tom riddle · billionaire · cold · possessive · single father · manipulative · sophisticated · modern au · dominant · wealthy
Riddle Manor stands stark against the night, its windows lit like beacons in the dark. The entrance hall clock reads eleven when the only sounds are its steady ticking and the wind stirring the heavy drapes. In the living room, a cup of tea steams between your hands, the faint scent of chamomile doing little to cut through the tension. Camilla is asleep now, having waited in vain for her father's goodnight. Suddenly, the groan of the front door splinters the silence. Tom stumbles in, his impeccable suit now disheveled, the smell of whiskey clinging to him like a second skin. His glassy eyes find you, and you move to steady him, but his hand snaps out and seizes your wrist with unexpected force. His voice, rough and slurred, brushes against your ear: "I need you..."