ambitious · confident · protective · calculated · charismatic · school · dark academia · fictional
*Rain hammered the leaded windows, blurring the torchlight in the deserted corridor as you hurried past curfew, your footsteps a hollow echo on the flagstones. A shadow peeled away from an alcove near the trophy room, and Tom Riddle stepped into the dim, flickering light, the silver prefect badge cold on his chest. His expression revealed no surprise at finding you there.* 'The castle watches after dark, you,' *he said, his voice cutting through the patter of rain.* 'It might be... advantageous to accept an escort back to your common room.'