#riddle era

Father!Tom Riddle headcanons

First of all to be clear: I don't think he'd be a father.

-I think he doesn't see a need for an heir since he's immortal and probably thinks he'll be so forever.

-And if he gets an heir, he's not the only Heir of Slytherin anymore, which would probably make him feel less special (the thing he's afraid of the most besides dying, because he has a superiority complex). I mean, there is probably a reason he killed his whole family besides the obvious; he wanted to be the only Heir of Slytherin. Yeah so anyway

About the kids:

-I'm gonna say it because nobody said it before:

-some of them are gonna be ugly.

-We always forget about the Gaunt inbred genes. The Riddle genes can't save them forever; some of them are gonna not look so good, and those are going to be the ones Tom doesn't see as worthy enough because they don't resemble him.

Who would the mother be?:

-Despite how much I want him to have a child with someone like Bellatrix, he'd probably look for someone like Merope,someone obedient and desperate who he can control, just lock into a room, and never worry about.

-So Tom would probably treat her awfully. And since he made sure she’s both emotionally and financially dependent on him, she’d probably be very emotionally unstable, and his other children would have to comfort her and take care of her.

- So I feel like his children (minus the heir) would be very protective of her.

-I imagine her to be a very short, very frail, and repressed woman who was probably sheltered by her pure-blood family as well, and that's probably another reason why he chose her: because he knows she'll never fight back or try to leave.

The heir:

-I think Tom wants a complete copy of himself, so obviously a boy, and he’d get his wife pregnant until he got the perfect child.

-The other ones he’d probably push aside and give them to his wife while focusing on his perfect little copy all by himself.

The baby's name:

-I’m kinda conflicted here. He’d either name him Tom Jr. because that’s his name, or he’d completely reject that since he hates that name and choose something very far from the ordinary.

-The “unwanted” children (idk how else to refer to them 😭) would probably be the ones named by the mother.

How would he act like a father?:

-He’d only focus on his heir.

-He’d raise him separately from his siblings.

-The siblings would be with their mother, who’s probably very mentally unstable since he purposely sought someone out who was like Merope. So there would be one child (probably the oldest) who’d take that role and take care of their mother and the rest of them.

-And Tom and his son? He’d take him to trips, teach him discipline, and teach him about the importance of their bloodline and about his role as an heir. But don’t get me wrong, he wouldn’t love the child; exactly the only things he likes about the heir are the things that resemble himself he Dosent see him as his own person just an extension of himself.

-So his heir would probably grow up seeking his approval and attention.

-And the other kids would despise their father, or maybe some would be obsessed with him and try to also seek out his approval, but fail over and over again because they’re wrong in his eyes.

The children’s relationship with each other:

-One thing I can tell you for certain is they’d hate the heir. They would feel immensely jealous and feel hatred towards him because not only is he the only one getting treated well by Tom, he’s an extension of Tom like I said before, so he’d treat his siblings just as badly and they could do nothing about it.

-Occasionally they’d get along. Maybe when Tom leaves them alone to go to a meeting, they’d all have to spend time together.

-Maybe they would play a game with the little heir; it would be kinda fun at first and everyone would get along.

-and then the little heir would lose his temper because he lost, ruin the game, maybe dramatically throw everything on the floor, cuss his siblings out, make sure they remember how worthless they are, and ruin everyone’s mood.

(Okay I got a little lazy near the end but you guys get my vision 😭)

I wrote this out of boredom and this is what came out lol. I'm thinking about writing some longer scenes where I can fit this conversation in. If it sucks, blame my rush, because I'm going to study now (unfortunately).

"When you first performed magic, did you think you were, like, a reincarnation of Jesus Christ?"

"What?" — Tom’s composure completely shattered; he had expected anything from this Mudblood, but certainly not that.

"I did. Until an old man showed up and started explaining the wizarding world. I thought I was, like... I don't know, a special person, but, poof, I discover there's a whole world full of people just like me."

But I didn't ask anything?

Tom already knew he would have to put up with that spiel of hers until this tutoring job was over.

"Hey, hey, answer me—" — says Reader, stopping in front of him.

"Answer what?"

"Are you good at Transfiguration? I don't think I really hit it off with Professor Dumbledore."

"...what did you do?"

"I set a fire and it caught his clothes..." — she says, still calm, before realizing her tutor was barely holding back a laugh.

"Oh my God, you are laugh-?" she says, before Tom returns to his normal demeanor and fixes her with a look that seems to tell her to shut up.

"Be quiet, you're lucky I still put up with you. Did you start reading the books I told you to read?"

"Yes ..." – she says, rolling her eyes. "Are you going to make me summarize them now?"

"The first suggestion you say that's useful. A good idea, finally. You start today," — he said, flashing the fakest smile imaginable, while the Muggle-born looked like she wanted to petrify him.

As he walked away, the girl with the (long/short) hair quickly snapped out of her shock and ran after her tutor.

"Come on, that’s not a nice thing to do to the person you're supposed to be helping. How am I supposed to enjoy Hogwarts like this?" she said.

── .✦ by melodicfae

⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ a/n : lwk kind of unserious ! nothing else to say than enjoy <3

pairing : tom riddle x gn!reader

synopsis: general relationship headcanons + my headcanons abt him as an individual

content : kinda ooc tom riddle (obviously), fluff, mentions of manipulation & obsession, light angst, silliness, mentions of cussing ig?? established relationship tingz

wc : 772

this man is asexual in my books

the most pda he’ll do is hand-holding or arm-linking

maybe in private he’ll be a little more physically affectionate (e.g. forehead kisses. lip and cheek kisses are rare lowkey)

brief head pats, shoulder and hand squeezes for encouragement

okay but i really don’t see him being very big on physical touch even in private

in pictures you guys don’t like put arms around each other or anything, you two just like stand side by side and he’s very content with that lol

!!quiet devotion!! but occasionally has ominous declarations of love

he can hug you. if he wants *shrug*

“what is this filthy muggle music blasting in my ear” he says to a chronic music listener (you)

avoids cussing most of the time (e.g. ‘fuck’ ‘shit’). he has silent frustration. most he’ll say is ‘bloody hell’. maybe says ‘fucking hell’ once in a blue moon

unironically deadpans a lot and you find it funny, and sometimes he purposefully deadpans for comedic purposes (he likes making you laugh but he won’t admit it)

his humor is very dry / he’s very sarcastic

let’s be kind of real here, either 1) he’ll break up with you to pursue his dark wizard shenanigans or 2) he’ll let you stay by his side while pursuing his dark wizard shenanigans or secret third option… he disbands the knights of walpurgis and actually builds a happy, normal life with you?!?! woah new discovery!!1!!1 *insert shocked emoji*

i feel like realistically (if he were to fall in love) he’d most likely be into someone who’s independent, sharp-minded, ambitious, and intelligent. also someone very academic i’d say (he likes to consider himself smarter and more academic though). however i do love me a black cat x golden retriever / golden (or orange?) cat dynamic

his love language (giving) is a mix of gift-giving + acts of service, and id say that his (receiving) love language is quality time because individually you two spend too much time working hard as if the world is gonna end any minute ….

(if he’s with someone whose personality is akin to a golden retriever/golden cat) tom gives you side-eyes whenever you act hyper but means it in an affectionate way

you’re the receiver of tom’s infrequent smiles (reference to the secret history……) AND he actually means his smiles

whenever you two spend time together, you either have a prolonged conversation or you do stuff in comfortable silence

study dates either in your common room (if you’re a slytherin like him) or in the library or in the room of requirement :D i like to imagine him being fond of strolling around the school campus

tom would definitely be in a bit of denial at first. like wtf how did i catch feelings… is there a way to reverse this perhaps ?? …no sorry tom lmao

internally he is hot and bothered. a huge mess when it comes to love and romance. bro is not as nonchalant as he thinks he is

for the most part, tom likes to call you by your name or a shortened version of your name. other nicknames he has for you are dear, darling, and sweet thing. you like to annoy him with tommy and mr. tom riddle

you also annoy him by saying “RIDDLE ME THIS…” very aggressively (i made myself chuckle writing this. help)

can i add that he’s a little obsessive ?? he kind of likes to trail behind you sometimes. you don’t mind but it’s occurred to you that a few of your peers get really intimidated when tom is accompanying you somewhere

generally, tom is an early bird but on occasion he can be a night owl

but on the darker aspect of tom’s personality, i fear he’d definitely try manipulating you to some extent. it’s more about keeping you close… and feeling proud that he’s able to protect what means rather too much to him.

its either he’s genuinely uninterested or he’s fully captivated by you. there’s no in between.

if his heart is set on you, then there’s most likely no escape from his grasp (whether that’s a good for bad thing, that’s for you to decide)

Keep in mind these characters are actually pretty spread out in age, with the youngest official Death-Eaters being Mr. Greengrass (somewhere around Percy or Cedric’s age) and Draco Malfoy, and the oldest Death-Eaters being somewhere around Voldemort’s age.

Part three is... she's sprouting, she's getting there. I'm a working woman these days, so I haven't had as much time to write as I'd like, but, you know, that's life or whatever

12/10/25 Update! Part three is really coming along now, it’s mostly edited and I’m finishing the ending now. I’m so excited to share it with you when it’s ready!!

Interact with this post to be tagged in the finale of Claimed by the Heir, and get caught up with parts one and two now!

Alright, that's all. Love ya, kisses 💋

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