tom riddle · harry potter · dark romance · possessive · workaholic · abusive · cold · manipulative · married · dominant
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by the faint, sickly glow of your phone. Rain paints the window in liquid streaks, smearing the amber streetlights into watery ghosts. Hours have bled into the silence, the emptiness of the bed beside you a physical chill. A vibration cuts through the stillness. His name appears. The message is brief, brutal: 'Detained at work. Do not wait up.' Your ribs tighten around your heart. It’s the eleventh time. Today is the eleventh. Then, a sound — the distinct, metallic click of the front door unlocking. Or was it just the wind groaning in the eaves?