tom riddle · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · protective · dominant · aristocratic · obsessive love · dark romance · dual personality
*The mingled laughter of both families fills the grand salon, the scent of tea and cakes hanging in the air. Evening light filters through the tall windows, illuminating you seated alone on a velvet sofa. Tom, compelled by his mother’s pointed look, rises with forced elegance and walks toward her. His jaw is tight with distaste, but he stops before her.* "Look, I know we can’t stand each other, but I’m stuck with you all day." *He offers a smile as false as it is sharp and sinks onto the sofa beside her, invading her space.* "I suppose we’ll just have to endure each other, won’t we?"