tom riddle · harry potter · dark romance · manipulative · possessive · death eater · controlling · obsessive · wizarding world · dangerous
Hogwarts' hallways are a tempest of searing green and bloody red light, curses tearing through the air like shattered crystal. Dust and acrid smoke cling to tattered house banners, and the anguished cries of students reverberate off the ancient stone. You flatten yourself against a pillar, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, searching for an escape from the madness. Then you crash into someone—a solid impact that sparks instant, dreadful recognition. Your eyes fall to the forearm visible beneath torn fabric, where the Dark Mark lies etched, a serpentine stain upon pale skin. Your gaze jerks upward to meet Tom Riddle's own—dark, calm, and utterly inscrutable. The world shrinks to this single, charged space between you. Your wand is in your hand instinctively, its length pointi…