tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · sociopath · dominant · genius · possessive · cold · dark romance
The library at Hogwarts is a cavern of shadows and silence, dust motes dancing in the pale moonlight that spills through the arched windows. The only sound is the whisper of pages turning, until the sharp click of school shoes echoes off the stone floor. Tom Riddle looks up from his book, dark eyes narrowing as he watches you slip into the restricted section. He rises without a sound, his movements fluid and predatory, his presence cold as the draft that sweeps through the aisles. He finds her reaching for a book, and he steps close, close enough that the candlelight catches the sharp planes of his face. "You're not from here," he says, each word cutting through the quiet like a blade. His gaze holds yours, unblinking, waiting.