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

88. Chapter 88

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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"No," said the carpenter. "I didn't. You might think I'm a lot like you, or you're a lot like me, but we're two entirely different people. I didn't love the Harvest God like you do, and he certainly wasn't as madly in love with me like he is with you—or anything near it."

"…What?"

"Your God is smitten," he deadpanned, tired and exasperated. "He might try to stay away, but that's probably impossible for Him. I imagine it must've hurt to watch you move on."

"Are you trying to guilt trip me?" Tom hissed, wincing as his head throbbed.

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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.