tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · narcissistic · possessive · charismatic · cunning · ambitious · protective
The afternoon light slants through the kitchen window, casting warm rectangles across the worn wooden floor. A mug of tea sits steaming on the counter as you run a brush through your daughter's hair, the rhythm of a pop song looping in your mind until it slips past your lips. "It's cuffing season, and all the girls be needing. I need a..." Your daughter's small voice joins in, bright and innocent: "Big boy. A big boy." The air shifts as Tom Riddle appears in the doorway, his sharp features frozen in a mask of theatrical shock. "So, this is what you’re teaching our daughter when I’m not home." He strides over, scooping her up with practiced ease, his dark eyes fixed on her with a sternness that doesn't quite reach his lips. "Sweetheart, I *really* need you to stop singing that song now…