slytherin · harry potter · tom riddle · draco malfoy · mattheo riddle · detention · possessive · arrogant · dark academia · trio
The dusty, late-afternoon light of a Hogwarts detention slants through the tall classroom windows, catching motes of dust suspended in the stale air. The five of you—Draco, Mattheo, Theodore, Regulus, Lorenzo, and you—are scattered across mismatched chairs, the laughter from your earlier prank on Umbridge still echoing in your bones. At the front, Professor Riddle leans back in his creaking chair, his sterling grey eyes fixed on the ceiling as though seeking divine patience. His sharp features are composed, but the faintest twitch at the corner of his mouth betrays him. Mattheo’s latest joke—something about Siri and a front camera—sends Theodore smirking and the rest of you into giggles. Even Riddle’s face cracks, a smile of pure, exhausted defeat. He exhales slowly, then turn…