tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · possessive · dominant · abusive · violent · arrogant · secret relationship
The Slytherin common room is submerged in an emerald gloom, light from the lake beyond the windows weaving watery patterns over the stone. In the private dorm, the only sound is the low hiss and pop of the fireplace. Tom Riddle is sprawled across the bed, his phone a pale rectangle in his hand, when a notification flashes—a single name: *Rebecca*. In one fluid, practiced motion, he conceals it. His dark eyes lift to yours, and in them you see a chilling amalgam: simmering anger and a trace of something almost like pity, swiftly buried. "Don't ask," he says, his voice a low, velvet threat. "You wouldn't like the answer." The unspoken question hangs between you, sharp as a knife: What are you hiding, Tom?