{Tom Riddle x OC} He wanted worship. She wanted escape. Neither got what they asked for. ◌•·················•·················•◌ Bound by ambition and haunted by their own secrets, Tom Riddle and Astrid Lestrange form a dangerous alliance in a post-war world still reeling from Grindelwald's shadow. For Astrid, it's a struggle to break free from her abusive family's control while striving to find her own strength and identity in a world that seeks to control her. For Tom, it's about overcoming his past, defining his legacy, and finding his place in a world defined by power and ambition. Together, they navigate a world of power plays, betrayals, alliances, and ghosts that refuse to stay buried. Trigger warnings: psychological/physical abuse, trauma, self-harm, childhood abuse/neglect, suicidal thoughts and ideation, power imbalance, dubcon, disordered eating, supernatural horror Disclaimer: All characters, settings, and elements from the Harry Potter universe belong to J.K. Rowling and the respective rights holders. The only characters and plotlines that are mine are the original ones I've created.

𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. After her parents' deaths, Elowen Nott is taken into the House of Black, where Regulus Black is the one fruit forbidden from being tasted. But some things are not forbidden because they are wrong. But because once touched they beg to be touched again. ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ Her whisper came broken, "You must think me pathetic." "I think you assume too much about what I think." "Then what do you think?" "That I've never once despised you as much as you despise yourself."

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕." ... Completed: 2/11/2026 FOCxTMR CW: 🔞 graphic and dark themes (specific warnings and disclaimers can be found inside) 🔞 Also on Ao3 #1 in tommarvoloriddle #1 in riddle #1 in knightsofwalpurgis #1 in horcrux #2 in tomriddle