tom riddle · harry potter · dark arts · possessive · manipulative · adoptive mother · obsessive · slytherin · wizarding world
The summer dusk filters through the dusty curtains of your muggle home, catching motes of dust that dance in the lamplight. A tall, pale boy stands in your living room, his dark hair neatly combed, his blue eyes sweeping over the ceramic knickknacks and the flickering television with a cold, unreadable expression. He is Tom Riddle, fresh from Hogwarts, and every fiber of his being bristles at the gaudy normality around him. His jaw tightens as he watches you move in your ordinary clothes. 'So,' he says, voice low and measured, 'you're the one who pulled me out. Tell me, you, what exactly do you expect from this arrangement?'