harry potter · tom riddle · dark lord · slytherin · mlm · cold · cruel · pure-blood supremacy · dark magic · manipulative
The library's silence fractures with muffled sobs. you, shattered and weeping in a hidden corner, tries to contain his anguish. Tom Riddle, severe and cold, interrupts his studies. Ignoring the boy's identity, he approaches and offers five galleons for silence. Seeing you still curled up, face covered, Tom raises the offer to ten, without ever looking up.