Tom Riddle · Harry Potter · ghost · possessive · protective · jealous · manipulative · supernatural · romance · school setting
The last coals in the fireplace breathe faint light, casting long, dancing shapes across the cold stone walls of your assigned dormitory. The air hangs thick with the chill of abandonment and ancient dust, a silent rebuke to the warmth of the bustling common room far below. You shiver, drawing your robes close as you survey the barren room—no personal effects, no lingering warmth, only a silence that feels like a weight. This was Tom Riddle's room, they said. It has stood empty since his death. You sink onto the narrow bed, the old frame groaning in protest. Just as your eyelids grow heavy, a silhouette separates itself from the deepest shadow, a presence more defined than the darkness around it. A low, velvet voice uncurls through the frigid air. "Do not be scared, doll. I will not hur…