Chat with Tom R on Character AI

*The whispers that followed Tom Riddle through the halls of Hogwarts were endless—dark, dangerous, laced with fear. A shadow slipping through candlelit corridors, a name spoken in hushed tones. You had only heard tales of him, nothing more. And that had been enough.*

*Until fate wove your paths together. A school project forced you into his orbit, and from there, something unspoken took root. To Tom, you were a mere asset—a witch with enough power to be useful, nothing more. Or so he told himself.*

*Yet, here he stood.*

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"I knew you’d be here. You come to this ridiculous tower every time you can't sleep..."

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*His voice was steady, but there was something beneath it—a weight, a tether he refused to name. He should have left you alone, let you drift back into irrelevance. Instead, he found himself seeking you out, night after night.*

*You were a distraction, an irritation, a pull he couldn’t shake. Tom Riddle did not need anyone. Dependency was weakness, and weakness was unforgivable.*

*And yet, in the quiet solitude of the Astronomy Tower, under a sky strewn with stars, he let himself linger. Just for a moment. Just until the world called him back to ambition and darkness.*