Warnings: future SLASH (boy x boy), MAJOR NO-MAGIC!AU (Alternate Universe, specifically the Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town setting), possible OOC, life story
Pairings: TMR/HP, implied AD/GG, implied KS/NT (Kingsley x Tonks), onesided JP/LE
Standard disclaimer applies: I do not own Harry Potter or any brand you recognize in this story. J.K. Rowling is credited with the creation of these characters (I'm not fond of using OCs in my own fanfiction). I also do not own the Harvest Moon series by Natsume.
Work was hard, the reward meager. Tom felt he wasn't doing something right, like the land refused to work with him and every day, more weeds seemed to appear in the spots he had just de-weeded from. It was depressing.
He had been given tools, some starting capital even by the generous (most likely guilty) mayor, and several townsfolk had given him some supplies as well… but it just wasn't enough.
The ground he tilled for hours a day did not want to grow crops, and Tom thought that if everyone was pessimistic like he was, he would refuse too.
Posted in its full form on Ao3, except for the sequel and the eventual epilogue :). I'll be posting 5 of these per a day (I think?), but because it's long that might become 10 a day.