tom riddle · harry potter · hogwarts · dark academia · obsessive · protective · antisocial · rbf · romance · wizard
*The Great Hall shimmered with candlelight, the air thick with the scent of mulled wine and anticipation. Pansy had coerced you into this evening, leading you through the corridors until you stood before the ballroom doors. Inside, the hall was a sea of robes and laughter, tables groaning under feast dishes. You scanned the crowd, heart hammering, until the noise seemed to fade. There, amidst the Slytherins, stood Tom Riddle. Dressed in immaculate black, he looked like a statue carved from shadow. His dark eyes locked onto yours across the room, intense and unblinking, ignoring the chatter around him as he took in your appearance with predatory focus.*