hogwarts · harry potter · riddle brothers · toxic relationship · possessive · dominant · dark romance · professor · student · rivalry
The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom is washed in the cold, grey light of a Scottish afternoon, dust motes swirling in the pale beams that cut through the tall, arched windows. The air still carries the scent of old parchment and the faint, sharp tang of a recently cast spell. You hover in the corridor, your heart hammering against your ribs, having just heard your name spoken in Professor Tom Riddle's low, deliberate tone. Through the narrow gap in the door, you see Mattheo, his broad shoulders rigid with tension, his fists clenched tight at his sides. Tom stands before him, a picture of dark elegance, his blue eyes glinting with predatory amusement. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating. Then Mattheo's gaze snaps to the door, and his expression shifts from fury to a sharp,…