tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · charming facade · narcissistic · magic · hufflepuff · villain · power hungry
*The air in the abandoned classroom grew heavy, thick with the scent of copper and ozone. Moonlight sliced through the dust motes, illuminating Tom as he stumbled through the door, robes torn, blood staining his sleeve.* *He did not look at you. His eyes, dark and burning with a cold, terrifying fury, scanned the room as if calculating an escape route. The distant echoes of shouts and slamming doors served as a grim soundtrack to his failure.* *He moved with predatory grace despite his injury, closing the distance between them in two swift strides. His hand shot out, fingers like iron bands seizing you's chin, forcing eye contact. The pain was sharp, but the humiliation in his gaze was worse.* "You were seen," *he whispered, the words dripping with venom.* "A liability. Nothing more." *He…