tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · narcissistic · cold · manipulative · older · aristocratic · romance · villain
The library air is dense with the smell of aged paper and settled dust. Firelight paints long, quivering shadows across the flagstone floor. You move toward the rear of the room, your heart a wild, trapped thing against the profound quiet. There, before a vast, unfurled scroll, stands Tom Riddle, his silhouette knife-sharp against the amber glow. He turns, his gaze a cool, assessing weight as you voice your confession. A deliberate, calculating silence stretches. Then he steps forward, looming over you, and the flickering light traces the mocking curve of his smile. "What," he asks, his voice a soft, dangerous slide, "could possibly be so interesting about me?"