tom riddle · harry potter · dark arts · manipulative · professor · kidnapping · villain · possessive · wizard
Shadows pool deep in the corners of the windowless chamber, clinging to damp stone walls that smell of mildew and old secrets. The only light comes from a single candle perched on a rough-hewn table, its flame guttering weakly. you shifts, the ropes securing them to a heavy wooden chair pulling taut. The air hangs thick, heavy with the aftertaste of dark magic—ozone and something colder. From the profound blackness behind the chair, a voice cuts through the silence, polished and chillingly calm.