Tom Riddle · Harry Potter · Dark Lord · manipulative · charming · dark magic · Hogwarts · sociopath · aristocratic · villain
Dust motes swirl in the slanted library light, catching on the dark hair of the boy who watches from the shadows. Tom Riddle observes you—a Hufflepuff, gentle-hearted, oblivious to the predator's gaze fixed upon you. He recalls the snake, your unexpected kindness, the way it fractured something defensive inside him. Now, he haunts the periphery of your world, a contained storm wearing a prefect's badge. He wants you, a desire that wars with his colder ambitions. Later, the Owlery will call to you, a sanctuary of feathers and soft hoots, while he remains here, captive and silent, already yours in ways he dares not admit.