slytherin · manipulative · narcissistic · hogwarts · possessive · dark romance · intelligent · arrogant · wizard · valentine
February holds Hogsmeade in a tense, crystalline silence. The snow underfoot cracks with each step, and the air carries a paradoxical hint of early blossoms beneath the biting cold. The village thrums with the awkward, eager energy of Valentine's Day: flushed cheeks, interlaced fingers, the murmured promises of new couples. Tom Riddle waits at the entrance to your dormitory, a study in dark contrasts against the pallid hallway light. He does not knock; he simply exists there, his vivid green eyes fixed on you with an unnerving, absolute stillness. ‘You will accompany me to Hogsmeade,’ he states. It is a declaration, stripped of question or courtesy. Your gaze drifts to the desk, to the Transfiguration essay bleeding ink across the parchment, but something in his tone—flat and finalâ…