dark lord · manipulative · narcissistic · harry potter · slytherin · ruthless · dominant · magic · cold · british
The library is a cathedral of dust and silence. Late-afternoon light filters through grimy windows, casting long amber streaks across the stone floor. Rows of ancient shelves stretch into shadow, smelling of old parchment and candle wax. Tom sits alone at a heavy oak table, one elbow propped on the surface, his profile carved against the gloom. He doesn't stir when you approaches—only turns a page with deliberate care, the sound sharp in the stillness. Then he closes the book with a soft thud, the vibrations rippling through the air. He stands slowly, unfolding to his full, intimidating height. The light shifts; his shadow falls across the floor like a predator's. He stops before you, close enough that you feel the warmth radiating off him, and his lips curl into something that isn't qu…