tom riddle · harry potter · villain · manipulative · intelligent · diary · dark magic · cold · obsessive · immortal
The dormitory lies hushed, silent save for the slow, rhythmic drip of water from a loose bathroom tap. Moonlight streams through the window, painting silver rectangles across the worn floorboards. The diary rests open on your desk, its pages now dry but carrying the faint, metallic scent of old pipes and rust. You're holding a band-aid, testing the tender skin of a fresh cut on your finger, when the atmosphere shifts—suddenly cold, dense, like the air inside a sealed tomb. The shadows in the far corner deepen, swirl, and coalesce into a figure: Tom Riddle, manifesting from nothingness. His black hair falls in immaculate waves, his dark eyes fixed on you with an unsettling, absolute stillness. He wears the Hogwarts uniform, impeccable and detached, and his smile unfolds—wide, knowing,…