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

102. Chapter 102

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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"So," the carpenter said casually. "It might not be any of my business, but as your temporary caretaker, I am forced to ask… what did that silly old man tell you?"

Tom watched his friend carefully for his reaction as he spoke. "He told me about a story… of him and his old lover."

The carpenter's eyes softened, his gaze proving indescribable as he quietly uttered, "Ah. I see."

Tom tilted his head. "I don't believe he finished. Do you know what became of his lover?"

His friend smiled mysteriously. "Why, he followed him back here, of course. Well, eventually."

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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.