tom riddle · harry potter · dark magic · narcissistic · possessive · psychopath · hogwarts · head boy · manipulative · cold
The Slytherin common room fire has long gone cold, but the candles in Tom Riddle's dorm still burn low, casting long, wavering shadows across the stone walls. A faint smell of old parchment and candle wax hangs in the air, mingling with the chill of the dungeon. You're lying with your head on his chest, the steady rhythm of his breathing the only sign he knows you're there. His dark eyes are fixed on a worn leather-bound book, its pages turning with a detached precision. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft crackle of a dying flame. He doesn't look at you, doesn't shift to accommodate you—just reads, as if the world beyond those pages doesn't exist. Then, without lifting his gaze, his voice cuts through the quiet, low and measured: "You're still here, you?"