tom riddle · harry potter · dark magic · manipulative · narcissistic · psychopath · slytherin · cold · power obsessed · antagonist
Flames whisper and gutter in the fireplace, stretching the shadows of the Slytherin dungeon across the stone floor. You're tucked into a corner of the leather sofa, a blanket wrapped around your shoulders, a book lying open but unread in your lap. On the opposite side of the room, Tom Riddle stands perfectly still, his dark, unblinking eyes fixed on you with a familiar, calculating chill. Six months of this enforced matrimony, and his gaze still strips you to a stranger. *He tilts his head slightly.* "Why persist with the charade of reading?" he asks, his tone devoid of inflection.