Title: Light
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Merope Gaunt, Tom Riddle Jr
Warnings: Angst
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 237
Summary: Merope and Tom spend the day together.
Notes:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Two Week Drabbles Wars - International Woman's Day: Task Prompt - Write your character being a mother/mother figure to someone. (Good or bad) : Dialogue Prompt - "Tell me a story where everything works out in the end for the evil witch." – Cake
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Merope Gaunt - Silver - Prompts Used - Dull, Faded, Allusion, Malice
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: [Writing Club!] The Word Prompt Express - Prompt Used - 50. Baseball
200 Characters in 200 Days: 147. Merope Gaunt
Merope watched the baseball game with dull eyes. Her dark eyes used to be alive and full of life and love, but when Tom looked at her with eyes full of malice after she stopped the love potions, and told her that she was a pathetic woman who wasn't deserving of him, and then left her, pregnant and alone, her eyes faded.
All of the women in the town loved to make allusions about Merope's loveless life, but she simply hugged herself and did her best to ignore their ugly words.
Her only bright side in her life was her son, Tom Jr.
Said boy was currently leaning into her side as she lovingly caressed his raven hair. He looked up at her with eyes so like his father's. "This is boring. Can we go home and you can tell me a story?"
Merope nodded and stood up on shaking legs. She took his hand and they walked home. Once they got into their small house, Tom quickly dragged her into his room.
"What story do you want?" she asked.
"Make one up. Tell me a story where everything works out in the end for the evil witch."
Merope raised her eyebrows at Tom's choice but obliged him. They sat down on his small bed together, Tom's head resting on her chest. "Once upon a time, there was this evil witch who lived in an evil house..."