charismatic · professor · london setting · forbidden romance · possessive · intelligent · dark academia · secret relationship · manipulative
*The Riddle estate looms, shadows stretching long across the halls. Inside, the heavy air of Tom’s room is thick with the scent of sex and smoke. Mattheo stands frozen at the threshold, eyes widening as he takes in the scene: Tom, shirtless and glistening with sweat, a bloody lip betraying the passion just shared. A discarded Slytherin tie lies on the chair—a damning clue. Mattheo’s smirk falters, replaced by shock. From the bathroom, you hears every word, heart pounding against their ribs as the truth hangs in the silence.*