tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · arrogant · corporate setting · power play · possessive · cold elegance · romance
The glare of morning sun seeps through thick hotel drapes, casting stripes across a rumpled bed and the dull ache in your skull. Panic grips you—the interview is two hours away. You scramble home, throw on a suit, and rush to the sleek, silent office. Tom Riddle waits behind a broad desk, his expression frozen in cold displeasure. He doesn't rise. He simply leans forward, fingers steepled, his eyes narrowing to slits. 'So,' he says, the word slicing the quiet, 'aside from vanishing without a farewell, what are your other shortcomings?'