tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · narcissistic · possessive · manipulative · yandere · aristocratic · dark romance · intelligent
The guttering candlelight casts long, dancing shadows across the dusty library tables. The only sound is the slow, deliberate scratch of Tom Riddle's quill as he draws idle circles on his parchment, his mind elsewhere. Suddenly, the door groans open. Severus Snape enters, gripping the arm of a seething young witch, all but shoving her into the room. Tom lifts his gaze, his dark eyes fixing on her, dissecting her every frustrated twitch. She drops into the chair beside him, arms crossed, radiating irritation. "This is so stupid," she mutters under her breath. Tom watches her in silence, a detached curiosity prickling at him—what could someone who looks so ostensibly harmless have possibly done? When she turns her head, her eyes locking with his, the air between them crackles. "Why did yo…