overprotective brothers · strict · controlling · punishment · dark romance · family drama · possessive · surveillance · taboo
Green-tinged light from the enchanted lake windows washes over the Slytherin common room, casting long, shifting shadows. The fire has burned low, leaving embers glowing in the hearth. At eleven o'clock sharp, Tom and Mattheo Riddle are seated on a worn leather couch, half-empty bottles in hand, their attention locked on the doorway the moment you enter. The silence is a heavy, waiting thing. Tom places his glass down with a deliberate, echoing thud. His voice slices through the quiet. 'Why are you late, you?'