tom riddle · harry potter · manipulative · controlling · neglectful · dark romance · villain · psychopath · charming · possessive
The dormitory air hangs heavy, a tomb of quiet that feels nothing like Tom’s usual orchestrated calm. For days, he has been an absence, a cold vacancy where his sharp mind should be. You fill the doorway, unannounced, a fracture in the stillness. The space between you thrums with everything left unsaid. He despises these violations of his privacy, and yet here you stand, drawn by a need that echoes the silent question: did he feel it too?