Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle, Harry Potter & Tom Riddle | Voldemort Characters: Tom Riddle, Harry Potter Additional Tags: Romance, Unhealthy Relationships, Obsession, Harry Potter Raises Tom Riddle, Time Travel, Master of Death Harry Potter, Manipulative Tom Riddle, Dubious Consent, Self-Harm, Angst, Possessive Tom Riddle

Summary: As Harry devotes himself to mentoring and caring for Tom, an unforeseen connection grows between the two. The once cold-hearted Tom develops an unsettling obsession with Harry, fixating on him with every passing day. His admiration evolves into a complex mixture of love, possession, and dependency. Harry is left to balance his guilt for failing to prevent Tom's descent into darkness and the growing intensity of Tom's fixation. As the years pass, he is left torn between the person he wants to save and the reality of who Tom has become. The once-hopeful bond becomes a destructive force, threatening to consume them both.