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This Week (x2) in Tomarrymort (18 – 31 May 2025)

A wonderful end to May, including a handful of excellent new fics to check out in the ship tag! 

First up, a recently completed fic rec:

⭐ Until there’s nothing left but what I made you by @goldenzingy46 (M, 16k, complete) 

Tom and Harry Potter-Riddle were married in a suburban town, where all the houses were terraced and the exact same shade of white, tidy wooden boarding along the front. The front gardens were bright green lawns, no weeds, of course, and a white picket fence. Harry's husband was the mayor of Hogsmeade, where Harry had lived all his life, and his life was perfect. So why was he getting nightmares? Why did his smile flicker and waver? Why did he always say the wrong thing?

Why you should read it: I loved how unsettling this fic was from beginning to end. Right away, you get a sense of wrongness about the picture-perfect suburban setting that Harry and Tom live in, and it’s so delightful how all the layers start to unfold until the horror story at the center of this fic becomes revealed. Awesome, very cinematic ending too!

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Tomarrymort One-Shot Must Reads 

One Shot | To be Ruined by @cyandenial

One Shot | Touched by Dusk by @moontearpensfic

One Shot | To be Marked by @cyandenial

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Must Reads

Chapter 3 of Steps to Parnassus by @solelyseeking

Chapter 31 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapter 25 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapters 9 through 11 of Constellation - Aquila by cassiopeiassin

Chapter 30 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapter 17 of Reckless Cartography by @meles-merrivale

Chapters 7 through 9 of complete me, so incompletely by @hoppsanwrites

Chapters 3 through 5 of it’s called freefall, baby by @girl-with-goats

Chapters 46 through 49 of A Snake in the Apothecary by SedimentaryBear

(new ⭐️) Chapter 4 of kill the spare (wear his bones) by ermineah

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 through 4 of soulstice by @marvohlou

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 through 2 of Nobody Special by riddlereading 

Chapter 16 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapter 6 of Blood Like Candy by @moontearpensfic

(new ⭐️) Parts 1 through 3 of Holy Ground by @bloodiedmoth

Chapter 13 of Fetters of the Damned by @sc0rpiflow3r

Chapter 4 of Pledged by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 19 of the taste of autumn upon your lips by @kozzieberks

Chapter 15 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapter 24 of Hole in the Wall by @elddrmot

Chapter 24 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapter 6 of it foretells only rain by @aglassroseneverfades

Chapter 27 of Threads by @inkedinindigo

(new ⭐️) Chapter 1 of Deathly Embrace by @isalisewrites

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Must Reads

Chapter 7 of And the Living Will Envy the Dead by @k-s-morgan

Chapters 28 through 30 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapters 5 and 6 of for i am with you by @solelyseeking

Chapters 21 through 24 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapter 16 of Reckless Cartography by @meles-merrivale

Chapters 4 and 5 of love you down to the bone by @aitafrog

Chapters 4 and 5 of angel on a satellite by @houndsofheaven

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 through 6 of complete me, so incompletely by @hoppsanwrites

Chapter 2 of The Dark(web) Lord by @allthesmilesxo

Chapters 19 through 21 of The Weight of Gravity by @pagesinmylife 

Chapters 26 through 29 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapters 2 and 3 of Pledged by @moontearpensfic

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 and 2 of Leather and Silk by @endlessburningdarkness

Chapters 3 and 4 of Love Don't Die by @moontearpensfic

Chapters 3 and 4 of dancing with a silhouette by @katsitting

(new ⭐️) Chapters 4 through 8 of Constellation - Aquila by cassiopeiassin

Chapter 20 of Saint Harry by @alenablack @chaos-bear

Chapters 16 and 17 of hook, line, and sinker by @purplemineralwater

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 and 2 of honey water by @houndsofheaven

Chapters 19 and 20 of Venom or Valor by @lightningant

Chapters 3 and 4 of Infinite by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 11 of 7 by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 10 of Handfast - Mr. Potter by @ramabear

Chapter 18 of Chained by @maquira713

Chapters 15 through 18 of the taste of autumn upon your lips by @kozzieberks

Chapter 23 of thimble of the banshee by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 2 of walpurgisnacht by @houndsofheaven

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 and 2 of Steps to Parnassus by @solelyseeking

Chapter 7 of fuel the pyre of your enemies by @purplemineralwater

Chapter 23 of Occultation by TimaeusKosmou

Chapters 79 and 80 of I Can't Carry This Anymore by lemonchase

Chapter 7 of The Fledgling and the Fawn by @allthesmilesxo

Chapter 6 of His Chosen by @aglassroseneverfades

Chapter 3 of Ouroboros by @allthesmilesxo

Chapter 23 of Hole in the Wall by @elddrmot

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 and 2 of it’s called freefall, baby by @girl-with-goats

Chapter 14 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

Chapters 150 and 151 of Liquida Tenebris (Remastered) by @dymis

Chapter 14 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapter 5 of chamomile by @1300marshall

Chapter 26 of Threads by @inkedinindigo

Chapters 8 and 9 of exitium by leafsandstarlight

Chapters 12 through 15 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapters 20 through 23 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapters 9 through 11 of Dream a little dream (of me) by @cenedrariva

Chapters 38 through 45 of A Snake in the Apothecary by SedimentaryBear

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This Week (x3) in Tomarrymort (22 April – 17 May 2025)

Some lovely fics completed over the last few weeks. Added some thoughts below on why I highly recommend checking them out! 

Splitting this post up into 2 parts because it got so long. Sorry, I know I said I would not let this get to 4 weeks again between posts (or 3.5 weeks in this case...), but I lagged for a bit, and the updates burning a hole in my inbox piled up 😭 So on the the one hand, I apologize that it's in 2 parts, but on the other hand, isn't it so amazing what our ship produced in just over 3 weeks? 🤗🥰🤍

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Tomarrymort Completed Must Reads 

⭐ you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria (M, 137k, complete)

Harry finds a Horcrux the summer before his sixth year. A deal is struck. (Or, when Harry wakes a seventeen-year-old Tom Riddle from the Gaunt's Ring, it is to a world where his future self has achieved none of their goals except one. Harry is proof that he's a great wizard after all.)

Why you should read it: This is a snappy, fast-paced, and super fun longfic featuring Harry and one of the horcruxes (the Ring horcrux in this case) teaming up to hunt down the other horcruxes. Harry’s snark had me laughing out loud in literally every chapter, and I love fics featuring Tom in Harry’s time. I can definitely see this fic becoming one of the classics of the ship. 

⭐ paint your eyes with sunsets by @boyneptunee (T, 7k, complete)

Tom Riddle moves to a new building. Harry Potter is his new neighbour. That's it, that's the story. Or: Modern!Au where Tom moves to a new apartment building where he more or less gets himself a boyfriend and a family. Oh, and there's also a cat. OR: A stray cat gets adopted by an entire building. Chaos ensues.

Why you should read it: Humorous modern AU with adorable slice-of-life scenes between Harry and Tom and their adopted cat. 

⭐ Hogwarts Valley by @aitafrog @chaos-bear @cindle-writes @curioushabitforarivergod @known-concepts Lytri @take-the-unknow-road-now @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger @tommarvoloriddlesdiary @valkyrie-chemist (M, 17k, complete)

Hogwarts Valley— a cozy life-sim where players rebuild a magical village, befriend quirky townsfolk, and maybe even find true love. You’ve just started getting into the game, and like all hyper fixations, it’s taken you to tumblr dot com—but what’s this? A post catches your eye; you don’t remember a “forest beast” in your play-through… but now that they mention it, one of your favorite characters, Harry Potter, has been acting a little odd. Maybe you can figure out why?

Why you should read it: This is one of the most creative pieces of meta I’ve ever seen in the Tomarry ship. It’s less a traditional fic, per se, and more a social media commentary/collage, comprised of creatively formatted posts about a Hogwarts-meets-Stardew-Valley style game, with a Harrymort love story at its center 🤍 If you’ve ever played Stardew Valley or dreamed about romancing a farmer like Harry, you need to run to read this!

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Tomarrymort One-Shot Must Reads 

One Shot | growing pains by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | An Alley & Anal by @known-concepts

One Shot | The Thing Is by @chaos-bear

One Shot | A wild ride by @sri-verse

One Shot | boys will be boys by @cindle-writes

One Shot | anchor by @1300marshall

One Shot | ... I can explain by @l-archiduchesse

One Shot | Small white flowers by @chaos-bear

One Shot | with a slip of the moon in his hair (nerves) by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | Die Alive by @katsitting

One Shot | wrong cauldron by @cindle-writes

One Shot | Love You to Death (Just Like a Fool) by @allthesmilesxo

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This Week (x3) in Tomarrymort (22 April – 17 May 2025)

Some lovely fics completed over the last few weeks. Added some thoughts below on why I highly recommend checking them out! 

Splitting this post up into 2 parts because it got so long. Sorry, I know I said I would not let this get to 4 weeks again between posts (or 3.5 weeks in this case...), but I lagged for a bit, and the updates burning a hole in my inbox piled up 😭 So on the the one hand, I apologize that it's in 2 parts, but on the other hand, isn't it so amazing what our ship produced in just over 3 weeks? 🤗🥰🤍

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Tomarrymort Completed Must Reads 

⭐ you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria (M, 137k, complete)

Harry finds a Horcrux the summer before his sixth year. A deal is struck. (Or, when Harry wakes a seventeen-year-old Tom Riddle from the Gaunt's Ring, it is to a world where his future self has achieved none of their goals except one. Harry is proof that he's a great wizard after all.)

Why you should read it: This is a snappy, fast-paced, and super fun longfic featuring Harry and one of the horcruxes (the Ring horcrux in this case) teaming up to hunt down the other horcruxes. Harry’s snark had me laughing out loud in literally every chapter, and I love fics featuring Tom in Harry’s time. I can definitely see this fic becoming one of the classics of the ship. 

⭐ paint your eyes with sunsets by @boyneptunee (T, 7k, complete)

Tom Riddle moves to a new building. Harry Potter is his new neighbour. That's it, that's the story. Or: Modern!Au where Tom moves to a new apartment building where he more or less gets himself a boyfriend and a family. Oh, and there's also a cat. OR: A stray cat gets adopted by an entire building. Chaos ensues.

Why you should read it: Humorous modern AU with adorable slice-of-life scenes between Harry and Tom and their adopted cat. 

⭐ Hogwarts Valley by @aitafrog @chaos-bear @cindle-writes @curioushabitforarivergod @known-concepts Lytri @take-the-unknow-road-now @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger @tommarvoloriddlesdiary @valkyrie-chemist (M, 17k, complete)

Hogwarts Valley— a cozy life-sim where players rebuild a magical village, befriend quirky townsfolk, and maybe even find true love. You’ve just started getting into the game, and like all hyper fixations, it’s taken you to tumblr dot com—but what’s this? A post catches your eye; you don’t remember a “forest beast” in your play-through… but now that they mention it, one of your favorite characters, Harry Potter, has been acting a little odd. Maybe you can figure out why?

Why you should read it: This is one of the most creative pieces of meta I’ve ever seen in the Tomarry ship. It’s less a traditional fic, per se, and more a social media commentary/collage, comprised of creatively formatted posts about a Hogwarts-meets-Stardew-Valley style game, with a Harrymort love story at its center 🤍 If you’ve ever played Stardew Valley or dreamed about romancing a farmer like Harry, you need to run to read this!

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Tomarrymort One-Shot Must Reads 

One Shot | growing pains by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | An Alley & Anal by @known-concepts

One Shot | The Thing Is by @chaos-bear

One Shot | A wild ride by @sri-verse

One Shot | boys will be boys by @cindle-writes

One Shot | anchor by @1300marshall

One Shot | ... I can explain by @l-archiduchesse

One Shot | Small white flowers by @chaos-bear

One Shot | with a slip of the moon in his hair (nerves) by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | Die Alive by @katsitting

One Shot | wrong cauldron by @cindle-writes

One Shot | Love You to Death (Just Like a Fool) by @allthesmilesxo

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What a wonderful list of fun social media-themed Tomarrymort recs, all delightfully creative reads. Tagging @blogalinda @duplicitywrites @exarite @k3uuu @kushimanii so that they can see this as well.

Squeezing in some additional recs along this theme:

📱 angel on a satellite by @houndsofheaven (E, 17k, WIP)

Harry Potter texts the wrong phone number and strikes up an unexpected friendship with a man named Tom. Tom is a private sort, never revealing much about himself. Despite this, Harry finds himself falling for him anyway. Tom Riddle is a world-renowned actor who is highly dedicated to his work. He doesn't have any interest in cultivating personal relationships. They're only a distraction. Yet, a simple text exchange with a cheeky university student turns his world upside down and strikes a burning obsession.

💸 cult classic by @aitafrog (G, 3k complete)

For his whole life, Harry’s been looking forward to leaving behind the Dursleys and making his own fresh start. Perhaps he’d get an accounting degree and go into banking, or maybe he’d study criminal psychology and become a cop. He’d envisioned endless opportunities ahead of him, with countless ways of reinventing himself. But for all of his daydreams and plans, he never quite imagined his fresh start involving the infamous cult leader Tom Riddle.

🎮 gaming buddies by @reggieblk (M, 19k, complete)

All it takes is a rude comment under a YouTube video for Harry and Tom to meet their best friend and, incidentally, the love of their lives. Through thousands of hours of playing Minecraft together, getting to know each other, and finally meeting in real life, it was inevitable they'd fall in love.

🎬 Love Don't Die by @moontearpensfic (E, 15k, WIP)

Imagine the person you love most. Now magnify that times infinity to the edge of the universe and back around, and you'll have something of an idea of how I feel for the magnificence that is Harry James Potter. or Harry Potter guest stars on Tom Riddle's award-winning show, oblivious to the monster that lies behind his angelic, cinnamon roll face.

💬 Personal Assistant by @phantomato (E, 10k, complete)

“And that’s it? I call ‘Tom’ and you show up?” “Yes,” Tom answers.

🎥 Pom-Poms & Perverts (Part 1) / An Alley & Anal (Part 2) by @known-concepts (E, 10k, complete)

Tom is enrolled into another school, and he's itching to get expelled again, he's so close to provoking some moid meathead into giving him what he wants, so close to flicking open his pocket knife and sinking it into flesh, when he steps in. Harry Potter, general good person, and the only male cheerleader in the entire school.

🎻 Steps to Parnassus by @solelyseeking (M, 8k, WIP)

Tom Riddle doesn’t believe in love at first sight- but he does believe in obsession. He’s been fixated on Harry Potter since he first saw him play: dark hair curling over the tips of his ears, violin tucked neatly under his chin. In the competitive world of the Conservatory, their final year brings them an unexpected twist. What happens when Harry gets too close to uncovering the depth of Tom’s affection? Harry believes they’re rivals. Tom knows the truth is far worse that that.

💻 The Dark(web) Lord by @allthesmilesxo (E, 10k, WIP)

Tom Riddle isn't gay. But he doesn't mind if his YouTube subscribers think that Lord Voldemort is. After all, anything goes when it comes to clout, baby. What will happen when he accidentally discovers a cute twink in desperate need of saving from a problematic mommy blogger? Or: "How a phony call-out video inadvertently led me to the love of my life"

SMS: Inspo recs

This fest aims to see more tomarrymort social media AUs created, but there are a bunch of great ones already~ Peruse the links below for some inspiration (or just because -- there's something for everyone here) <3

In alphabetical order:

almost got in a knife fight after work (a thread), chaoscookiescrimes

Dark Livestream and DL Extended Universe, Anna_Hopkins Hogwarts Valley, @chaos-bear, @curioushabitforarivergod, @cindle-writes, @aitafrog, @take-the-unknow-road-now, Lytri, @known-concepts, @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger, @tommarvoloriddlesdiary, @valkyrie-chemist

Lover’s Spit, Amelinda and k3u

Musician/Social Media AU, @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts Part I | Part II | Part III

Never Gonna Give You Up, @laeveteinn

No amount of therapy can help, @the-wig-is-a-metaphor

Riddle Me This (alternately, the world's best/worst podcast), @goldenzingy46

Smells Like World Peace, duplicity

Thank You, Slimes, For Sending Me to My Death So That I Could Meet This Gorgeous Man., Kushimani

the crushing weight of cancelling your fav, @cindle-writes

To give and to take, @known-concepts

Waiting For You, orphan account

xxx puddlemere star seeker nudes leaked, exarite

Please feel free to add recs, as this is only a selection of the social media/Internet fics to be found in tomarrymort land~

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This Week (x3) in Tomarrymort (1 – 21 April 2025)

The Tomarrymort tag officially reached 16,000+ fics a couple of weeks ago! 🎉

We also had some amazing new fics completed in the last couple of weeks that I wanted to highlight:

The first one is a 1940s time travel fic in which Harry is thrown into a past that’s just slightly different in critical ways than the world that he’s from. It features gorgeous writing and poignant characterization and lots of good, heart-wrenching angst.

The second is a scorching hot 🔥 F/F Tomarrymort fic with clever repartee and beautiful yearning.

Hope you enjoy both of these completed reads! 

⭐ the whole wideness of the night is for you by The_Side (E, 196k, complete) 

When Harry tumbles through the Veil and lands in June 1942, he comes up with a foolproof plan: befriend Tom Riddle, force him to develop a moral compass, and stop him from ever becoming Lord Voldemort. Meanwhile, Tom Riddle doesn't have time for mysterious transfer students who seem determined to become his best friend.

⭐ Follow where she goes by @mosiva (E, 48k, complete)

Harry’s come up with a great plan. Get close to Voldemort, and use their old childhood ties as a way to glean information on Voldemort’s plans for the Order. There’s no way this can go wrong.

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Tomarrymort One-Shot Must Reads 

One Shot | (in) perpetuity by @milkandmoon-ao3

One Shot | stacks on deck / patrón on ice by @cindle-writes

One Shot | Order Delivered by @holaolla1

One Shot | they just don't exist by @known-concepts

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Must Reads

Chapter 22 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapter 16 of Strings of Fate by @solelyseeking

Chapters 27 and 28 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapter 68 of draw me after you (let us run) by @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger

Chapter 25 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapters 20 through 22 of thimble of the banshee by @houndsofheaven

Chapters 26 through 28 of you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria

(new ⭐️) Chapter 1 of walpurgisnacht by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 3 of love you down to the bone by @aitafrog

Chapter 6 of some like it hot by @duplicitywrites

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 and 2 of Love Don't Die by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 8 of Dream a little dream (of me) by @cenedrariva

Chapters 12 and 13 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapters 17 through 19 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapter 13 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

(new ⭐️) Chapter 1 of The Dark(web) Lord by @allthesmilesxo

(new ⭐️) Chapters 1 and 2 of dancing with a silhouette by @katsitting

Chapter 2 of Take Any Form by @rowena-rain

Chapter 18 of flour power by @kozzieberks

Chapter 6 of The Fledgling and the Fawn by @allthesmilesxo

Chapter 149 of Liquida Tenebris (Remastered) by @dymis

Chapter 12 of Fetters of the Damned by @sc0rpiflow3r

Chapter 4 of for i am with you by @solelyseeking

Chapter 3 of angel on a satellite by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 18 of Pledged by @moontearpensfic

Chapters 17 and 18 of Venom or Valor by @lightningant

Chapter 13 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

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This Week (x2) in Tomarrymort (16 – 31 March 2025)

We are so close to 16,000 fics in the ship tag, up from 15,000 in just December 2024!

Also, I’ve been loving this recent spate of same-age F/F Tomarry fics popping up, particularly all the AUs of other beloved media, with a lesbian twist! They’ve all been so fun to read! I started making a list for myself to keep track of all the different AUs, and figured I should share them here too:

⭐ Want some Mean Girls-inspired Tomarry? I urge you to read apex predator by @houndsofheaven (E, 7k, WIP) ⭐ What about Heathers-inspired Tomarry? Please check out an asteroid that's overdue by @cealesti (M, 4k, WIP) ⭐ Timeline mashup AU? Yes please! The Good Knight by @mosiva (E, 49k, WIP) ⭐ As for a college AU, what could be more terrifying than Tom as a Delta Ep in the devil wears sorority letters by @aitafrog (T, 8k, WIP) ⭐ Medieval lesbian Tomarry based off an 18th century poem? A beautiful offering in a star hath set by @curioushabitforarivergod (E, 3k, complete)

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Tomarrymort Completed Fics

Anytime, Anywhere, Always by @moontearpensfic (E, 60k, complete)

"I—I like you. For some reason. I dunno. It sounds… I know how it sounds. But—I do. I like you, Tom. And I was hoping you'd let me come see you over the summer, or—y'know, write to you." Tom expects to feel victorious at his greatest enemy's confession. Instead, he develops a crush on him.

you try so loud to love me, I cannot seem to hear by @boyneptunee (M, 7k, complete)

Tom thinks his husband is only in it for the money. Harry, on the other hand, tries to build a Home. Or: Modern!Au where they get married out of convenience. It backfires, obviously. OR: They collide like two burning stars and destroy everything in their path. Then they try to build a life on the dust that settles.

penance by @cindle-writes (E, 11k, complete) 

Tom Riddle suffers from constant intrusive thoughts about killing people. His priest, Father Harry, wonders when is the day he’ll snap and go too far.

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Tomarrymort One-Shot Must Reads 

One Shot | a star hath set by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | To Live is to Change by @mosiva

One Shot | Pom-Poms & Perverts by @known-concepts

One Shot | disturbing the peace by @duplicitywrites

One Shot | soft edges, burning wild by @cindle-writes

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Must Reads

Chapter 39 of With a resolute heart by Act_Naturally

Chapter 21 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapters 23 through 28 of the whole wideness of the night is for you by The_Side

Chapters 17 through 19 of thimble of the banshee by @houndsofheaven

Chapters 23 and 24 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapter 3 of for i am with you by @solelyseeking

Chapter 27 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapter 1 of Indecent Harvest by @duplicitywrites @moontearpensfic

Chapters 7 through 9 of Follow where she goes by @mosiva

Chapters 6 and 7 of exitium by @leafsandstarlight

Chapter 1 of i put a spell on you by @ohyondermemphis

Chapters 23 through 25 of you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria

Chapters 5 through 8 of Hold me as I drown by @smolangryslytherin

Chapter 3 of Under the Dreaming Dark by @aglassroseneverfades

Chapter 2 of the devil wears sorority letters by @aitafrog

Chapters 1 and 2 of angel on a satellite by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 11 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapter 12 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

Chapter 148 of Liquida Tenebris (Remastered) by @dymis

Chapter 1 of Augurey's Glass by anonymous

Chapter 1 of let the world come at you love by @boyneptunee

Chapter 26 of Date Ideas for the Linguistically Inclined by Antique_Mango

Chapters 15 and 16 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapter 2 of Ouroboros by @allthesmilesxo

Chapter 76 of I Can't Carry This Anymore by lemonchase

Chapters 16 of Venom or Valor by @lightningant

Chapter 1 of an asteroid that's overdue by @cealesti

Chapter 12 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapter 1 of Take Any Form by @rowena-rain

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Thank you for your recs, there've been so many fics I would have never come across without your recs! The Lost and Found series by Aquaphobe is now one of my favorites, it is truly one-of-a-kind and so underrated, so thank you for surfacing that one.

As a result, I am now craving fics with an older Tom Riddle, magical or muggle setting, in other words, Tomarry but with their canon age gap. Would you be able to rec some? Thank you greatly

Thank you so much! And yes, lost and found by @honbug is a beautifully written series featuring a Mafia AU setting; I will link it here so that everyone can hopefully read it 🤍

I love a good age gap fic! Please see below for a rec list featuring older Tom, and I’ll combine this with another ask I received recently requesting silver fox Tom Riddle recs. I tried to find fics where it’s mentioned that Tom has a bit of grey at the temples; otherwise, these fics all feature Harry and Tom at their canon age gap (or close to it). 

lost & found (Series) by @honbug (E, 183k, WIP) 

(Part 1) Sometimes, Harry gets lost. (Part 2) For as long as he can recall, Harry's felt that the world is not as it should be… (Part 3) Tom knows from the beginning that he is destined for greatness. Nothing and no one will stop him from achieving his goals. (And then, of course, there are the dreams.)

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Canon Age Gap Recs

A Special Day by @vdoshu (E, 3k, complete)

“I think a fresh start is important. I’d like one, and I think this can be it.” “It’s a bit late for a fresh start for me, don’t you think?” he retorts snidely.

An afternoon's delight by @loneamaryllis (E, 2k, complete) 

"I want you to fuck my throat." Voldemort was a hard man to surprise, and yet those seven words knocked the wind out of him. He lifted an eyebrow, lips parting slightly. 

aurora polaris by @aglassroseneverfades (E, 217k, complete)

Harry does not give up the Horcrux when he dies. Moved by compassion, he embraces it instead. The world Harry wakes up to is not like the one he remembers. And his captor is neither the same as he was, nor as different as he would like.

Everything Green Is Gold by anonymous (E, 24k, complete)

Prior to Hogwarts, Harry had stayed mostly invisible to the teachers and adults around him his whole life. But Tom Riddle, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, looked at Harry like he was something to be wanted.

Everything We Dream Can Be Real by @vdoshu  (E, 52k, complete)

Harry had a life after Voldemort. He had a family. He had a career. And then one day it was all ripped away when he woke up at Number 4 Privet Drive. Or: Where Harry doesn’t exactly get that chance to do it over again. And things are Not Okay.

Fault Lines by @vestiges-of-light (M, 151k, complete)

After the world believes that Voldemort has died on that Halloween night, Tom Riddle returns to Hogwarts to claim the Defense post at last. Hogwarts will be a sanctuary, while he waits to find out more about Harry Potter and the prophecy that connects them. But when Grindelwald is broken out of prison, perhaps the magical world needs Voldemort to be publicly resurrected after all.

hook, line, and sinker by @purplemineralwater (E, 41k, WIP)

Harry asks Professor Riddle for help in killing Voldemort, Riddle is endlessly amused.)

James Potter Does Not Approve by Lytri (T, 4k, complete) 

James had never liked Gaunt, and that wasn’t about to change anytime soon.

Let's talk sugar by @being-luminous (T, 2k, complete) 

In which Harry Potter may or may not be a sugar baby. 

Memories of a Killer by @chemfreak89 (M, 47k, complete)

Age catches up with everyone. The infamous serial killer Voldemort now spends his time reading newspapers and making trips to the local library in search of a new crime novel. But one day he makes an interesting new acquaintance that shakes his quiet life and rekindles old flames and unknown desires.

Ministry: A Christmas Special by @milkandmoon-103 (M, 4k, complete) 

Rumours are circulating within the Ministry that Senior Undersecretary Tom Riddle is sleeping with his assistant.

One slap, two slaps, three slaps by @albondiguilla007 (E, 4k, complete)

Minister Tom Riddle turns seventy.

One Year In Every Ten by @saintsenara (E, 207k, WIP)

A decade after the final battle, a serial killer emerges, with a message that proclaims the Dark Lord has risen again. Harry is assigned to the case.

Resonating Souls by @endlessburningdarkness (E, 4k, complete)

Minister Riddle has an unusually dream filled night.

Revolution of Configured Stars by @tollingreminiscentbells (E, 162k, WIP)

In another world, Harry Potter was spared. Raised in Lord Voldemort's Britain, he enters his seventh year wanting to keep his head down. But after a chance encounter with ‘Marvolo Gaunt’, it looks like it may not be so simple.

Terms and Conditions May Apply by @duplicitywrites (T, 17k, WIP)

Lord Voldemort gets one chance at a new life. This new chance comes with a lot of conditions.

The Betrayal (And Boon) of One's Own Biology by @riverxsong-ao3 (E, 7k, complete)

Tom Riddle had always known he was destined for greatness. As a young wizard, he was certain he would present one day as an Alpha - strong, powerful, in charge. When he did not, he came to accept that he must, in fact, be a Beta.

The Dinner by @moontearpensfic (T, 3k, complete) 

Voldemort takes Harry to meet his parents.

The Rigmarole Dance by cannibalinc (T, 8k, complete) 

Harry is nine years old when he points at Lord Thomas Marvolo Slytherin, High Warlock of England, and declares "You're my soulmate, and we're going to be married."

Unwinding the Minister (Hypothetically) by @ramabear (E, 4k, complete)

It's the end of December and Head Auror Harry Potter finds himself in the Minister's office once more and he can't help but wonder, how much the young, uptight Minister really just needs to unwind for a night. And how much he'd be happy to help.

Until Midnight Comes by @dividawrites (E, 26k, complete)

A few years after the war Harry reluctantly attends a party at Malfoy Manor. He drinks a few too many and runs into a handsome man called Tom. What happens after is definitely not a drunken error in judgement—it’s love at first, blurry sight instead.

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This Week (x2) in Tomarrymort (1 – 15 March 2025)

We have been absolutely spoiled by how many amazing one-shots we got these last couple of weeks, thanks to both the Necro Tomarrymort Fest and @a-fem-tomarrymort-fest. Check out their AO3 collections—there’s art there as well! 🤍

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Tomarrymort Completed Fics

The Trouble with Treacle and Tea by cassiopeiassin (M, 18k, complete) 

Tom Riddle is a genius. Once a lowly, mudblood orphan, now the promising star of Cornelius Fudge's political advisory team with a growing circle of loyal, pureblood followers to boot. Everything is on the up. And then he sees Harry Potter, auror-in-training, duel. For Tom, everything always goes wonderfully and absolutely to plan... until it very much doesn't.

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Tomarrymort One-Shot Must Reads 

One Shot | Grounded by uninspyred

One Shot | death will not do us part but he will bid the devil to ruin by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | Thou art a wickedness by @mosiva

One Shot | obscene worship by @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts

One Shot | The Mortician by @virgil-anon

One Shot | A Sunny Afternoon by @ictyn

One Shot | I Can Only Love You Dead by @blackseatwenty

One Shot | Voldemort's Blue Bedroom by @chaos-bear

One Shot | sakura snow by @rowena-rain

One Shot | Alone with You by lemonchase

One Shot | east end by @1300marshall

One Shot | To be Saved by @cyandenial

One Shot | Draped Over My Altar – Your Blood, My Bones by @hikarimeroperiddle

One Shot | Pushed too far by lemonchase

One Shot | red as blood, black as night by @blackseatwenty

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Fic

Chapters 9 through 16 of thimble of the banshee by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 15 of Strings of Fate by @solelyseeking

Chapter 26 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapter 20 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapter 23 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapter 1 of the devil wears sorority letters by @aitafrog

Chapters 4 and 5 of The Fledgling and the Fawn by @allthesmilesxo

Chapter 6 of Follow where she goes by @mosiva

Chapters 1 and 2 of penance by @cindle-writes

Chapters 18 and 19 of Anytime, Anywhere, Always by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 3 of Seaforth by @kippipies

Chapters 21 and 22 of you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria

Chapter 17 of flour power by @kozzieberks

Chapters 16 through 22 of the whole wideness of the night is for you by The_Side

Chapter 1 of Apokatastasis by Lytri 

Chapter 10 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapters 13 and 14 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapter 1 of Ouroboros by @allthesmilesxo

Chapter 7 of Dream a little dream (of me) by @cenedrariva

Chapter 15 of Reckless Cartography by @meles-merrivale

Chapter 2 of i see you (you see me) by @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger

Chapters 10 and 11 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

Chapter 7 of Goodbye Evergreen by @v33r00

Chapter 2 of love you down to the bone by @aitafrog

Chapter 2 of Thursday’s Child by interloved

Chapters 4 through 7 of Amortentia by Nati_the_Alien

Chapters 13 and 14 of the taste of autumn upon your lips by @kozzieberks

Chapters 1 through 4 of Hold me as I drown by @smolangryslytherin

Chapters 17 through 18 of The Weight of Gravity by @pagesinmylife 

Chapter 4 of a pound of flesh by @ictyn

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Hello! I love your recs, I have been binging them like crazy. I just wanted to give you a heads up, one of the December 2023 recs (Fingers Crossed by DandelionAdrian) is a plagiarized fic. The original is called “Spin, Sweet Clotho” and has since been orphaned by the author. I have contacted DandelionAdrian and though they at first responded to my comment, claiming it is a coincidence, it has since been deleted and they have blocked me. I have screenshots for proof. The original fic is almost word for word the same and has been posted four years earlier

These are the links:

original fic - https://archiveofourown.org/works/898577

DandelionAdrian’s fic - https://archiveofourown.org/works/10903668

here are also some side-by-side comparisons:

Original: Peter never believed in the idea of a perfect mate. The thought of one soul being so perfect, so precisely formed, that it fit you like a puzzle piece, was ridiculous. DandelionAdrian: Tom never believed in the idea of the destined one for everyone. The thought of one soul precisely formed to perfectly fit yours like puzzle pieces, was ridiculous. Original: Oh, it’s a beautiful thing to watch, the way they dance around each other, spun in sugar and glittering glass. Like a fragile little fairytale, a tender rosebud just waiting to unfurl. DandelionAdrian: It was a beautiful thing to watch, the way they couldn’t help being pulled to each other, despite their childish quarrels and irritated confusion. Their story were the fated fairytale everyone dreamed about, a fragile rose still waiting to bloom. Original: Stiles lusts for Derek. Oh yes, Peter pays attention, sees the way Stiles’ eyes follow the alpha like a magnet, a slight flush to his cheeks. DandelionAdrian: Potter also wanted Malfoy, yes, Tom did pay attention. He saw the way Potter’s emerald eyes unconsciously searched for the other boy whenever he thought no one was watching, a lovely flush adorned his tanned cheeks. Original: And of course, even if Derek looked like the Phantom of the Opera’s less photogenic side, Stiles would still find him attractive. That’s the thing about mates, isn’t it? They see your warts and scars and love you anyway. DandelionAdrian: But Tom knew without a doubt that even if the Malfoy brat had looked like an ugly frog, Potter would still want to kiss him. That was the magic between soulmates, wasn’t it? They saw all your flaws and scars and loved you anyway. Original: It makes Peter sick, because love is a fairytale and his dear darling nephew does not deserve a happy ending. DandelionAdrian: It made Tom felt sick. Because true love and soulmates were often fairytales and bedtime stories, and the Malfoy heir did not deserve a happy ending. Original: And Derek wants him so much already, and Peter so likes to take other people’s toys. It’s easy to pretend to care.

DandelionAdrian: Because Malfoy lusted after Potter so much even if he couldn’t get over the prejudices and his stupid pride. Because Tom loved to steal other people’s toys. Original: Stiles smiles at him and kisses him, so lightly and spritely, and tells him in a small, soft voice that he loves you, Peter. And Peter wants to cry, wants to kill this stupid, lovely little boy that has done this to him. Instead he kisses the boy back. DandelionAdrian: Whenever Harry openly smiled before kissing him senselessly, then whispered in a breathless and tender voice that I love you; Tom always wanted to cry. He had wanted to murder this stupid boy for putting this incurable curse on him, instead he kissed back just as fiercely and started to fall Original: It’s awful, because there’s a pull, you see, between real mates, true mates. …and sometimes the way that Stiles looks back at him is gently pensive, absentmindedly bemused. Like he’s not quite sure why he’s sitting here next to Peter, and Derek’s across the room DandelionAdrian: There was always a pull between soulmates. Sometimes Harry got pensive looks, whenever the boy couldn’t figure out why he couldn’t get rid of Draco’s lingering presence at the back of his mind, even when he was wrapped up completely in Tom’s arms. Original: There’s a thread between the two of them, tugging them closer and closer into each other’s orbit. They’re the fairytale lovers, meant to fall into each other’s arms and live happily ever after, and Peter hates it. He doesn’t have a thread, never has, adrift in a cold world that doesn’t love him and that he doesn’t love. DandelionAdrian: There was always a red thread connected two soulmates, tugging at them until they fell into each other’s arms. Soulmates were the fairytale lovers, meant to fall in love at first sight and lived happily ever after. It was destiny and Tom resented it. Tom Riddle didn’t have any red thread, he never had. He was fated to be lost and lonely in a cold world that had

💔😭 Thank you for sending this to me, and also for connecting the dots across different fandoms. We were (hopefully) all taught in school that plagiarism isn’t limited to just copying the exact words from another story — it is also when all the ideas and structure are copied from the other work without giving credit or acknowledgement to the original creator.

This is very troubling that the original Teen Wolf fic (published in 2013) was not attributed at all; not only is the wording similar, the plot beats basically follow almost the exact same path.

As a result, I have gone and removed every link to that particular Tomarry fic from my 2023 Rec Fest posts. Thank you again for finding this.

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Hi! This might be both vague and overly specific all at once, but I'm looking for fics that have characterizations similar to A Dangerous Game. I've been having a hard time finding fics that have that sort of care put into how tom and harry are written, with realistic motivations, actions and great dialogue that fit the characters. Honestly I do not care about the word length, the type of AU or anything like that—I'll try anything! (love your blog btw:)

Thank you so much! I absolutely loved this ask because I too am always (always) on the lookout for fics that vibe like A Dangerous Game, one of my absolute favorites.

The fic that probably comes the closest in terms of vibes is A Future Without a Face, which I usually reread back-to-back with A Dangerous Game:

A Future Without a Face by @dividawrites (E, 115k, complete)

Tom Riddle is a gifted teen with a personality disorder. He’s going to rule the world one day. Harry Potter is an extremely angry transfer student, or at least that’s what Tom believes.

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Here are two more same-age Tomarry fics in the 1940s setting that remind me of the volatile and toxic relationship that Harry and Tom have in ADG as well:

Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse (M, 110k, WIP)

Harry Potter is a time-travelling, furious mess, and he is going to kill the Dark Lord. Like most of his plans, things do not work out. Tom should not be so obsessed with his would-be murderer.

Promises, Promises by @mosiva (E, 72k, complete)

Harry, stuck in the past and trying to navigate Slytherin House with Tom Riddle at its head, is hit with a memory-loss spell. An unhappy accident, as the ever-friendly Tom Riddle is on hand to tell him.

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The next few recs have entirely different settings (in alphabetical order: the first one is a mafia AU, the second one is a modern AU, the next one is post-canon, and the last one is a magical AU where Harry and Tom are the same age), but if you’re looking for very character-driven writing, give these a try as well:

found by @honbug (E, 112k, WIP)

Tom knows from the beginning that he is destined for greatness. Nothing and no one will stop him from achieving his goals. (And then, of course, there are the dreams.)

Lover's Spit by @blogalinda & @k3uuu (E, 123k, WIP)

Harry and Tom grow up in a small town together in northern England, and Tom has harbored a single-minded obsession for Harry ever since primary school.

One Year In Every Ten by @saintsenara (E, 207k, WIP)

A decade after the final battle, a serial killer emerges, with a message that proclaims the Dark Lord has risen again. Harry is assigned to the case.

Pledged by @moontearpensfic (E, 139k, WIP)

Harry and Tom are best friends that enter into a Hunger Games-crossed-with-Triwizard Tournament together in their seventh year.

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And I'll also drop the link to A Dangerous Game below, just in case anyone hasn't read it yet!

A Dangerous Game by @cybrid (E, 322k, complete)

Tom’s diary horcrux gains a body at the end of Harry’s 5th year (instead of his 2nd), and then promptly kidnaps Harry and holds him captive over the summer.

[aethon-recs]

Hi I was wondering if you know the name of a fic I’m trying to find? Harry somehow ends up in the same year as his mom and dad and Lilly has a crush on him. I’m pretty sure it’s tomarry.

yes, I can definitely remember a fic where Harry is in the Marauders' time, and Lily has a crush on him. (And why wouldn't she!? He's a new-and-improved James with pretty green eyes :D)

Harry James [Redacted] by @duplicitywrites (T, 25k, WIP)

It had been three weeks since Harry had mistakenly landed in the 1970s, given his name to Dumbledore as Harry James, and been re-Sorted as a Slytherin. He's now broken the timeline, busted his parents' first date, and potentially botched his chances of ever being born. And, just maybe, he's also caught the attention of a certain rising Dark Lord.

If you enjoyed this fic, you might also like the following one as well, another fic about Harry in the Marauders' time where he has a special platonic bond with Lily:

the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3 (E, 54k, WIP)

Harry is sent through time to the relative safety of 1963 and adopted into the Potter family. Now he’s entering his sixth year at Hogwarts in 1976, with a war brewing just outside the school walls. The last thing he needs is to catch the attention of the rising Dark Lord.

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This Week (x2) in Tomarrymort (15 – 28 February 2025)

We close out February with these lovely updates, including a beautiful set of completed fics highlighted just below 🤍 In the meantime, I've also been very slow at going through my inbox, but I will try to make a dent in it over the next few weeks, apologies for the slowness!

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Tomarrymort Completed Fics

The Word of Your Body by @ictyn (E, 20k, complete)

Twenty years ago, Harry's childhood sweetheart and the love of his life Tom Riddle left him to seek immortality. Harry, unwilling to move on or let go, lives the long lonely years haunted by the memories of his lost love. To pass the time, he becomes a professor, his hope for a reunion with his lost love growing dimmer with each passing of the seasons. Until, one Christmas, Harry returns from visiting friends and family to find a box and a letter waiting for him in his chambers.

amortentia by parasin (M, 4k, complete)

It had been an accident— this he would swear for as long as he had breath to swear it. The other details had long since grown fuzzy, and Harry could no longer remember the memory, liquid and unfairly sliding through his cupped fingers, quite precisely. Or, Tom gets dosed with amortentia.

Sidetracking a Dark Lord by @allthesmilesxo (E, 37k, complete) 

Tom has been plagued by headaches since creating a horcrux the year before, but still had a successful summer "meeting the family". He arrived at Hogwarts anticipating another school year filled with conquest and social domination, only to be thrown off by newcomer Harry Gaunt, who showed up with his eye on Tom and an agenda of his own.

je ne m'y soumets pas (I will not submit to fate) by @phqyd-roar (E, 93k, complete) 

All Voldemort has ever wanted is glory, and the world on its knees. But prophecy tells him of a boy who will be his equal. Voldemort's single-minded obsession with killing Harry Potter grinds to a halt when he discovers what Harry is. Killing him isn’t an option. But sparing him reveals a weakness Voldemort never knew he had. What begins as a battle for power becomes a struggle with something far more dangerous: attachment. As Harry challenges everything Voldemort believes, the Dark Lord must decide what he truly fears more: death, or love.

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Tomarrymort One Shots 

One Shot | Snapped by @phqyd-roar

One Shot | he's the one to blame by @known-concepts

One Shot | to give and to take by @known-concepts

One Shot | What Has Been by @known-concepts

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Fics

Chapter 5 of Follow where she goes by @mosiva

Chapters 14 and 15 of Strings of Fate by @solelyseeking

Chapter 25 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapter 19 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapters 15 through 17 of Anytime, Anywhere, Always by @moontearpensfic

Chapters 3 through 8 of thimble of the banshee by @houndsofheaven

Chapters 1 through 3 of Amortentia by Nati_the_Alien

Chapter 11 of No Encouragement Necessary by @duplicitywrites

Chapter 22 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapter 11 of Fetters of the Damned by @sc0rpiflow3r

Chapters 12 through 15 of the whole wideness of the night is for you by The_Side

Chapter 22 of Hole in the Wall by @elddrmot

Chapters 19 and 20 of you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria

Chapter 11 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapter 9 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapter 5 of exitium by @leafsandstarlight

Chapter 9 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

Chapters 11 and 12 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapter 147 of Liquida Tenebris (Remastered) by @dymis

Chapter 3 of Time Traveling Tomfoolery by @corpium

Chapter 54 of Terrible, But Great by @isalisewrites

Chapter 11 of we made universes out of bitten lips and broken hands by @boyneptunee

[aethon-recs]

Tomarrymort HOLIDAY SPECIAL 🌿🍒🎄🎅❄️☃️🎁🦌🎀

Christmas in… February?? Sure, why not!? 🎄❄️🎁 See below for a selection of my favorite fics posted over the last holiday season (20 – 31 December 2024), many of them festive or holiday-themed, all either completed or one-shots 🤍 Check them out if you get nostalgic for the holidays sometime this year!

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A Life, Stolen by @riverxsong-ao3 (T, 5k, complete)

The Battle of Hogwarts has ended. Voldemort is dead. Harry has told no one that he was a Horcrux, not even Ron or Hermione. He owes it to Ginny to tell her, especially after her own encounter with a Horcrux five years earlier. But Ginny has a secret of her own, one which Harry will regret hearing for the rest of his life.

a pale horse by @ictyn (E, 7k, complete)

Harry, a penniless orphan, struggles to survive under the superstitious judgement of his isolated puritan community. One day, a vile omen is left before the church, an omen which portends only doom. The elders choose to cast Harry out, sending him as a sacrifice to a crumbling castle where a demon is said to lurk and reap souls for the Devil. The Dark Lord waits within, ravenous for the taste of his blood and the sweetness of his soul.

Adhesion by @telelli-writes (T, 5k, complete)

Overachieving sixth-year prefect Tom Riddle is on the fast track to be Head Boy next year, a Department Head by thirty, and Minister for Magic by forty. Harry Potter, Quidditch star and the most popular boy in school, doesn't factor anywhere into those plans or Tom's life. Until Professor Slughorn pairs the two of them together on a Potions project.

AITAH For Seducing My Co-Worker To Get Cadaver Parts? by @jadedandconfusedao3 (E, 3k, complete)

A mysterious person who works for the Department of Mysteries Necromancy Department is in an unusual predicament and needs help from the internet to try and navigate the terms of his terrifying but rewarding new relationship. Chaos ensues.

anxious gods at a fey hour by @endlessburningdarkness (E, 16k, complete)

Auror Riddle has a bad day, unsurprisingly, the fault lies with Minister for Magic Potter. Potter’s ability to attract trouble should be studied by the Department of Mysteries as a heretofore undiscovered magical phenomenon. Tom isn’t about to take it lying down.

Bitter Weather by @known-concepts (T, 1k, complete)

Harry has spent a miserable life in the shadows of his parents. Voldemort's footsteps are tempting in comparison.

Blood of the Covenant by @solelyseeking (E, 10k, complete)

Perhaps more than Parseltongue ran through Tom's veins. The Gaunts carried a hunger in their blood- not just for power, as is their right- but for each other. Tom thinks of the way their legacy had dripped from Harry's tongue, later that night, as his wrist works beneath the covers. He feels no shame for his urges. Tradition is sacred, after all. And Tom had always wanted a family.

Cerulean blue by @albondiguilla007 (T, 5k, complete)

Voldemort and Harry adopt their younger versions and spend the summer in Ottery St Catchpole. They spoil them rotten and get sunburnt. That’s it. Oh, and they nap.

Change Me by @valkyrie-chemist (E, 17k, complete)

Harry Potter had grown up listening to tales of the cursed Lord Voldemort. Trapped in his mysterious manor, the man—the monster—was said to be crueler and more hungry than Death itself. So why then, Harry thought, was the groundskeeper still alive? What sway did Tom Riddle have over Lord Voldemort to stay his wicked hand when Harry had so brazenly trespassed on his lands? Whatever it was, it was not enough. For try as he might, not even Tom could persuade the monster to let Harry leave.

Cold Mornings by @valkyrie-chemist (G, 1k, complete)

“Hey, wake up.” He wants to sound annoyed but can tell he’s failing miserably. Stupid morning voice. “V.” Voldemort breathes in slow and deep before letting out a groggy and put-upon hum. The arms around him only tighten.

CONQUER by @ictyn (E, 8k, complete)

Blood dribbles from Voldemort’s ruined lips. Harry’s gaze catches on the sinkhole of his mouth, red and wet and inviting, a spring trap with ambrosia as the bait. Gravity shifts beneath his knees and Harry finds himself leaning down, forward, forward, forward, until he’s tasting that mouth, the copper and charcoal, the same thing Tom tasted like the last time they kissed, thirty years ago on the charred remains of a battlefield. A kiss to seal the dissolution of their vows, their rings, their promises to have and to hold. A kiss that started a war, a war that neither could ever win.

his love life and death by @noctelier (T, 5k, complete)

Tom Riddle doesn’t get sick. His immune system, just like the rest of him, is extraordinary. Incomparable. No one would dare suggest otherwise. Which is why everyone goes silent when he starts to cough. Or: Tom contracts Hanahaki Disease, knows what he must do about it, and decides he’s better than all that (until he doesn’t).

Ho, Ho, Ho by @moontearpensfic (E, 3k, complete)

Tom's parents take him shopping at the mall, where he scopes out snake paraphernalia and a Santa Claus with pretty green eyes.

How to Stop a Budding Dark Lord: Books. Lots of Books. by Lytri (T, 2k, complete)

Harry is certain that he can prevent Tom Riddle from becoming a Dark Lord by bombarding him with birthday presents.

inhibit by @ictyn (E, 11k, complete) 

The war is lost. The resistance has fallen to the strength of Voldemort’s dark army. Harry cuts a deal to save his loved ones by becoming the Dark Lord’s bonded spouse. In order to survive his wedding night Harry takes a potion that removes all of his inhibitions—and the Dark Lord won’t know what hit him.

it was christmas eve, babe by @ohyondermemphis (G, 3k, complete)

Maybe everyone deserves a second chance on Christmas.

Mistletoe Managed by @tommarvoloriddlesdiary (T, 3k, complete)

“What’s so bad about magical mistletoe?” Harry asks. Hermione sighs, “Well, magical mistletoe won’t let a person go until they share a heartfelt kiss... So he’ll be there a while.”

Naughty Or Nice? by @dragonaireabsolvare (E, 2k, complete)

What do you give the baddest, naughtiest boy of them all? You spank him and rail him nicely against the wall.

No Ribbons, No Tags by @chaos-bear (E, 3k, complete)

Harry finds a strange creature in the mountains of his snowflake home.

O Come, All Ye Faithful by @shyinsunlight (E, 3k, complete)

The sanctity of midnight mass requires dignity, composure, and absolutely not dropping the thurible when Harry fucking Potter walks in fifteen minutes late. Harry, who hasn’t darkened the church door since last Easter, and who’s apparently decided Christmas Eve is the perfect time to make his triumphant return to worship.

picture-perfect by @aitafrog (G, 1k, complete)

Tom loves Harry. Harry loves Christmas. And now, unfortunately, Christmas is Tom's problem, too.

seven by lilacscented (T, 7k, complete)

Harry meets Tom Riddle on the first day of school. He has just turned seven. “So you’re like me,” he says, a statement, not a question. “Meet me in the woods later this afternoon.”

Silence Before the Execution by @liquidluckandstuff (T, 3k, complete)

Instead of dying at the battle of Hogwarts, Voldemort was captured. Now, Harry is being asked to execute him. He decides to sneak down into Azkaban to talk to Voldemort one last time to hear his final words in peace. Too bad there is this hole in Harry's chest where the horcrux used to be, or it would be a lot easier.

Since We've No Place to Go by @marrythemonstersao3 (G, 2k, complete)

In Godric's Hollow on Christmas Eve, Harry accidentally wishes on a shooting star that things could be different. A few streets away in Bathilda Bagshot's house, a bright light flashes, and soon Voldemort, Nagini, and Bathilda wake up without their memories. Harry has no idea how different things are about to get.

Speak in Tongues by @moontearpensfic (E, 5k, complete)

Harry bakes a birthday cake for Tom. It has been said, after all, that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. But nothing in Harry's world ever goes quite the way he expects.

some enchanted evening by @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts (M, 2k, complete)

When the Minister's office catches word of an assassination attempt, Auror Harry Potter steps in to save Minister Tom Riddle. (Who happens to be her partner.) By Polyjuicing as her. Surely this will go well.

stumbling into wonderful by @satflesk22 (E, 5k, complete)

The Ministry sees fit to meddle at Hogwarts in an attempt at curtailing rising pureblood sentiments, to try and lure prospective recruits away from the Dark Lord Nott. Unsurprisingly, the Heir of Slytherin is stuck together in a room with the Chosen One. The worst part is probably that it bloody works.

The Betrayal (and Boon) of One's Own Biology by @riverxsong-ao3 (E, 7k, complete)

Tom Riddle had always known he was destined for greatness. As a young wizard, he was certain he would present one day as an Alpha - strong, powerful, in charge. When he did not, he came to accept that he must, in fact, be a Beta. Then, one day, everything changed.

The Descent by @chaos-bear (E, 5k, complete)

Secrets, grief and blood magic collide in the depths of the Austrian Alps.

tell me, baby by @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts (T, 1k, complete)

Last Christmas, Harry tried to give Draco his heart. It didn't go very well. This year, he's just trying to stay sober enough not to embarrass himself like he's sure he did at last year's Ministry Yule Gala. (He wouldn't know, since he doesn't remember much of it.)

To: Anonymous by @blackseatwenty (G, 2k, complete)

After a failed Transmigration Ritual, Tom Riddle is cursed by the Soul Keeper to endlessly visit alternate universes where his other selves live happy, successful lives. He cannot harm them, his cruel fate is to watch them for eternity. Harry Potter, because of the ritual and a fucked up rule with Death, is magically bonded to Tom, forced to follow him wherever he goes.  And in every new universe they land, it's always Christmas.

Unwinding the Minister (Hypothetically) by @ramabear (E, 4k, complete)

It's the end of December and Head Auror Harry Potter finds himself in the Minister's office once more and he can't help but wonder, how much the young, uptight Minister really just needs to unwind for a night. And how much he'd be happy to help.

what a Christmas to have the blues by @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts (G, 1.5k, complete)

Harry told himself he wouldn’t let Tom wreck his Christmas, and he hasn’t. He spent the day with his family in everything but blood and enjoyed himself. But that doesn’t mean he’s able to go on completely unaffected.

with elder; in yew by @virgil-anon (E, 8k, complete)

When someone breaks Tom's wand, he's furious and as broken as his trusted yew. However, Tom’s Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Evans, is mysteriously able to fix it for him.

whenever you want me (you've got me til the end of time) by @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger (T, 1k, complete) 

The first time it happens, Harry thinks it’s nothing more than a coincidence. The second time gives Harry some amount of pause. The third time, as usual, is the charm.  And, really, Harry should’ve known better.

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Honestly dont expect this to get a reply at all but I absolutely love your work and as a avid harrymort reader I was wondering if you had any recommendations for fics that you would classify as gut wrenching or have made you cry. Your list?recommendations? Are honestly my go to whenever I need a new fic and I wanted to thank you. I would have never have read Liquida Tenebris, Anabiosis, or Phobia without you and that’s just a crime. I look forward to your master list and hope the reading gods bless you by not discontinuing an ongoing fic of your’s.

Thank you so much, this note means so much to me 🤍 I'm so glad to hear that you found some beloved fics from these lists, tagging @dymis (Liquida Tenebris) @itsevanffs (Anabiosis) @katsitting (Phobia) so that they can see your kind words too.

In terms of your ask, yes of course, please see below for a list of angsty tearjerkers or fics that fucked me up. Hopefully there are a few on here that you haven't had the chance to read yet!

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Tomarrymort Angst Recs

Dripping Fingers by May_May_0_0 (T, 192k, complete)

When Harry finds Tom Riddle's diary he does not write 'Hello.' He does not write anything at all. He draws. Tom Riddle falls in love with the artwork. Sketch by sketch, drawing by drawing, the ink Harry pours into the diary manifests as creations in Tom's monochrome world.

Either must die at the hand of the other by @metalomagnetic (E, 260k, complete)

Voldemort survives the Battle of Hogwarts because Harry Potter had not been the one to kill him, as the prophecy demands.

Haunted and Hunted by @obsidianpen (E, 497k, complete)

After the incident at the Department of Mysteries, Lord Voldemort discovers that Harry Potter is his human horcrux. The course of the Second Wizarding War is forever altered.

Heartbeat by @phantomato (E, 24k, complete)

Harry, dumped into the past, communes with dangerous men.

Heartbeats by @cyandenial (T, 10k, complete)

Harry Potter, a medical student, volunteered to help in St Mungo's hospital for the summer, to gain extra credits and some practical experience. He was assigned to look over one old man, a task no one wanted, because Tom Riddle wasn’t making it easy for anyone. His horrible attitude brought about every nurse to tears, and Harry was determined not be among those who cried. To everyone's surprise, he managed somehow… Until he didn't.

(never) let me go by @perhaps-sunlight (M, 28k, complete)

When Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for eighth year, he meets a new classmate: Tom Riddle. For better or for worse, he's the only one who does.

seven by lilacscented (T, 7k, complete)

Harry meets Tom Riddle on the first day of school. He has just turned seven. “So you’re like me,” he says, a statement, not a question. “Meet me in the woods later this afternoon.”

Til Death Do Us Part by @duplicitywrites (M, 117k, complete)

When Harry becomes the Dark Lord’s prisoner, his only solace is in the fact that his eventual death will set Wizarding Britain free.

The Orphaned King by @silenceinwinter2019 (E, 134k, complete)

In an AU where Voldemort wins, Harry starts his seventh year. They had a new defense professor, who moved with precision and power and spoke as if he was used to people hanging onto his every word. He called himself Marvolo Gaunt.

We Still Have Time by @duplicitywrites (T, 9k, complete)

On Samhain, the veil between the physical and spiritual world weakens enough for the living to speak with the dead for a brief period of time. Tom and Harry are graced with twenty-four hours together before one of them must return to the other side, only— Which one of them is it?

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This Week (x2) in Tomarrymort (1 – 14 February 2025)

We are officially at 15,647 fics in the ship tag at the time of this post, up from 15,508 fics just two weeks ago! And that doesn’t even count the number of updates for ongoing fics that were published during that time (of which there were approximately 300+ total updates). Keep up the great work, everyone! 🤍

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Tomarrymort Completed Fics

To Live Again by @mosiva (E, 17k, complete)

Harry’s luck wouldn’t be that bad. Still, he probably should have kicked the habit of being disrespectful about the emperor. After all, it had got him executed ten years earlier.

Your Wish, My Command by @moontearpensfic (E, 19k, complete)

"I wanted to see you," Tom says. "I missed you." Tom wants to deepen his relationship with his father. If only his "mother" wasn't in the way…

A Prick of the Tongue Upon the Spindle by beetaker (M, 45k, complete)

(F/F Tomarrymort) On the night of Harry's eleventh birthday, she dreams a wonderful dream of sulphur and brimstone, as though she is descending down a spiral staircase in the oven-roasted centre of the earth. The way is dark and treacherous, as there are no handrails with which to steady herself, and no light by which to see. But the air smells warm and heavy, like burying her face in fresh mulch and breathing in life and the smell of sweetly rotting strawberries. And there is something else alongside Harry, some weighty presence following her, looming over her so she will know she is not alone.

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Tomarrymort One Shots 

One Shot | One slap, two slaps, three slaps by @albondiguilla007

One Shot | Into the Harryverse by @duplicitywrites

One Shot | kid (call me when you're sober) by @curioushabitforarivergod

One Shot | unraveled at the seams by @defectivehero

One Shot | no good deed goes unpunished by @known-concepts

One Shot | A Touch of the Devil by cainfyre

One Shot | By Any Means: Dick Riding Edition by @corpium

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Fics

Chapters 1 through 3 of Follow where she goes by @mosiva

Chapters 20 and 21 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapter 30 of Of Kings, of Pawns, and of Men by @ambivalens999

Chapter 18 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapter 24 of Paved With the Best Intentions by @perhaps-sunlight

Chapters 11 through 21 of je ne m'y soumets pas (I will not submit to fate) by @phqyd-roar

Chapter 1 of love you down to the bone by @aitafrog

Chapter 25 of Date Ideas for the Linguistically Inclined by Antique_Mango

Chapters 7 and 8 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

Chapters 8 through 10 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapters 13 and 14 of Anytime, Anywhere, Always by @moontearpensfic

Chapters 21 of Hole in the Wall by @elddrmot

Chapter 3 of The Stubborn Hunger by @marrythemonsters

Chapter 8 of Bitumen by @crowcrowcrowthing

Chapters 17 and 18 of you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria

Chapter 13 of Of snakes and stags by @luketheidiot

Chapters 1 and 2 of for i am with you by @solelyseeking

Chapter 8 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapters 1 and 2 of thimble of the banshee by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 10 of 7 by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 13 of A Light That Never Goes Out by @kippipies

Chapter 4 of exitium by @leafsandstarlight

Chapter 146 of Liquida Tenebris (Remastered) by @dymis

Chapter 10 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapter 1 of The Casanova Hunt by @dragonaireabsolvare

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This Month (January) in Tomarrymort, Continued

(sorry again for how long this post is. never going a month between updates again 😭)

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Tomarrymort Ongoing Fics

Chapter 13 of Strings of Fate by @solelyseeking

Chapter 24 of What In Me Is Dark, Illumine by @telelli-writes

Chapter 29 of Of Kings, of Pawns, and of Men by @ambivalens999

Chapter 15 through 17 of Ills of Murder by @shadow-of-the-eclipse

Chapter 12 of Anytime, Anywhere, Always by @moontearpensfic

Chapters 18 and 19 of the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapters 21 and 22 of By Any Means by @corpium

Chapter 38 of With a resolute heart by Act_Naturally

Chapter 10 of Do It Over by @marrythemonstersao3

Chapter 1 of i see you (you see me) by @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger

Chapters 1 through 10 of je ne m'y soumets pas (I will not submit to fate) by @phqyd-roar

Chapter 3 of How Not to Kidnap a Mafia Boss by @sri-verse

Chapters 1 through 7 of the whole wideness of the night is for you by The_Side

Chapters 3 through 6 of moonlight marigolds by @houndsofheaven

Chapter 16 of flour power by @kozzieberks

Chapters 72 through 74 of I Can't Carry This Anymore by lemonchase

Chapter 2 of Soupcrux for the Immortal Soul by @duplicitywrites

Chapter 8 of Take This Longing by @inarticulateimbecile

Chapter 1 of teeth and tongue by @milkandmoon-ao3

Chapter 4 of After Hours by @duplicitywrites

Chapter 13 of A long, hard road by @theonceandfuturequeenoftarts

Chapter 18 of Field Theory by machiavelli

Chapter 5 of Blood Like Candy by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 12 of the taste of autumn upon your lips by @kozzieberks

Chapters 1 through 3 of exitium by @leafsandstarlight

Chapter 9 of God is a Wizard by @onehitpleb

Chapter 3 of the body is a blade by @lovely-lotus

Chapter 12 of Shattered by Flipdarkchill

Chapters 13 through 16 of you speak of the devil (like he's not your friend) by @amuria

Chapters 142 through 145 Liquida Tenebris (Remastered) by @dymis

Chapters 1 through 6 of Fool me once by @holaolla1

Chapter 7 of Bitumen by @crowcrowcrowthing

Chapter 24 of Date Ideas for the Linguistically Inclined by Antique_Mango

Chapter 6 of Dream a little dream (of me) by @cenedrariva

Chapters 3 through 6 of Part Two - To Grow a Heart by @iseliljathedreamer

Chapters 1 through 3 of To Love What is Mortal by @wintermelonteas

Chapters 1 and 2 of to be a monster is to be a hybrid signal by plumforests

Chapters 6 and 7 of Solitude by TimaeusKosmou

Chapter 7 of In a world where you and I dance by thelxiepeia

Chapters 19 and 20 of Hole in the Wall by @elddrmot

Chapter 11 of A Snake in the Grass by @teaandsweaters9

Chapters 13 through 15 of Venom or Valor by @lightningant

Chapter 14 of Reckless Cartography by @meles-merrivale

Chapter 9 of Dreams Beyond Blood by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapters 6 and 7 of the night is cold in the kingdom by @girl-with-goats

Chapters 3 and 4 of Your Wish, My Command by @moontearpensfic

Chapter 2 of every step I choose to take begins to set the world aflame by @boyneptunee

Chapter 3 of Purely Academic v Sinfully Heuristic by @bubbleversity

Chapter 10 of Fetters of the Damned by @sc0rpiflow3r

Chapter 1 of to be caressed by death by @cindle-writes

Chapter 10 of These Violent Delights by @heirofdragons

Chapter 114 of In Willing Sacrifice by @hikarimeroperiddle

Chapter 4 of Auror Potter by @albondiguilla007

Chapter 3 of baby, turn the bright lights on by @ictyn

Chapter 12 of A Light That Never Goes Out by @kippipies

Chapter 3 of to make a name for yourself by @goldenzingy46

Chapter 21 of Occultation by TimaeusKosmou

Chapter 2 of Pity the Living by @riverxsong-ao3

Chapter 2 of The Word of Your Body by @ictyn

Chapter 1 of across the stars (and into you) by A_Single_Cactus

Chapters 1 and 2 of morsmordre by medesor

Chapter 23 of Outrunning the Villain in You by @zenyteehee

Chapter 27 of would that i'd loved (long ago) by @sprst1tion

Chapter 9 of Lesmosyne by TimaeusKosmou

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This Month (January) in Tomarrymort (1 January – 31 January 2025)

So many wonderful fics and updates were posted in January! The Tomarrymort tag on AO3 is officially at 15,508 fics at the time of this posting — after hitting 15,000 only just in mid-December. That’s so many new fics in the last month and a half — congratulations to all the writers in our (no longer so) little ship on all their hard work! 

This post got a bit long and unwieldy since it’s been a few weeks, so I’ve split it up into two parts (completed fics + one shots, and ongoing fics). Be sure to check the reblogs for part 2 (ongoing fics). I’m going back to a biweekly update schedule after this, sorry to everyone for the delay 🤍

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Tomarrymort Completed Fics

friend of the devil (a friend of mine) by @shyinsunlight (E, 28k, complete)

There’s something very unsettling about Tom Riddle. Whether it’s the way he moves, all long limbs and eerie fluidity, the dissecting gaze he follows them with, or the way he speaks, with an accent that doesn’t match his manners. Maybe it’s how he drinks in Harry’s presence like a religious zealot, or how his eyes wander over Harry’s body as if he’s seen the skin and flesh underneath before.

the horror and the wild by @boyneptunee (NR, 21k, complete)

Time travel AU where there's an antique shop that acts like a portal, a ghoul that behaves like a cat and an armchair that could possibly be a puppy. OR: Harry and Tom find themselves in the middle of a string of murders that threaten to pull them under. They must find the culprits before it's too late.

Lovely Bitter Water by @pagesinmylife (T, 30k, complete)

After stabbing the diary, Harry is haunted by the ghost of sixteen year old Tom Riddle. Unfortunately, he seems to be the only one who can see him. OR: Tom Riddle decides to haunt Harry Potter in order to fill his need for attention and validation. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

Time Stumbler by @wintumnly (T, 126k, complete)

When the enigma named Harry Potter stumbled into his world, Tom couldn't have been more unimpressed. That’s not about to stop Harry from adopting him and changing both of their lives. Harry's mission to stop a future Dark Lord’s murder spree and return to a better future and Tom’s pursuit to rule the world and achieve immortality inevitably clashes, and they’ll end up changing the world together. Hopefully, in Harry’s favor.

Touch of Death by @moontearpensfic (E, 9k, complete)

"I don't want to die," Tom informs Death. After a particularly harsh winter at Wool's, Tom Riddle wants to live forever. He calls to Death to bargain for immortality.

An Exquisite Tomarrymort Corpse 2024 by @exquisitetomarrymortcorpse (NR, 35k, complete)

A collection of 21 artists’ and writers' works spanning almost a year, seamlessly stitched together to create an exquisite Tomarrymort corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a game in which each participant adds to a fanfiction in sequence by only being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed.

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Tomarrymort One Shots

One Shot | strong-armed and dangerous by @duplicitywrites

One Shot | Eternal Hunt by @metalomagnetic

One Shot | pruning shears by @boyneptunee

One Shot | Kill his darlings by @sri-verse

One Shot | The Faculty of Sight by @duplicitywrites

One Shot | housewives' club by esotericmuse

One Shot | Tom Riddle And The Case Of The New Eye-Phone by anonymous

One Shot | say my name (and every color illuminates) by lilacscented

One Shot | 1 in 10 people you know may be an eldritch being by @izharmilgram

One Shot | 5 Reverse Tropes + 1 Trope (OR: The time Tom seduced Harry) by epi_tome

One Shot | tomorrow contains tom by @octoir

One Shot | Ravenous for the Ravishing by @bubbleversity

One Shot | all that is conquered (where we revel in our verities) by @inarticulateimbecile

One Shot | Sell the Sinner the Sins by @neurowriter14

One Shot | Stalker with Benefits by @unrealexistence

One Shot | The Pre-Flight Mile High Club by @moontearpensfic @duplicitywrites

One Shot | you chain me, i chain you by RajaMarika

One Shot | The Manor by @se7enriddles

One Shot | sulphur by @cealesti

One Shot | Beloved by @moontearpensfic

One Shot | How to lose your dignity in 4 steps: Tom Riddle edition by Hina_97

One Shot | I was born depraved (hungry) by lovelycatharsis

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(These following fics updated December 20-31, but I wanted to include these here just in case anyone missed the updates!)

Chapters 66 and 67 of draw me after you (let us run) by @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger

Chapter 4 of Crush by @chiocchi

Chapter 2 of Of a Feather by @officialsporkintheroad

Chapter 2 of Reign by @syntheticsoulmates

Chapter 2 of Time Traveling Tomfoolery by @corpium

Chapters 42 through 53 of Terrible, But Great by @isalisewrites

Chapter 44 of Of Monsters, Of Men by @ca-xan-dra

Chapter 6 of Goodbye Evergreen by @v33r00

Chapter 21 of with eyes like these (who sees anybody else) by @cealesti

Chapter 1 of Anything You Like (Within Reason) by @ramabear

Chapter 65 of Holly & Yew by @lovely-lotus

Chapters 1 and 2 of Igual a morte by Limerencia_Obscura

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This Month (January) in Tomarrymort (1 – 31 January 2025)

So many wonderful fics and updates were posted in January! The Tomarrymort tag on AO3 is officially at 15,508 fics at the time of this posting — after hitting 15,000 only just in mid-December. That’s so many new fics in the last month and a half — congratulations to all the writers in our (no longer so) little ship on all their hard work! 

This post got a bit long and unwieldy since it’s been a few weeks, so I’ve split it up into two parts (Part 1 - completed fics + one shots; Part 2 - ongoing fics). Be sure to check the reblogs or click here for Part 2 (Ongoing fics). I’m going back to a biweekly update schedule after this, sorry to everyone for the delay 🤍

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Tomarrymort Completed Fics

friend of the devil (a friend of mine) by @shyinsunlight (E, 28k, complete)

There’s something very unsettling about Tom Riddle. Whether it’s the way he moves, all long limbs and eerie fluidity, the dissecting gaze he follows them with, or the way he speaks, with an accent that doesn’t match his manners. Maybe it’s how he drinks in Harry’s presence like a religious zealot, or how his eyes wander over Harry’s body as if he’s seen the skin and flesh underneath before.

the horror and the wild by @boyneptunee (NR, 21k, complete)

Time travel AU where there's an antique shop that acts like a portal, a ghoul that behaves like a cat and an armchair that could possibly be a puppy. OR: Harry and Tom find themselves in the middle of a string of murders that threaten to pull them under. They must find the culprits before it's too late.

Lovely Bitter Water by @pagesinmylife (T, 30k, complete)

After stabbing the diary, Harry is haunted by the ghost of sixteen year old Tom Riddle. Unfortunately, he seems to be the only one who can see him. OR: Tom Riddle decides to haunt Harry Potter in order to fill his need for attention and validation. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

Time Stumbler by @wintumnly (T, 126k, complete)

When the enigma named Harry Potter stumbled into his world, Tom couldn't have been more unimpressed. That’s not about to stop Harry from adopting him and changing both of their lives. Harry's mission to stop a future Dark Lord’s murder spree and return to a better future and Tom’s pursuit to rule the world and achieve immortality inevitably clashes, and they’ll end up changing the world together. Hopefully, in Harry’s favor.

Touch of Death by @moontearpensfic (E, 9k, complete)

"I don't want to die," Tom informs Death. After a particularly harsh winter at Wool's, Tom Riddle wants to live forever. He calls to Death to bargain for immortality.

An Exquisite Tomarrymort Corpse 2024 by @exquisitetomarrymortcorpse (NR, 35k, complete)

A collection of 21 artists’ and writers' works spanning almost a year, seamlessly stitched together to create an exquisite Tomarrymort corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a game in which each participant adds to a fanfiction in sequence by only being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed.

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Tomarrymort One Shots

One Shot | strong-armed and dangerous by @duplicitywrites

One Shot | Eternal Hunt by @metalomagnetic

One Shot | pruning shears by @boyneptunee

One Shot | Kill his darlings by @sri-verse

One Shot | The Faculty of Sight by @duplicitywrites

One Shot | housewives' club by esotericmuse

One Shot | Tom Riddle And The Case Of The New Eye-Phone by anonymous

One Shot | say my name (and every color illuminates) by lilacscented

One Shot | 1 in 10 people you know may be an eldritch being by @izharmilgram

One Shot | 5 Reverse Tropes + 1 Trope (OR: The time Tom seduced Harry) by epi_tome

One Shot | tomorrow contains tom by @octoir

One Shot | Ravenous for the Ravishing by @bubbleversity

One Shot | all that is conquered (where we revel in our verities) by @inarticulateimbecile

One Shot | Sell the Sinner the Sins by @neurowriter14

One Shot | Stalker with Benefits by @unrealexistence

One Shot | The Pre-Flight Mile High Club by @moontearpensfic @duplicitywrites

One Shot | you chain me, i chain you by RajaMarika

One Shot | The Manor by @se7enriddles

One Shot | sulphur by @cealesti

One Shot | Beloved by @moontearpensfic

One Shot | How to lose your dignity in 4 steps: Tom Riddle edition by Hina_97

One Shot | I was born depraved (hungry) by lovelycatharsis

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(These following fics updated December 20-31, but I wanted to include these here just in case anyone missed the updates!)

Chapters 66 and 67 of draw me after you (let us run) by @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger

Chapter 4 of Crush by @chiocchi

Chapter 2 of Of a Feather by @officialsporkintheroad

Chapter 2 of Reign by @syntheticsoulmates

Chapter 2 of Time Traveling Tomfoolery by @corpium

Chapters 42 through 53 of Terrible, But Great by @isalisewrites

Chapter 44 of Of Monsters, Of Men by @ca-xan-dra

Chapter 6 of Goodbye Evergreen by @v33r00

Chapter 21 of with eyes like these (who sees anybody else) by @cealesti

Chapter 1 of Anything You Like (Within Reason) by @ramabear

Chapter 65 of Holly & Yew by @lovely-lotus

Chapters 1 and 2 of Igual a morte by Limerencia_Obscura

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