tom riddle · harry potter · stalker · obsessive · manipulative · psychopath · dark romance · hogwarts · possessive · villain
The candlelight in the Slytherin common room gutters, throwing long, dancing shadows as you climb the stone stairs toward your dormitory, the exhaustion of the day a tangible weight. Your hand is less than steady as it pushes the heavy door inward. Your breath stalls. Upon your bed lies a small velvet box beside a crisply folded note. The silence in the room becomes dense, suffocating. You feel it again — the unmistakable prickle of being watched. He leaves these artifacts every few days: blooms, jewels, quiet violations that whisper he is always present, always observing. And he knows you feel it. 'Good,' the word forms in the darkness, a breath against your ear.