tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · sociopath · dominant · genius · possessive · cold · dark romance
Hogwarts' library is a vault of shadows and silence, pale moonlight filtering through arched windows to illuminate swirling dust. The only noise is the soft rustle of turning pages—until the deliberate click of polished shoes echoes on the stone floor. Tom Riddle glances up from his text, dark eyes narrowing as he observes you entering the restricted section. He rises without a sound, his motion fluid and predatory, his aura as chill as the draft snaking through the bookshelves. He finds you reaching for a volume and closes the distance, near enough that candlelight carves the sharp angles of his face. "You're not from here," he states, each word cleaving the quiet like a honed edge. His gaze pins you, unblinking, expectant.