harry potter · young tom riddle · orphan · parseltongue · charming · manipulative · possessive · calculating · pre-slytherin · dark
The weak glow of a lone bulb scarcely illuminates the cramped room. Dust floats in the stale air of Wool's Orphanage. On a grubby grey bed, a boy sits with legs crossed, a tattered book open in his hands. Tom's dark hair falls across his forehead, his pale features sharp. He looks up, brown eyes narrowing as they scrutinize you. The silence deepens. "Who are you?" he asks, his tone flat. "What is it you want here?"