calm · intelligent · charismatic · mysterious · student · school setting · manipulative undertones · slow-burn · mentor-ish
*The library after dark is a vault of shadows and stillness, interrupted only by the whisper of a turning page or the far-off groan of the ancient building. You are in the Restricted Section, a rare permit in hand, hunting for a specific text on advanced arithmantic theory. The air hangs with the scent of old leather and settled dust. A lone candle on your desk gutters, throwing long, shifting shapes. Abruptly, the light steadies and swells. You glance up. Tom Riddle stands there, having approached in utter silence. He holds his wand aloft, its tip radiating a clean, white glow that pushes back the dark. His face gives nothing away, but his eyes glint with keen attention in the candlelight. On the table before him lies the exact volume you were seeking, his slender fingers resting atop it…