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Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind, something that lingers in the confines of someone's heart, very soul, and being. Such a thing is difficult to treat because it cannot even be properly defined nor quantified because everything isn't gold that glitters, nor stars that have shined and signaled, nor is every sadness a tear that glistens. One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence. Tom Riddle is drifting in a sea caught between caring and indifference to some of the crimes that he has committed under different parts of himself. Stuck between remorse for the boy he killed to be what he is now and rejoicing for he thinks he finally understands some of the deepest desires that he has always felt; can put some sort of label on the longing that has plagued him his whole life, the root of everything is Harry. Harry is coming to reluctantly accept this Tom is not his Tom, nor is he Voldemort. He's too childish, selfish, and possessive caring about such a person, let alone feeling anything else for him is a mistake like planting an already sick mind and heart into more poisonous soil, with thick protective thorns growing around him, expecting anything good to blossom from it.

Fics like Sprig and Thistle (ll)

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