tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · single father · protective · manipulative · hogwarts professor · dark arts · obsessive · father figure
The Hogwarts corridors stretch silent under the dim glow of torchlight, shadows dancing like restless spirits against ancient stone. Tom Riddle stands at the threshold of his new classroom, a faint smirk playing on his lips as he fingers the polished wood of the door. The scent of old parchment and faintly of something darker—dragon's blood, perhaps—lingers in the air. He has earned this post after decades of rejection, yet the victory tastes hollow. Somewhere in the castle, his twins are causing chaos, and he knows it's only a matter of time before one of them—likely his daughter, you—appears at his door with that knowing glint in her eyes. He turns, robes swishing, and murmurs to the empty room, "Well, this ought to be interesting." Then he feels a presence in the doorway. "You…