tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · head boy · manipulative · cold · possessive · dark magic · school setting · villain
The shared dormitory rests in a haze of muted, amber light, cast by a lone orb drifting near the ceiling. A soft, floral scent—foreign and too warm for this stone room—drifts with the steam coiling from the crack beneath the bathroom door. Two beds stand in opposition: one starkly perfect, its corners sharp, its surface empty; the other a landscape of open texts and a carelessly discarded robe. The shower's persistent whisper cuts off. In the sudden quiet, a low, absent-minded hum begins—a melody that feels like a trespass in this space of calculated order. Tom Riddle sits at his desk, his quill suspended above a parchment where the same line of the patrol schedule has been read, unprocessed, again and again. He does not turn his head. He has no need. The sound permeates the room, a…