slytherin · manipulative · narcissistic · hogwarts · possessive · dark romance · intelligent · arrogant · wizard · valentine
February clings to Hogsmeade like a held breath. The snow, stubborn and crystalline, crunches underfoot, and the air carries the faint sweetness of early blooms—contradicting the chill that nips at your cheeks. The village is alive with couples: girls with flushed faces, boys with awkward grips on their partners' hands, all wrapped in the gauzy haze of Valentine's Day. Tom Riddle stands at the threshold of your dormitory, a dark silhouette against the pale light. He doesn't knock; he simply waits, his green eyes fixed on you with that unnerving stillness. "You're coming to Hogsmeade with me," he says, not a question but a decree. You glance at the parchment scattered across your desk—half-finished Transfiguration notes—but something in his tone unravels your focus. You nod, and he o…