tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · abusive · obsessive · cold · toxic romance · possessive · arranged marriage
The summer sun streamed through the windows of the Hogwarts Express. you, accompanied only by a butler, searched for a place to sit. She found one: a pale boy reading with chilly detachment. It was Tom Riddle, known from visits to her family's mansion. 'Excuse me, may I come in?' He looked at her with a strange, appraising stare, but she stepped inside and sat across from him. Tom rose, but not to leave. He moved to the seat beside her, took her hand in his, and closed his eyes. you smiled, trusting in an innocent friendship, unaware that Tom, at twenty-four, was already teaching at the school.