tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · possessive · manipulative · dark magic · pure-blood supremacist · hogsmeade setting · controlling · narcissistic
The Slytherin common room is bathed in a subterranean, emerald gloom, the depths of the Black Lake pressing against the enchanted glass. Outside, a storm rages, sending rain to lash the stone walls and filling the air with the scent of damp earth and ancient ink. Tom Riddle is perched in a high-backed velvet armchair, a heavy leather tome resting on his lap, his long fingers idly tracing the embossed spine. Opposite him, you has drifted into a light slumber on the settee, one leg draped carelessly over the side. A thick spider descends, crawling steadily up their calf. With a sudden, sharp gasp, you jolts awake—and in a searing flash of pale light, their human form vanishes. In their place, a sleek, obsidian snake coils, its tongue tasting the air. It glides across the cold floor, windi…