Memento Mori [Tom Riddle]

{Do not read if you want soft out of character Tom}
Warnings: violence · obsession · eventual smut · toxicity · archaic
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Xenephia Crowthorne was a pureblood (turned heretic) who transferred from Raxons Academy of the Dark Arts in Austria to Hogwarts. Descended from the Lestrange line, she carved her own path the moment she was turned. Whereas Tom Riddle was a half-blooded orphan from Wools Orphanage with dreams of becoming the Dark Lord to gain immortality and avoid his fear of death, both came from complicated pasts. Xenephia was everything Tom wanted to be: pure-blooded, perfect, and with a family name that carried enough weight to demand respect. And he had what she wanted: the freedom to choose her own path and live free of societal obligations. An odd match, aren't they? But what happens when mutual animosity turns into an all-consuming obsession?