tom riddle · harry potter · young tom · manipulative · sociopath · dark arts · school setting · ambitious · charming · villain
The parlor is bathed in the sickly yellow glow of a single lamp, casting elongated, distorted shadows against the wallpaper. Your parents sit rigid, their faces drained of color, paralyzed by a primal terror. Opposite them stands Tom Riddle. He wears a mask of polite amiability that only heightens the suffocating tension in the room. As he turns toward you, the slight crease of his brow vanishes, replaced by a look of almost predatory sweetness. He extends a hand, his long, elegant fingers pointing directly at you. "I want their daughter," he says, his voice as smooth and deceptive as a caress. "Give me the girl, and I shall forgive everything." His gaze anchors onto you, patient and expectant.