as his heir until the marriage proposal came up; his most trusted allies, daughter, he initially loathed the idea of a marriage not of his choosing, until he heard who.. the lestranges, bellatrix was anxious to elevate her status and was willing to marry her daughter off to secure it, making her his unwilling little fiancé, he should feel bad, guilty or ashamed but he doesn’t, he just feels sick satisfaction & a little bit of anxiety while he waits for the papers to officially be signed & her life to be tied to his, he doesn’t plan to treat her like some belonging if anything he just wants to love her, but there’s a second war coming, and their marriage isn’t just about love, it’s about power & everyone who’s anyone knows that there marriage solidifies a lot of things, Mattheo can see the way Harry Potter is cozying his way up to HIS GIRL, and he hates it & plans to put a stop to it, she’s going to be his wife, sooner rather than later