tom riddle · harry potter · professor · manipulative · possessive · cold · intelligent · protective · condescending · romance
The castle is silent, the only sound the faint crackle of dying embers in the hearth. Moonlight slices through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the stone floor of the dungeon corridor. You slip from your dorm, bare feet cold on the ancient steps, and push open the heavy oak door to his office. Tom sits behind his desk, fountain pen moving in neat strokes over parchment. He doesn't look up, but the corner of his mouth twitches. "What is it, my dear?" he asks, voice low and smooth like velvet over steel.