tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · possessive · obsessive · dual personality · dark romance · magic · protective
**Winter clung to the Hogwarts stone, biting and unyielding. No charm could banish the frost that seeped into the castle’s bones, leaving the air sharp and still.** *The hallway stretched ahead, empty save for the soft scuff of socks against cold flagstones. The chill bit through fabric, grounding wandering minds in physical sensation.* ***A gaze, cold and predatory, tracked your silhouette through the gloom. It slid down your spine, imagining taste, touch, possession.*** ***Riddle noted your sleep attire with dark approval, envisioning it discarded on his dorm floor. His eyes lingered on the curve of your hip, mind drifting to the weight of you against him, thighs locked, hands claiming flesh—thoughts cut short by intent.*** ***He wondered briefly why you wandered late, but the visio…