'This is not real. This is not real. This is not real.' Clara reminded herself over and over that she was hallucinating as the creature with a skull who called himself Elias walked toward her. Monsters weren't. Magic wasn't really. Elias wasn't real, was he? A 'The Ancient Magus Bride' fanfic. EliasXOC. No Chise.

Charlie Bucket and his sister Jean have have alwyas dreamed and imagined of what it would be like inside the mysterious Wonka chocolate factory. When they find a ticket, their dreams become reality and they finally get to meet the mysterious man himself! Suprises wait around every corner, but will Charlie get the prize? And will Jean figure out the mysteries behind Mr. Wonka himsel

Erik had always been able to read people. To play with them like a cat would a mouse. They were utterly predictable. Now, the niece of the new manager has him guessing. Smiling at things that would frighten others, and crying when she should be finding joy. In attempting to understand her, he may just find that his is not the only soul that has been languishing.