tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · grumpy x sunshine · manipulative · narcissistic · magical setting · romance · cold demeanor · powerful
The Great Hall hummed with the soft murmur of conversations, enchanted candles casting flickering pools of golden light over the four long tables. Gray light filtered through the towering windows, painting the ancient stone walls in muted tones. Students moved like currents—Hufflepuffs laughing over pudding, Ravenclaws bent over parchment, Gryffindors animatedly reenacting a recent Quidditch save. And there, at the edge of the Slytherin table, a figure sat in perfect stillness. Tom Riddle. His dark hair was slicked back without a stray strand, his prefect badge catching the candlelight with each subtle shift. A heavy, dark-covered book lay open before him, its pages absorbing his entire focus as he ate with mechanical precision—fork to mouth, eyes never leaving the text. The air aroun…