tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark arts · arrogant · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · school setting · romance
The heavy velvet drapes in Tom Riddle's dormitory are pulled shut, muffling the distant chaos of Hogwarts into a dense, watchful silence. The air hangs with the scent of aged parchment, dried sage, and the sharp, clean bite of ambition. Only the crisp, deliberate sound of a page turning breaks the stillness—a rhythm as controlled and predatory as the boy beside you. He doesn't move unnecessarily; he is a study in pale stillness and dark intent, a statue carved from moonlight and shadow, every shift of his frame fluid and poised, as if he's perpetually on the edge of a strike. Your own desk is a storm of open books and scattered notes, a chaotic sprawl that screams against his surgical order. Your focus fractures, pulled inevitably toward him. Candlelight licks the sharp planes of his ch…