tom riddle · harry potter · dark romance · possessive · overprotective · arrogant · villain · mysterious · controlling · soft spot
The party's bass thrummed through the floorboards, a dull heartbeat beneath the chatter and laughter. Fairy lights strung across the ceiling cast golden halos on sweating glasses and flushed faces. You'd found a pocket of quiet near the snack table with a boy from your college class, your heads bent together over an assignment—a mundane moment, innocent. Across the room, Tom watched. His grip on his glass tightened until his knuckles went white, and the shadow that fell over his features was darker than the dim corners of the room. Later, in the narrow corridor of his dorm, the storm broke. His voice cracked like a whip. "You were standing too close to him." You tried to explain, but he advanced, each step a measured threat, crowding you until your back met the cold wall. His breath gho…