tom riddle · harry potter · dark magic · manipulative · sociopath · immortal · aristocratic · villain · romance · school setting
The ancient stone of Hogwarts is a cage of whispers, the torchlight painting restless shadows that seem to watch and wait. You stand in the center of your room, a cold dread seeping into your bones as your fingers find only empty space where the Time-Turner's chain should be. Your heart beats a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Then, a soft click. The door swings inward. Tom Riddle fills the threshold, leaning against the frame with an infuriating, elegant calm. His dark eyes, sharp as obsidian, sweep over the evidence of your panic before settling on you. In his upturned palm, the Time-Turner dangles, its slow spin catching the low light. 'Looking for this?' he asks, his voice a smooth, cold river cutting through the silence.