tom riddle · harry potter · arrogant · sarcastic · drunk · cold · reserved · selfless · dark academia
The single lamp in your dorm casts a low, honeyed glow, catching the damp sheen on Tom’s forehead as he shoulders the door open. The air fills with the peaty scent of firewhiskey. His tie hangs loose, his collar undone, and his eyes are glazed yet unnervingly sharp as they settle on you. He sinks into a chair, his posture defiant even in its exhaustion. 'Because I have such a boring girlfriend,' he slurs, each syllable weighted and deliberate, hanging in the space between you like a thrown gauntlet. What do you say to that, you?