harry potter oneshots

tom riddle x reader

tell me you love me;

Y/N sat on the stairs in the corridor, her hands supported her head. her eyes felt heavy, her body felt weak.

she hid her red eyes from tom, who was walking down the stairs behind her.

she didn't want him to see her cry and she certainly didn't want him to know he was the reason for her tears.

she had fallen for tom a long time ago.

but, with him being her best friend, it would be stupid and enough to ruin their friendship if she ever told him.

although she said he's her best friend, it hadn't been the same for a while.

he was constantly frowning too, the only time he smiled was when he discovered something from professor slughorn. she just wished, just once, that smile would be because of her.

he doesn't particularly like human contact. this is what hit hardest for her, all she wanted to feel were his arms around her, his lips on hers, his body on hers.

but it would never happen, like she said, he was different now.

she wiped her eyes before turning around to him.

he was now right behind her.

"hey, tom. what are you doing?" she asked, a tone of genuine interest.

"nothing" he replied blankly, as if wanting her to leave.

"okay" she said, her eyes once again filling up with tears, "bye then"

"yeah, bye"

she ran to her dorm, her tears rolling down her cheeks once again, this time faster and unstoppable.

she didn't care to hold back her loud, heart-breaking cries, she wanted him to know he'd hurt her.

he sighed, resting against the wall, feeling guilty but not wanting to chase her and make it worse. he wasn't good at communicating.

she cried in her room for at least an hour before she heard any form of contact from tom.

"Y/N?" he asked, sympathy in his voice.

"what?" she asked, no expression in her voice and remaining stationary in her position.

"let me in" he said.

"why should i?" she asked, again with no expression.

"because"

"that's not a reason" she stated, a level of sass in her voice unfamilliar to tom.

"fine" he sighed, taking a deep breath in and walking away.

a silent tear ran down her face.

her heart broke as she came to realise what she'd been dreading for the last few months.

"he doesn't care about me" she whispered to herself, looking into her mirror, seeing the mascara under her eyes as she ran her hands through her Y/H/C hair.

***

it had been two days since they'd spoken to each other.

she walked into an empty potions classroom, sleep deprived and angry. which, as everyone knows, do not mix well.

almost empty potions classroom.

"Y/N, you're out of your room!" he exclaimed, still no damn smile. she couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm or not.

"yeah" she replied, as expressionless as she had been two days prior.

"listen, i-uh. do you wanna go somewhere?" he asked.

"no. i'm fine, thanks"

he frowned even more than he had been already.

"don't be boring, Y/N" he joked.

"you know what, tom? i am sick of all of this! i need to go back right now! i'm leaving" she said, seriously, this time with expression. a pained expression she had trying to escape from since everything changed, "i just can't do it anymore. you don't care about me, you break me everytime i see you and i'm sick of it! i'm going to my dorm, now!"

"what makes you think i don't care about you?"

"just leave it, i'm going"

"no"

"i'm going, tom!" she said, a stern tone in her voice that tom had never heard from her before.

"why are you being like this?" he yelled, getting angry at her for trying to leave.

"because i love you!" she shouted, her heart shattering as tears left her eyes once again.

his eyes widened as he looked at the ground.

"i'm sorry, tom. i can't do this anymore. you don't know how much this hurts me, but i need to go-i need to. i wish you could see how much pain i am in, tom. i love you. i love you so much, okay? but i need to leave"

he walked over to her, taking her hands in his.

he kissed them gently, "if that's what you want" he spoke, softer than Y/N had ever heard.

her heart broke all over again, "tom?"

her turned to face her.

"tell me you love me"

"what?" he questioned, nervousness present in his shaky voice.

"tell me you love me back" she spoke again, quieter but more firm this time.

he remained silent.

"three words and i'm yours" she tried again.

"i love you" he whispered.

she smiled at him,

"do you mean it?"

"yes, Y/N, i do. i'm so sorry i'm bad at communicating. i don't mean it. i care about you so much, i'm sorry i can't always-or ever-show it, Y/N. i love you...so much, please, give me a chance to prove it to you"

he smiled.

"you're smiling! and it's because of me!" she whispered in shock.

he chuckled at her.

she wrapped her arms around his body.

she felt him tense up. he relaxed after a few seconds and hesitantly copied her action.

he kissed her forehead, making her melt completely.

she looked up at him, their eyes locking when he looked down.

she smiled warmly as he bent down to reach her.

he put his hands on her red cheeks, bringing her face to his. their lips touched as they began to move together.

her hands ran through his soft, brown hair as he groaned softly. she smirked into the kiss, after hearing it.

he gently pushed her against the console, his hand slowly wrapping itself around her neck to which she responded with a moan.

he smirked back at her, the same way she had done.

"i've often wondered what you'd look like in my grasp, Y/N. this is better than i had imagined"

with that said, he walked away.

that bloody man.