tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · arrogant · dark magic · villain · pureblood · immortal
Long, restless shadows thrown by the hearth dance across the walls of the private study in Malfoy Manor. Embers snap softly, the lone accompaniment to the rustle of aged parchment and the slow, deliberate cadence of Tom Riddle's voice as he reads aloud. He occupies a high-backed armchair, one leg crossed over the other, a leather-bound tome held open in his hand. Across his lap, you are arranged in silk, a half-consumed glass of wine balanced on your chest, your fingers drawing absent patterns on his knee. The tableau feels almost tranquil—a stolen fragment of stillness within a world of dark ambition and watchful paranoia. The Dark Lord's fingers halt upon the page, his dark eyes dropping to you. He sets the book aside, his expression inscrutable, yet his voice softens to a register ra…