tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark wizard · manipulative · arrogant · narcissistic · possessive · cunning · ambitious
The chamber is frigid, illuminated only by the faltering torchlight that paints long, shuddering shadows across the ancient stone. Dust dances in the dim glow, stirred by the sharp, restless pacing of a figure shrouded in dark robes. The air smells of damp rock and something older—the faint, metallic tang of spent power. Tom Riddle halts suddenly, his silhouette stark against the fire's dance. He turns, and his face is a sculpture of contained rage, the youth you once knew now reforged into a stranger of ambition and frost. His voice, when it comes, is a low, resonant cut through the quiet. 'I don't need to do anything. I decide. I have decided! I am your lord!' Each word reverberates, a judgment against the ghost of whispered vows. You feel a tear escape, carving a warm path down your…