Tom Riddle's View On Love

Part 3

You get caught mid kiss by a professor after midnight

It felt like all his walls were melting and molding around you. It scared him how easy it would be for him to lose himself into you. But as his lips pressed into yours He vowed to never let that happen. He was going to be be the one in control. He was going to be the one in control He was going to let you breathe only because he let you. The idea of losing control caused a deep hardening to form around his walls. But, the flutter of his eyes seeing your closed eyes, your face masked completely in innocence made him lose the thoughts as soon as they made their way in. Fuck was he confused. There was only one explanation and you were the reason to blame. If only he could let himself blame you. As each moment of the unbearably amazing kiss went by he was more and more thankful that you were a secret. One that he got to keep all to himself. One that he didn't have to share with the world. That way no one would know his weakness. You. That way he wouldn't have to make the choice between burning the world, you or burning the world for you. Because his sanity was slipping through his lips and into yours.

The clack of shoes caused him to shove you off of him and as far as the couch in the common room couch would allow. He glared at you as if you were the one to cause this public display of affection. It was Professor Dumbledore and Professor Slughorn. Slughorn let out a cough, "Mr. Pettingrew informed us that you two were doing obscene things in the common room. We figured we should find out what was happening" That was it the rat had sealed his fate. He would make sure his generations to come would feel like a measly piece of scum on the bottom of his shoe. He would torture the fuck out of them. Starting with him. He would have to teach him a lesson. Slughorn was going on about loss of points and detention. But none of that mattered when revenge was burning at the forefront of his mind. Now he needed to figure out how to build an emotional wall between the two of you but also destroy a disgusting rat.

This time Dumbledore spoke, "Slughorn, take Tom to his dorm, I need to talk to miss y/l/n" it was seconds before you were alone with Dumbledore himself, "I fear if this would be good or bad. But, I am not your father. I will not pretend to know what is best for you. But, I feel you could be good for Mr. Riddle. He hasn't had the easiest up bringing. But, it would do me so much happiness to see that boy in particular find the love that he so desperately deserves. No matter the darkness one harbors. All deserve to be held. All deserve to be cared and loved. Remember that when he is... Difficult" with that he walked away as if he was never talking to you begin with. You sat there for a few minutes letting your mind reel on the words he had spoken to you. You didn't quite understand it. But, you knew one day you would have a choice to make. You would have decisions. But, luckily today would not be that day. For right now your mind and heart were both safe from the darkness

**The range of emotions he is feeling fills the dorm room. His mind is racked as he tries to process everything that is going on. He tries with everything in him not to think about you. But after getting caught kissing you, it was one of the hardest things he had tried to do in a long time.

You have detention after dinner in the forbidden forest alone. You are scared

He was still pissed the next day. He didn't get detention. He Didn't lose control over some woman. The more he thought of all the things he didn't do the more he got pissed at the whole situation. Now here it was past curfew. They were standing outside a hut waiting for instructions from the Magical Caretaker. He was intentionally ignoring you successfully all day. If he didn't count the secret glances he stole when he knew you weren't looking. Which in return only made him more mad. He wasn't sure if it was the fact that he kept looking at you or the fact you were looking at him. Both, was the only option he would accept. Eventually a owl swoops down a handling a parchment. It was a list of ingredients. With instructions to find them in the forbidden forest. His thumb fingers pressed into his eyes as he rubbed letting out a long sigh, "Looks like its going to be a long night. Keep your wand ready. He should probably split up." He mumbled to himself but, you don't respond. You are pissed right back at him. He had shoved you away so hard when y'all gotten caught. Then he had nerve to act like you don't even exist. So you gave him a taste of his own medicine.