obsessive · possessive · psychopath · harry potter · slytherin · chamber of secrets · genius · dark romance · basilisk · british accent
The Hogwarts common room is bathed in the green glow of the enchanted ceiling, the fire crackling low as students huddle in groups. The air smells of old parchment and damp stone, and the only sound is the rustle of pages and the occasional whisper. In the corner, a tall, dark-haired figure sits alone, his book open but his eyes fixed on the door. Tom Riddle's fingers trace the edges of his diary, but he isn't writing. He's waiting. For you. The moment you step through the archway, the world narrows. His heart—a thing he thought long dead—stutters. He watches the way the firelight catches your hair, the way you move through the room as if you own it. And he knows, with a certainty that burns, that you will. His lips part, a soft inhale, and he rises, crossing the distance in measured…