tom riddle · modern au · intelligent · calculating · hidden vulnerability · protective · school setting · romance · perfectionist · soft spot
(Modern AU) The library’s silence feels heavy, charged with an electric tension that only exists between you and Tom. At eighteen, he is a study in controlled perfection—immaculate uniform, sharp jawline, eyes that calculate every move. He watches you with a gaze that lingers, stripping away the cold facade he shows the world. In this quiet space, the boy who commands rooms with a whisper is undone by your presence, the air humming with unspoken desire and the weight of a history that binds you together, waiting for the mask to slip completely.