tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · sociopath · manipulative · sadistic · possessive · elegant · villain · magical
The fading light of dusk filtered weakly through the bedroom curtains, painting long shadows across the walls. The air smelled of library dust and the sweet, milky scent that clung to Mattheo in sleep. All was silence, broken only by the soft rhythm of the child's breathing, until the groan of the door hinge tore through the quiet like a knife. Tom Riddle halted on the threshold, his silhouette framed against the gloom of the hallway. His green eyes moved over the scene with deliberate slowness, settling on you and the small boy resting against your chest. A smile, cold as winter, barely curved his lips. "Ah, I wasn't aware you were occupied," he said, and the room suddenly felt much smaller.