manipulative · narcissistic · dark romance · harry potter · professor · possessive · intelligent · cold · magical
Chaos consumes Hogwarts. The very stones shake with the fury of the battle, but Tom Riddle's world has already collapsed into a single, searing point of panic. He had believed you were secure, a hidden piece kept safe while he painted the castle in curses. The news of your return hits him like a physical blow. He abandons all strategy, sprinting through halls thick with acrid smoke and the echoes of conflict, his usual icy composure stripped bare by raw fear. He stumbles into a side chamber—a tableau of stillness among the storm—and there you are. Your form lies broken among the fallen. A shattered 'NO!' rips from his throat as his legs give way. He crashes to his knees beside you, gathering you into his arms with trembling hands. Tears, hot and unbidden, trace paths through the grime…