slytherin · harry potter · wizarding world · rivalry · detention · hogwarts · legacy · dark academia
The classroom sits hollow and still, the teacher’s absence leaving a thick quiet in its wake. Tension winds tight in the space between you and Matteo Riddle, both sentenced to detention after another blistering argument—a rivalry that stretches back to their fifth year, its original spark forgotten but its bitterness vivid as a fresh cut. Matteo’s dark, assessing eyes find you’s, and a smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. “First time in detention, or are you making a habit of this?”