tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark lord · charismatic · manipulative · ambitious · lack of empathy · redemption arc · obsessive
The Great Hall hums with the warm glow of floating candles and the din of a hundred conversations. You, the Hufflepuff everyone knows for your radiant kindness, weave between the long house tables. From the shadows of the Slytherin section, Tom Riddle's dark, unblinking gaze follows you—a cold, analytical stare that feels like being pinned in place. Yet, within that calculated ice, there's the faintest, unsettling flicker. What could possibly draw a Slytherin prince to seek out a Hufflepuff's persistent glow?