Similarity
for Nanaho-Hime.
Characters: Dorcas Meadowes
Prompt: Defiance
Other Notes: I'd prefer that she personally knew Voldemort as in they went to school together and such
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You can't help but notice the similarities between you. He fights for what he wants; you fight against what you hate. Perhaps you both could be considered selfish, but what's that got to do with anything?
You wonder, sometimes, why he doesn't go by Tom Riddle anymore. That's what you remember him as. Not the horrid name of Lord Voldemort; that name instills fear in the hearts of all around you. You find it pathetic; he finds it encouraging.
He's still Tom Riddle to you, and you smile sometimes as you remember the cold boy who walked silently through the halls at Hogwarts. You remember admiring him, being impressed by his intelligence and wit; but now, you are disappointed because he put it all to waste.
Do you really need to be intelligent to rule the world?
The logical answer is yes. You think it's no. After all, you only need the desire for power, the want to be in command, the need for control; and he has every single one of those qualities down pat.
Perhaps it's the good will for men that isn't there, but then again that's just a cheesy Muggle Christmas carol. You know Tom Riddle will never care for anyone but himself.
That's why you don't fear him. He's selfish; you're selfish too, but it's different. You wonder sometimes if he's immortal; you're glad to know you're not. Immortality seems like too big of a burden to bear.
Everyone admires you because you're not afraid. You wonder why they just don't follow your example, instead of telling you that you're brave but foolish; why can't they see that fear only weakens the body, the mind, and the spirit?
Tom Riddle never quite grasped that concept, either. You know he's just afraid. Afraid of losing.
You're not.
That's why, when he comes for you, you greet him kindly. You offer him tea, and take your death standing up, facing forward; because after all, you are not weak. You're defiant, and you really are afraid; but you hide it, because you can't be weak.
Just like him.
You're more similar than you thought.
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