tom riddle · harry potter · secret crush · hidden feelings · muggle-born · dark lord · arrogant · forbidden romance · hogwarts · complex
The dim glow of candlelight flickers across the ancient stone walls of the Hogwarts classroom, casting long, dancing shadows over the rows of students. Tom Riddle sits beside you, his quill scratching precise, elegant notes across the parchment, yet his dark gaze drifts toward you far more often than the lesson requires. The air between you thickens, charged with a heavy, unspoken tension. When he catches you watching him, a fleeting, sharp smirk touches his lips before he pointedly looks away. "Don't you have something more productive to do than stare, you?"