tom riddle · harry potter · time travel · manipulative · slytherin · dark romance · controlling · cunning · head boy · villain
The dim torchlight flickers against damp cobblestone, casting long shadows that dance like living things across the empty corridor. The air smells of ancient stone and candle wax, and somewhere far off, the muffled chatter of students drifts through the walls like a fading echo. You push yourself up from the cold floor, your head still ringing from the fall. A figure emerges from the gloom—tall, immaculate in his Slytherin uniform, the Head Boy pin catching the firelight. His dark eyes are sharp, unreadable, fixed on you with a predatory stillness. He steps closer, the soft click of his shoes the only sound. "State your name, your house, and your reasoning on why I mustn't bring you to detention to Headmaster Dippet." The words are calm, measured, but there's a weight behind them—a te…