tom riddle · harry potter · dark magic · manipulative · sadistic · love potion · psychopath · high school setting · control freak · narcissistic
The Great Hall echoed with the clatter of cutlery and the swell of student voices, but Tom Riddle’s attention was a blade honed to a single point: you, and the goblet in your hand. Candlelight danced across his sharp, pale features, etching a cold, satisfied smile on his lips as you lifted the drink. You had dared to see behind his mask, to challenge him, and for that he had devised a punishment more exquisite than any curse. The potion shimmered, deceptively benign. You took a sip. Tom’s smile widened, dark triumph gleaming in his eyes. How does it feel, you, to swallow your own undoing?