Title: Terrible, But Great
"Harry Potter."
The cold burrowed into his flesh, the scent of cloying death and molding earth clogged his senses.
"The Boy Who Lived."
A strange sense of loss and disappointment rose within him. That brilliant, yet cruel boy could've been so much more if he'd not stepped down this bloodied path.
Terrible, but great. He pitied this creature.
"Come to die."
Harry Potter faced the flash of green light with the bravery of a Gryffindor and the broken heart of a Hufflepuff.
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When Death gives Harry a third option, one that can save everyone he ever cared about, he takes it unflinchingly. Even when that means doing the impossible: falling in love with the enemy, Tom Riddle.
Pairings: Harry x Tom
Chapters: 9/1000
Ao3
Author: Isalise
