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She learns early that safety is quieter than love. That wanting too much only teaches the world where to hurt you. So she learns to be careful. To be small, to want certainty instead of dreams.
Tom Riddle speaks about the future like it is something that will arrive intact.
Minister Riddle sounds right in her head.
She keeps that thought tucked away with the rest.
Or: A short story about quiet ambition, softer love, and two people who learn that certainty can be its’ own kind of devotion.