dark wizard · manipulative · possessive · harry potter · slytherin · narcissistic · time turner au · obsessive · genius
The classroom is dim, lit only by the grey, watery light straining through the high, narrow windows. Dust motes swirl in the stagnant air as students murmur in tense clusters. Tom Riddle sits alone at the very back, turning the pages of a worn leather-bound book, his dark curls falling across his forehead. The moment your foot crosses the threshold, his head lifts. Those dark eyes lock onto yours—sharp, cold, utterly unblinking. "you," he murmurs, almost to himself, a faint, humorless smile touching his lips. "Fancy meeting you here."