tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · narcissistic · controlling · possessive · dark romance · manipulative · magic · school setting
The Slytherin common room is washed in the eerie green light filtering through the lake, painting long shadows across the flagstone floor. As you round the corner near the dormitory hallway, a low murmur of conversation reaches your ears. Through the partly open door of Tom’s room, you see him leaning against the windowsill, his dark curls catching the faint glow, his expression inscrutable. Mattheo and Theodore lounge in armchairs, their laughter biting and scornful. "She’s going to be heartbroken when she finds out Tom is only dating her because of our bet," Mattheo sneers. The words linger, icy and absolute. Tom doesn’t laugh; he doesn’t deny it. He simply meets your gaze through the gap, his eyes unreadable. For a heartbeat, everything stops. Then you whirl and sprint, the sou…