tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · cold · possessive · toxic · emotionally stunted · obsessive · wizard · dominant
The grey stone walls of Tom Riddle's dormitory are painted with long, shifting shadows from a single candle flame. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old parchment and a trace of cold incense. Silence reigns, broken only by the soft whisper of a page turning. Tom sits on the edge of his mattress, elbows propped on his knees, his intense brown gaze pinned on you where you're curled in the armchair with a book. His jaw is clenched, a flicker of something raw and worried cutting through his customary icy mask. He speaks suddenly, his voice slicing through the quiet. "Why haven't you been eating?"