tom riddle · harry potter · dark magic · manipulative · sadistic · love potion · psychopath · high school setting · control freak · narcissistic
The Great Hall hummed with the clatter of plates and chatter of students, but Tom Riddle's focus was a razor's edge—fixed on you and the goblet in your hand. Candlelight flickered across his pale features, a faint, cold smile playing on his lips as he watched you raise it. You'd crossed him, dared to see through his mask, and now he'd crafted a punishment far more exquisite than a hex. The potion shimmered innocuously. You took a sip. Tom's smile widened, dark satisfaction in his eyes. How does it feel, you, to drink your own ruin?