Limerence

by devdevlin

It does not surprise him at all to know that Hermione Granger has come to think herself half in love with him.

But it is not to last, and it is that night, on the night of the school's annual Hallowe'en dinner, that he knows that Hermione Granger's opinion of him is about to rapidly shift.

And how could it not?

Because at his feet, there is a dead body and she...

She has seen it.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Dark, Magic, Enemies To Lovers

69 pages, ebook

Published January 18, 2020

Reviews

[⚔Irunía⚔ · Rating 4 out of 5]

He steps closer. "Undo it."
Her knuckles whiten around the strap of her bag. "No."
Tom takes a deep, calming breath, though it does nothing to calm him.
"It makes absolutely no sense for you-"
"Dropping your class makes perfect sense.” Her voice is strained around it's edges. “You've been harassing me.”
He sneers. “Harassing you?”
“Cornering me in the library. Taunting me in classes. Touching me without my consent, tricking me into meeting you here.” Her jaw locks with determination. “Textbook cases of harassment toward a student. I’m putting a stop to it.”
He stares at her in disbelief and then, he laughs.

Perfect, stubborn, beautiful Miss Granger; she’d seen him commit murder, and yet her breaking point was a single interaction in his office, a slight slip in his composure?

Reading Miss Devdevlin's fics always gives me a slightly ominous feeling.

It plagues him, and Tom does not see Miss Granger again after that, not in his classes, not at breakfasts and not at dinners.
But he sees her in his dreams. He sees her each time he closes his eyes and every time, she is just as scared, just as helpless, and he…
He is lost.

Tom's gradual descent into a sick, clingy obsession with his student was done so perfectly. When he started killing men for her... because of her.🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 Peak romance.

Tom leans back, and as he watches her leave, he loosens his tie.
He watches each and every step.

The ending? Sublime.
Write a full-length one..? 🙏🏻

[Shruti · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.5 stars
This was SO WELL written, I absolutely adored it. The story is in Tom’s pov and follows his gradual all consuming obsession with Hermione. The tension between them was exquisite and had my heart accelerating. The characterisation of Tom was perfectly chilling, he definitely seemed deranged at times in the best way. I loved seeing his slow descent into utter madness as he began to crave Hermione more and more. The ending was perfect but I wish there was more.

Quotes:
*Tom leans back, and as he watches her leave, he loosens his tie. He watches each and every step.*

*He doesn’t sleep that night, and it is because of her. Her puckered lips, her reddened skin, her heaving chest. He is a mess that night, and it is because of her.*

*as he drags his nails down over his face, he doesn't think he can breathe.*

[♡ nills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh God. I don't know what to say. Honestly, I love devdevlin's writing style, it's so amazing and always gives me anxious, chilling feelings. I loved Tom's pov, he was so well-written, and his obsession with Hermione was frightening. Their interactions were on point, I loved their dynamics.
The ending: Well f*ck me. I was left in shock. He really is his mother's child, isn't he? Well damn. I felt sorry for Hermione but honestly, this was a great and best ending for this story. Top-tier short story.

[Lola ❀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s something entirely new to read such a plainly, undoubtedly evil, perverse, obsessive, despicable Tom. We know it’s his nature, we know it’s completely possible in canon, and still I’ve never read something like this before. The way he can’t seem to grasp reality and loses his grandeur complexes over his obsession to Hermione, and ends up following his mother’s faults, having the same thought processes even though he never met her…

I really liked this one.

[Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Little Bird by the same writer (really really good A/O/B fic) and was excited to give this a try. Loved it but the problem I have with the writer is the fics leave me wanting more. This fic alone could’ve been expanded to 100,000 words and I would’ve loved it. That being said, this was a fun ride.

[Omnya Ali (Free Palestine) · Rating 4 out of 5]

It plagues him, and Tom does not see Miss Granger again after that, not in his classes, not at breakfasts and not at dinners.
But he sees her in his dreams. He sees her each time he closes his eyes and every time, she is just as scared, just as helpless, and he…
He is lost.

These two 😭🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[nina reading♥️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I forgot to write a review but this was written really well and it made me sick to my stomach in the best way possible. It was definitely more of a horror then a romance type of fic which is why it made me feel so sick but in a good way?!

[Merope Gaunt’s Wandering Eye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved.

[I Read A Lot · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Tom was a little too scary…especially for a good-night story on yt

[juju ༒ · Rating 4 out of 5]

poetic

[nia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 would’ve been a 4 if there was more Actual th scenes

[Saya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Twisted and unapologetically evil and so masterfully written! Tom Riddle POV was so sublime, disturbing and I could not tear my eyes from it.

[Violett · Rating 4 out of 5]

idgaf i LIVED. tom, what the freak man. his obsession w hermione was DISTURBING. like holy moly💀

[Ncia👠🌹 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fucking lunatic.
Kinda mad they didn’t go all the way. I was caught off guard by a lot. Short and…….savoury.

[Miss Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Fhw...

[Lisbeth]

I saw this on someone else TBR pile. I have read it but cant remember if i liked it.