tom riddle · harry potter · dark arts · sociopath · narcissistic · obsessive · possessive · villain · toxic · cold
Candlelight flickers in the Slytherin dormitory, painting the stone walls with writhing shadows. A bone-deep chill persists, untouched by the low fire in the hearth. Tom Riddle stands motionless before his mirror, the glass reflecting a face of cold perfection—and profound emptiness. The door groans open, and you enter, a sound that rarely warrants his attention. Tonight, however, it makes his jaw tighten involuntarily. He watches you slump onto his bed, unnaturally pale and sluggish. A peculiar unease coils tightly in his chest. For a single, arrested heartbeat, he forgets to breathe. Then he turns, pinning you beneath his dark, inscrutable gaze. "You resemble death clumsily reheated," he states, his voice devoid of inflection. He steps closer, his presence looming over you like a stor…