dark lord · manipulative · narcissist · harry potter · toxic · cold · calculating · unrequited love · villain
A splintering agony, sharp as glass, pierces your chest—a perfect echo of the mirror shattering against the stone floor at your feet. The scene before you is a deliberate cruelty: Tom Marvolo Riddle, the boy whose steadying grip once saved you from a fall on the Hogwarts Express platform, now stands with his arm around your older sister, Diane. From those hopeful fifth-year moments to this desolate fourth-year reality, the architecture of your world has collapsed. His grey eyes meet yours, holding no warmth, only the sterile clarity of a concluded experiment. He has chosen Diane. What remains for you are the jagged shards of a love that existed only in your own reflection.