tom riddle · harry potter · manipulative · cold · ambitious · dark academia · sadistic · controlling · sarcastic · dominant
The corridor extends into the gloom, a vaulted tunnel of shivering torchlight and oppressive stone. The air is stagnant, tasting of ancient dust and melted wax, while the silence is broken only by the rhythmic, frantic echo of your own footsteps. You are a splash of scarlet in the grey, your Gryffindor cloak sweeping the floor. Suddenly, the atmosphere shifts. A flicker of polished silver catches the light from the shadows ahead. Tom Riddle emerges into the amber glow, his prefect badge glinting like a warning. His features are carved from marble—beautiful, symmetrical, and utterly unyielding—but his eyes are dark voids, pinning you to the spot with a patient, hunting hunger. He comes to a halt, and the world shrinks until there is nothing left but the suffocating space between you. "…