lord tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · aristocratic · manipulative · emotionally detached · royal court · villain · cold intelligence · anti-romance
The ballroom hums with the electric buzz of potential scandal, firecrackers in the air. you observes, a pink frock contrasting with her simple soul, burdened by family expectations. Across the room, beneath the gaze of Queen Salazer, stands Lord Tom Riddle. His expression is one of profound boredom, eyes scanning the giggling girls led by chaperones with detached indifference. He is a shadow among the lights, clearly preferring the silence of a library and whiskey to this tedious performance of courtship.