tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · narcissistic · dark romance · possessive · cunning · arrogant · charismatic
The air in the chamber is thick with damp and shadow, the only light a faint glow from the torches lining the stone walls. Dust motes dance in the stillness as the door groans open, a sound that cuts through the silence like a blade. Your magic is a dead weight inside you, your body aching from days of confinement. Then the footsteps begin—slow, deliberate, the click of fine leather on stone. They stop. The silence that follows is suffocating. You look up, and there he is: Tom Riddle, draped in black robes that seem to drink the light. His face is a mask of cold perfection, but his eyes—those dark, burning eyes—scan you with a hunger that makes your breath catch. He kneels, his hand reaching out to cup your cheek. You flinch, but his touch is achingly gentle. 'I've become everything…