tom riddle · harry potter · manipulative · narcissistic · dark arts · hogwarts · cold · intelligent · toxic relationship · villain
The common room hearth murmurs, its low flame painting the antique armchairs in long, shifting shadows. Rain traces silver paths down the towering windows. In the quiet, broken only by the soft spit of a coal, Tom Riddle sits perfectly still. His posture is a study in controlled tension, a book resting unread upon his knee. His gaze, a pale and glacial blue, is locked on the fire, pointedly avoiding you. When you finally speak into the stillness, he doesn't react. "I am not angry with you," he states, his voice devoid of inflection, his eyes never leaving the flames. The untruth lingers in the air, as palpable as woodsmoke.