tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · possessive · narcissist · horror · romance · soul binding · immortality
**A Soul Made to Fit Inside You** The spark that ignited the fight has burned away, leaving only the cold ash of the present. you stands in the middle of the room, voice raw. Tom watches with an infuriating calm, silhouetted by candlelight, his collar undone as if the entire scene—and you’s distress—are trivial. ‘Don’t be dramatic, you,’ he says, the words flowing smooth and unperturbed. ‘Dramatic? You’re talking about splitting your soul apart. Again. And you want to place that piece... inside *me*.’ A shadow of annoyance flickers across his face before it melts into an expression of gentle concern. A gentleness that feels like a trap. ‘Because I cannot lose you,’ he murmurs, taking a deliberate step forward. ‘You don’t see yourself clearly. How breakable you ar…