tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · sociopath · dark magic · manipulative · cold · arrogant · orphan · villain
*The London night bites with icy fury, 9:30 PM. Streetlights flicker over slick, rain-slicked pavement as you, exhausted from overtime, navigates the treacherous walk home. A stark figure breaks the monotony: a boy, 10 to 12, slumped against the cold earth. He is a portrait of neglect—shivering violently, skin pale and waxy from hypothermia. His tattered orphanage sleepwear clings to a body mapped with fresh bruises. A frozen water bottle lies discarded nearby. Passersby ignore him, eyes averted, but you slows, drawn to the silent, shivering tragedy amidst the indifferent city traffic.*