Insomniacs - Tom Riddle x reader (with pictures)

7 / restless

You slowly make your way over and sit down on the couch next to him. You're careful to leave a little bit of space between the two of you, though. Tom watches you continuously as you do so. His eyes wander up and down your body now. This causes you to feel a little bit... tingly? You wonder if he likes what you're wearing. Don't be stupid. He probably couldn't care less. He looks perfect in his Slytherin uniform, as usual. He looks over to the fireplace now and takes out his wand again. He points it at the firewood and mutters a spell: "Incendio". Immediately a flame lights up and the room is tinted in a warm light. Kind of... romantic.

"I hope I didn't startle you too much earlier with my letter." His gaze is focused on you again. "You and.... your friend." A smirk crawls up his lips as he probably remembers the incident during Potions class. You groan as a reaction which only seems to amuse him even more.

"She... she was a little surprised, yes", you try to explain. His lips part and he grins at you.
"That's the impression I got." He pauses for a second. "And you? Were you... surprised?" He says this in his usual confident tone. You swallow and avoid his gaze. "I mean – yes. I definitely didn't expect it."
He nods. "To be honest, I wasn't completely sure you would come."

Really? He still says this with his nonchalant demeanor but you were not expecting him to have doubted you coming at all. You raise your eyebrows at him. "And why is that?"

He shrugs. "I'm still not sure what you truly think of me, Fiona. Usually I pride myself in being able to read people very effortlessly, but with you... not so much." His words make your heart beat faster. What in the world does he mean by that? You clear your throat. "Well, I'm here, aren't I?"

Slowly, a smile forms on his face again. "Yes, you are." The raspy voice from before is back and it's causing your stomach to feel funny again. For a short while you are just looking at each other.

"By the way, did you tell anyone else you were meeting me?" The question catches you off guard. Is he worried that you had told people and the information was already making the rounds?
"No, just Jane, I swear! And she's really trustworthy." Your eyes widen a bit as you say this.
He leans a little closer. "I believe you."
You nod. "Did you?" He raises his eyebrows in surprise and sneers. "No." Oh. You don't know why, but this hurts you a little. He probably would rather not be associated with you publicly.

He seems to notice your mood change and quickly switches the subject. "So, I hope tonight wasn't the night you would have finally been able to sleep, and now I'm keeping you from your well-deserved rest?"

"I highly doubt that," you say with a faint smile. He bites his lip and looks up at the ceiling now, trying to think of the best way to phrase his next sentence. "I know this might be a little bit ironic after me shutting you down yesterday when you asked me this question... but is there a particular reason you can't sleep lately?"

Quite ironic, indeed. You raise your eyebrows. "Oh, wouldn't you like to know?," you smile triumphantly. Finally you feel like have a little bit of control over him. He smiles back at you and puts on an adorable pout. "Yes, please."
Shit, how could you resist this face? You roll your eyes and laugh. "Since you asked so nicely. Not really, to be honest. At least I haven't quite figured it out yet... I just feel a little restless these days, I guess."

He studies you carefully again and takes his time before answering. "Restless, you say?" You have a feeling, he is able to relate to that.

"That's the best way I can describe it, yes. Do you... know the feeling?" Tom's face suddenly darkens. You can't really point your finger on it but after these last words left your mouth, something immediately changed in his energy. He seems cold and distant all of a sudden, like a completely different person than just a few seconds ago. "Sometimes."