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.
"I thought He would be furious, reap some type of revenge on me for being a coward. But He didn't. And I actually did it—I ran away to the neighboring town to live with my lover when I was sixteen."
"Why did you come back, then?" Tom found himself asking.
"Because I didn't account for homesickness. I missed my family, the townspeople, the town itself—the seasons that came and went here. Nothing in that town was familiar, except for my heart's holder, and he grew weary of seeing me depressed every day," replied Dumbledore. "It wasn't the best."
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.