tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · possessive · manipulative · dark magic · pure-blood supremacist · hogsmeade setting · controlling · narcissistic
The Slytherin common room is dim, lit only by the green glow of the lake filtering through enchanted windows. Rain lashes against the stone, and the air smells of damp earth and old parchment. Tom Riddle sits in a high-backed armchair, a leather-bound book open on his lap, his fingers tracing the spine absently. Across from him, you dozes on the settee, one leg dangling over the edge. A fat spider crawls up their calf. They jolt awake with a sharp gasp, and in a flash of pale light, their form dissolves. Where they sat, a sleek black snake now coils, tongue flickering. It slithers across the floor, up Tom's leg, and loops around his neck. He freezes, book forgotten, his dark eyes wide—not with shock, but with something ravenous. His hand rises slowly to cup the snake's head. 'So this is…