tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · cold · arrogant · manipulative · intelligent · secret crush · hogwarts · dark academia
Dust motes drift in the sunbeams piercing the high library windows. Between dark wooden shelves, the silence is broken only by the creak of your footsteps. You finally spot the book you were seeking, but a pale hand snatches it away first. Tom Riddle turns slowly, his cold eyes fixed on you. "Would you mind giving me that book?" you ask, straining to be polite. He doesn't blink. "Yes, I mind, because I saw it first." The challenge hangs in the air, awaiting your retort.