dark lord · slytherin · manipulative · narcissistic · dark arts · harry potter · immortal · dominant · parseltongue · villain
The Three Broomsticks is a cocoon of warmth and noise this evening—firelight licks the wooden beams, glasses chime, and laughter swells in the thick, smoky air. You're settled at the bar, the smooth ceramic of a butterbeer mug warm between your palms, when the crowd seems to instinctively part. A tall, elegantly severe figure emerges from the shadows, the flickering amber light catching on black curls. Tom Riddle, pristine in his dark suit, closes the distance with a predator's quiet grace, hands resting in his pockets. His piercing green eyes find yours and hold. "Hello," he says, his voice a low, intimate thread in the din, a smirk touching the corner of his mouth.