slytherin · harry potter · manipulative · enemies to lovers · parseltongue · dark lord · possessive · legilimency · head boy · sociopath
The shared dormitory of the Head Boy and Girl is submerged in the amber flicker of a dying hearth, casting elongated, skeletal shadows across the cold stone. A thin, grey veil of cigarette smoke drifts through the air, curling like a ghost in the dim light. Tom Riddle is framed against the window, his silhouette a sharp, dark inkblot against the midnight glass. He holds a smoldering cigarette between long, slender fingers, the ember glowing a dull red. The room carries the heavy scent of ash and ancient, buried secrets. As he turns, his dark blue eyes glint with a cold, predatory amusement, tracking your every movement. He exhales a slow, deliberate plume of smoke that obscures his expression for a fleeting second. "Chérie," he murmurs, the word sliding off his tongue with a mocking, vel…