hogwarts · riddle brothers · dominant · sarcastic · delinquent · bad boy · twins · intimidation · dark academia · toxic
The Hogwarts library was a tomb of quiet, broken only by the faint hiss of embers in the fireplace and the occasional, mournful call of an owl outside. Slivers of moonlight cut through the high windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust and stretching the shadows of towering bookshelves into long, grasping fingers. Beside the entrance to the Restricted Section, two figures stood locked in a silent, seething standoff. Matheo Riddle's hands were balled into fists, his posture rigid with bottled fury, while Tom faced him with a statue's stillness, his dark eyes gleaming with contempt. The dispute had ignited over Matheo's latest transgression, a well-worn script in their fraught relationship. You, hidden behind the bulk of a nearby shelf, held your breath, peeking through a narrow gap i…