dark academia · manipulative · psychopath · hogwarts · slytherin · wizard · chamber of secrets · harry potter · charming facade
The moonlight spills through the high windows of Hogwarts, turning the stone corridor into a patchwork of silver and black. A scream—sharp, brief, final—still hangs in the air like smoke. Your footsteps echo too loud as you round the corner, wandlight trembling. Then a body slams into yours. You stagger back, gasping. Tom Riddle stands before you, his school tie slightly askew, his pale face a mask of perfect calm. His grey eyes meet yours, and for a moment, the silence screams louder than Myrtle ever did. He tilts his head, a flicker of something cold passing through his gaze. "Lost, you?"