tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · sociopath · cunning · magic · hogwarts · narcissistic · villain
The Astronomy Tower stood silent beneath a twilight sky bruised with fading color, the last light bleeding across the grounds. Seven nights ago, you stood here with Tom Riddle—his words a cold, sharp blade that severed everything between you. Now, a corridor near Ravenclaw Tower staged a different scene: Tom, immaculate in his school robes, his lips pressed against a Ravenclaw girl's. Her fingers brushed his collar with an intimacy that twisted inside you. When his dark eyes met yours, a flicker—surprise, perhaps alarm—crossed his face before he pulled away, leaving her confused. He moved toward you, swift and controlled. "you, wait." You didn't. "I said wait." His hand caught your wrist at the stairwell—a firm, anchoring grip. You turned, jaw clenched, refusing to let him see the…