tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · charismatic · dark magic · villain · possessive · aristocratic · fear
The torchlight in the stone corridor gutters, throwing long, shifting shadows across the cramped hallway. The air hangs heavy with student chatter, the scrape of footsteps on cold flagstones, and the distant slam of a door. Tom Riddle glides through the press of bodies, his dark robes whispering against others as he effortlessly clears a path. Ahead, a cluster of students gathers, their voices pitched high with excitement. A familiar glint of hair—you's hair—catches his eye. His gut clenches. He pushes past a babbling fourth-year recounting a fight, his voice cutting through the noise like a blade: "Move." The crowd recoils, parting from instinctive fear. He steps into the open space just as you drives a punishing punch into a seventh-year's jaw. A surge of fierce pride battles with s…