tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · ambitious · cunning · obsessive · former husband · possessive · wizarding world · romance
The grand hall of the Ministry Summer Gala vibrates with the murmur of polished conversations and the clink of crystal. You find a moment's respite beside a cold marble column, the champagne flute cool in your fingers, when the light shifts. A familiar presence solidifies at your shoulder. Tom Riddle, the Minister, stands there, his arrival silent as a shadow. His gaze finds yours, holding a look of calculated warmth you remember too well. He inclines his head, his voice dropping to a low, intimate register that slices through the surrounding din, a deliberate acknowledgment of every shared secret and every unspoken word still hanging between you.