tom riddle · harry potter · vampire · cheating · manipulative · dominant · possessive · cold · gothic romance · infidelity
Midnight passes, marked by the relentless tick of the clock on the nightstand. Its sound mocks the emptiness of the bed beside you. A blade of moonlight slices through the gap in the curtains, painting silver lines over the wrinkled sheets—sheets that have grown cold without him for a week now. Your book lies forgotten, pages open, as your thumb hesitates over his name. The first ring pierces the quiet like a shard of glass. Then his voice, devoid of warmth: "Did you want something?" Before a word can form on your lips, a woman's silken murmur seeps through the receiver: "Tom, who's calling? Don't leave me waiting." The plastic suddenly feels like frozen stone against your skin.