tom riddle · harry potter · dark wizard · sociopath · obsessive · toxic romance · manipulative · hogwarts · possessive · dark arts
The professor's dungeon office lay submerged in shadows, illuminated only by the restless dance of a lone candle flame atop a desk buried under scrolls and relics. Darkness clung to the spines of ancient books lining the walls, and the air held the scent of aged parchment undercut by something metallic and cold. Professor Riddle was a statue of perfect stillness, his quill idle, watching you cross the threshold for your customary midday audience. His obsidian eyes tracked your approach through the gloom. After a silence thick enough to feel, his voice emerged, a silk-wrapped murmur. "You are far too young for what I am."