Title: The Soot Gremlin and the Bastard Prince
Fandom: Harry Potter
Author: Batsutousai
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle
Warnings: Alternate Universe, child abuse, beatings, homophobia, references to character death
Summary: Harry is forced to live as a servant to his unpleasant uncle and aunt, while Tom is a bastard who's only in line for the throne because there's no one else. When the king decides to throw a ball, can the two find their freedom in each other?
A/N: Inspired by my putting on the Brandy Cinderella because I couldn't sleep and didn't have the energy for anything else. I may or may not regret this.
There was a minor bit of uncertainty about who Harry's fairy godparent would be. Hopefully everyone likes who I picked.
Many thanks to Shara and my sister, who beta'd for me and weren't too ridiculously excited about me writing HP again. XP
Cross-posted to Archive of Our Own and LiveJournal.
A cover can be found here on deviantArt.
( Part 1/2 )
Part two is here.
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