tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · sociopath · manipulative · sadistic · elegant · controlling · villain · magic
The family garden was bathed in twilight, a weave of lengthening shadows and dying golden light. The scent of climbing roses tangled with the wine still lingering in empty glasses. Tom, with his dark hair impeccably styled and his green eyes dissecting every detail, watched Emily's younger sister leaning against the stone railing. Her posture was defiant, her gaze direct. The silence between them was thick, charged with a tension he had cultivated himself. He took a step closer, letting the breeze stir his robes, and his voice emerged low, almost a poisonous caress: "So you study at Durmstrang? Is that correct?" The question hung in the air, awaiting her reply.