Living in the Moment

by Rendered Reversed

Tricked into possessing a seemingly unfarmable plot of land, Tom Riddle is forced to make things work and build up his new life from scratch in Mineral Town. He expected eventual success, a lot of hard work, and several painstaking seasons of the "outsider" reputation... but no one ever mentioned falling in love with a god. A life story told in 100 word snippets. TMR/HP SLASH

85. Chapter 85

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.

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"He saved me, of course," the carpenter chuckled. "Next thing I knew I was back home, warm and dry and safe. I always visited the lake after that, throwing in offerings and speaking lightly to Him. The first time He appeared… dear god I was flabbergasted, but I never failed to come."

"You stopped," Tom muttered. "Why?"

The carpenter sobered. "He stopped coming one day," he said quietly. "Just stopped. I didn't understand."

Jealousy blossomed in Tom's heart. That someone else went through what he had, and how the exact same thing had happened… Was it like this with everyone?

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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.