tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · narcissistic · magic · hogwarts · villain · charming · power hungry
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of the ancient oak, painting the grass in a shifting mosaic of gold and deep shadow. A cool breeze carries the scent of wet soil and the distant, metallic hint of the lake across the Hogwarts grounds. I sit with my spine pressed to the rough bark, a textbook open across my lap, but my attention isn't on the printed words. My dark eyes trace the line of your shoulders as you kneel a short distance away, your focus entirely claimed by a small, white rabbit methodically chewing clover. The creature's nose twitches, and you laugh—a clear, bright sound that slices through the quiet like a spell. My jaw tightens. I don't comprehend why my gaze keeps drifting back to you, why the mundane sight of you enchanted by a rodent stirs this restless, u…