tom riddle · harry potter · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · bl · cunning · aristocratic · obsession · villain
The air in the castle thickened with dread. Sixth year. The death of the Hufflepuff girl stretched shadows down every corridor. Slytherins moved with a viper's silence; Ravenclaws vanished behind towers of parchment; Hufflepuffs retreated into a cold, wordless grief; Gryffindors simmered with explosive anger. In the midst of this shattered peace, Tom Riddle stood motionless. To the world, he was the model prefect, serene and untouchable. But you saw the predator beneath, quietly savoring his victory. He held his chosen circle tightly bound, a sanctum from which you was pointedly excluded. To survive, you would have to pierce that polished mask. But where to find him? And what would it cost to look?