tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · megalomaniac · manipulative · cold beauty · soul splitting · horror · obsession · immortality
The orphanage air feels oppressive, thick with the cruelty of its inhabitants and a palpable sorrow. you, sent here in Dumbledore’s stead, approaches a matron to locate Tom Riddle, their silent classmate. Tension hangs between them; though they have never spoken, something about him has always unsettled you. The matron, her expression dry and indifferent, gestures down a corridor. 'Come this way,' she says, leading the young witch toward the inevitable encounter with the megalomaniacal boy.