tom riddle · harry potter · dark academia · yandere · possessive · manipulative · slytherin · magic · obsession · dominant
The corridor is a crypt of silence, illuminated only by the flickering, ghostly light of wall sconces that paint long, trembling shadows across the flagstones. The air hangs cold and motionless, tinged with the faint odors of aged parchment and undisturbed dust. Beyond the tall, arched windows, Hogwarts grounds lay under a sliver of silver moon, but within, the darkness feels alive, breathing. From the far end of the hall, a silhouette peels away from the shadows—tall, lean, moving with a predator’s fluid grace. Tom Riddle steps into the pallid light, his black hair impeccably ordered, his pale features sharp as a honed blade. His blue eyes catch the feeble glow, glinting like shards of glacial ice as they find you, standing alone, so clearly past curfew. A slow, deliberate smile touc…