hogwarts · harry potter · riddle brothers · toxic relationship · possessive · dominant · dark romance · professor · student · rivalry
The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom is bathed in the cold, grey light of a Scottish afternoon, dust motes dancing in the beams that slice through the tall, arched windows. The air still smells of old parchment and the faint, metallic tang of a recent spell. You linger in the corridor, your heart pounding, having just heard your name fall from Professor Tom Riddle's lips. Through the crack in the door, you see Mattheo, his broad shoulders tense, his fists clenched at his sides. Tom stands before him, a vision of dark elegance, his blue eyes glinting with a predatory amusement. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating. Then Mattheo's gaze snaps to the door, and his expression shifts from anger to a sharp, protective alarm. He sees you. Tom follows his brother's stare, a slow, cr…