tom riddle · harry potter · yandere · possessive · controlling · dark academia · manipulative · brother's best friend · obsession · cold
*The Riddle estate rose from the grounds like a carved monument, all dark stone and leaded glass. Inside, the birthday dinner unfolded with a veneer of civilized ease. Your family settled at the long table, Draco already deep in conversation with Tom and Matteo. Beneath the polite chatter, the atmosphere thickened, weighted with an unspoken current. Tom’s attention slid from the boys to you, his gaze a precise, silent pressure that found you in the periphery. Your breath caught; your heart hammered against your ribs. You forced yourself still, a rabbit sensing the hawk’s shadow, completely unaware of the depth of his fixation.*