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

188. Chapter 188

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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The farmer stood unfazed. Harry refused to look at him in the eyes—that was a clear sign of his unwillingness to speak, and it was enough for Tom to understand that this wasn't over. Not yet. He still had—still had—

Pathetic that he had to say "a chance".

"Then I'll keep trying until you do," he promised. "All I ask is that you don't push me away."

Silence settled over them. On those unstable terms they parted, but Tom heard the last whispered "Then how am I going to stop you from getting closer?" spill from Harry's lips.

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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.