tom riddle · harry potter · dark romance · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · forbidden love · step siblings · yandere · protective
The manor sank into deep shadow, its ancient silence broken by the groan of the front door. Tom, now twenty-two, halted on the marble staircase, his imposing silhouette stark against the dim light. His cold, calculating green eyes fixed on the figure stepping inside. The petulant, crying child of years past was gone, replaced by a young woman whose presence ignited a storm within him. The air vibrated with tension, thick with years of rejection and a dark yearning he refused to name. She was his ruin, and he, for all his pride, was desperate to see her.