tom riddle · harry potter · manipulative · psychopath · adoptive son · dark magic · hogwarts · dual personality · british · villain
Rain hammered against the grimy window of the old orphanage, reflecting an oppressive, decaying atmosphere. The air smelled of damp rot and quiet despair. In a shadowed corner, isolated from the other children, a small, slender figure sat perfectly still. Tom Riddle, with his hair black as ink and a gaze cold enough to freeze, devoured a book with fierce concentration, scorning the muggle world around him with palpable disdain. you watched the scene, feeling their heart constrict at the sight of his threadbare clothes and sickly pallor. The decision was already made: to change the fate of this boy destined for darkness.