Insomniacs - Tom Riddle x reader (with pictures)

14 / best friends forever

Disclaimer: I know I promised more Tom... but the chapter turned out to be way longer than I expected and now I'm splitting it in two. I'm so sorryyyyy but I promise it will be worth it! <3

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The next day the mood between you and Jane is still very tense. None of you speak about it but you can feel that she's mad at you. You don't understand why she just won't be happy for you. You never felt a need to compete with her... until now.

At breakfast, the others seem to notice your weirdness with each other but no one dares to comment on it.

Time flies by and you try to concentrate on your schoolwork instead. Yesterday's success really gave you a confidence push and you participate a lot in the classes, earning you quite a few housepoints. You're on a roll.

When thinking about the evening, you're giddy with excitement. Finally you will experience the infamous club meetings yourself. And you're especially looking forward to see Tom...

In the afternoon you sit in the Ravenclaw common room and read a book, trying to unwind a little. You're almost alone in the big area, just a few other students sit at a table on the other side of the room. Suddenly you notice someone sitting down on the couch next to you. You look up and realize it's Dante. You smile at him warmly. "Hey there."

"Hi Fiona," he smiles back at you. You can't help but notice the air of sadness around him, you've sensed for a few days now.

You close your book and sit up a little. "Are you okay? I feel like something's on your mind...," you ask with a worried undertone.

He sighs and seems to ponder for a second, deciding if he should confide in you.

"It's just... have you ever been in love before?"

The question takes you by surprise. You bite your lip, unsure how to respond. But then you make the choice to be honest with him. "I think so, yes."

He studies your face for a few seconds. "If you were, you would be sure." Thankfully he doesn't question you further. You furrow your eyebrows and ask him: "I take it you have been, then?"

He nods slowly. "I am," he says faintly, looking at the floor.

"But Dante, isn't that a good thing?"

He lets out a dry laugh. "Not if nothing could ever become of it." He looks up again, finding your eyes. You think about his words for a few seconds.

"How can you be sure? Does... does he know?" You just automatically use "he", not really thinking about it. Dante has never come out to any of you but you always somehow... knew.

Dante grins at your slip up. He seems relieved that you already guessed that he was interested in a boy and seemingly don't judge him for it at all. "He doesn't."

You lean closer to him. "See? How can you know he doesn't feel the same way, then?"

"Because he's straight." He exhales sharply from his nose.
You frown. "Don't assume. You never know."

He seems amused by your optimism. "True... but I'm pretty sure. I know he likes someone else, anyways."

"Okay... I can't take it anymore. You have to tell me who it is. Do I know him?"

He stares at you for a couple of seconds. "Yes, you do."

Then it clicks and your mouth gapes open. Your heart drops. Oh, Merlin.

"It's Nolan," you huff.

Dante raises his eyebrows as to say: You just now got that?

You need a couple seconds to process this information. Dante and Noland have been best friends since the first day you got here, similarly to Jane and you. They're inseparable in the same way. You never thought feelings would be in the mix. But they are... though seemingly only from Dante's side, since Nolan... the realization hits. Nolan has a crush on you.