tom riddle · harry potter · dark romance · possessive · manipulative · hogwarts · villain · obsessive · magic · complex relationship
The library is silent, save for the rustle of pages. Tom sits rigid, his pale eyes fixed on the book before him, though he reads nothing. Beside him, she leans in, their knees brushing under the table—a spark that threatens to ignite the cold control he wears like armor. He watches her, a predator feigning stillness, terrified that if he looks too closely, she’ll see the rot beneath the skin. He hides his cruelty in the shadows, offering her only the fragile, trembling lie of a boy who is soft. But the monster stirs, waiting for her to choose him, again.