Harry Potter One-shots

Tom Riddle - apologies

Tom Riddle- Prompt 47

"Dont look at me like that"

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"TOM. STOP." You yell. You are tired of yelling. You're tired of arguments. You are tired of fighting for attention from my your literal boyfriend. You are tired of feeling like you come second to whatever has his attention at the moment. You will never be the front of his mind.

One thing you learned through dating Tom is how to control your emotions. Not to lose them, especially when having a discussion. Tom doesn't do emotions. You learned that quickly.

"Do not raise your voice" he replies in a commanding tone.

You immediately soften. Tom was intense, everybody knew that, but he loved you. You knew it. Everybody warned you when you started getting closer to him. "He's bad news" "he isn't good for you" "look at him" "you should maybe not be with him". You've heard them all. You didn't care. You saw the part of Tom that he kept hidden. He attempted to hide it from you, but over time broke down.

"I feel like im allowed to raise my voice, especially with how you are acting right now" I reply keeping cool.

He sighs and talks a step forward towards you. Reach out to grab your hand. You hesitantly take it and allow him to pull you in close to him. His smell was intoxicating. He smelled like comfort. I know it sounds insane. THE Tom Riddle smells like comfort to you, but he did.

Before you let him pull you all the way in you stopped and you looked at him right in eyes. " listen, I love you. You know I do but I need you to put me first a little more often. Im hurting and it's you who is hurting me. Please. Listen to me, ok." You look at him with hopeful eyes, pleading that something in him will break and he will realize what he is doing.

He takes a moment and just looks at you. Staring into your eyes. The eyes that first caught his attention.

"I- i'm sorry." He said just above a whisper.

You freeze and your eyes go wide. You have been dating Tom for 8 months and he never once apologized. Never.

" Don't look at me like that" he said in an almost serious tone. Although you saw the humor behind it.

"You apologized. You apologized. You said you were sorry. Tom, thats all I needed from you. An apology. I just wanted you to hear me and show that you understand." You say quietly

He pulled you in closer so that your head was against his chest. You felt his heart beat. You felt his chest rise and fall. You two stood there for who knows how long. Long enough. Long enough for both of your heartbeats to regulate. Long enough for both of you to melt in each others presence.

He pulled apart and gently grabbed your face in his hands. Tilted it up slightly so your eyes met, once again. He did his signature smirk. The smirk that most people wouldn't pick up on but you do. He then leaned in and kissed you. You two have kissed plenty of times but this time, this time was different.

You pulled a part and just stayed in each others presence a little bit longer.

Tom Riddle, how he owns your heart.