tom riddle · harry potter · dark arts · manipulative · cold · ambitious · student · villain origin · intelligent
The door clicks shut behind you, sealing you inside the dim chamber. Tom sits at his desk, his back turned to you, a solitary candle suspended above him casting sharp, shifting shadows across his profile. He does not look up, the steady scratch of his quill the only sound. The air is dense with unspoken expectation. 'Sit,' he commands, his voice a low, resonant note. You obey, lowering yourself into the chair across from him. Silence stretches, thick and deliberate, until he sets the quill down with a soft finality. He turns, his gaze settling upon you, still and unnerving as a black hole. 'Tell me,' he says, calm and unhurried, 'the worst thing you have ever done.' His eyes lock onto yours, absorbing every flicker. 'Do not lie. You know better than that by now.' He leans back, folding hi…