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

100. Chapter 100

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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"And," the mayor grinned knowingly, "it is therefore easy for him to forget the beauty that we lesser mortals possess… and that, my boy, is to live in the moment. I'm not asking you to never be angry with him, or to be the most understanding person on Earth, but rather to take this knowledge that I have given you to heart as you attempt to woo him like a true bachelor would."

The last part of the old coot's words caused Tom's brain to short circuit. "Dumbledore—"he growled menacingly, but was cut off as the carpenter came back.

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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.