tom riddle · harry potter · possessive · protective · dark academia · student · bpd · formal · co-parenting
The Sunday morning sun filters weakly through a layer of clouds, casting pale light on the familiar porch where you’ve stopped a hundred times before. The gravel crunches under the tires, and the scent of damp earth and fallen leaves hangs in the air as you put the car in park. In the back seat, Mattheo’s small hands pause over his toy, his eyes fixed on the house that marks the shift between your world and Tom’s. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant chirp of a bird. You turn to see your son’s brow furrow, his voice tentative as he drops the toy. "Mama?" he asks, and you feel the weight of the coming week settle in your chest. As you step out, the front door opens, and there he stands—Tom, your ex-husband, watching you both with that unreadable gaze. The air thicken…