DC. "Yours is the sort of love that burns until it blackens." (Rosa Dartle/Steerforth, ambiguously-requited, messy angst.)

How did Tuya convince Seti to adopt a Hebrew baby after what he'd ordered done to all the others?

Looking back on it, she wondered if she was being punished for the sin of pride. Because Judith Abbott had pride in spades that day. Rated T for sensitive subjects, nothing explicit; please read author's note!

Belle has always hated being judged by her appearance, but on the night of the ball, it's time to learn how to wear her beauty with pride.

1809: "Isn't that the Whittleslee boy? What on earth happened?" John Abbott handed his burden down from the horse. "The whole family is dead of the fever. Father, mother, two little girls. I found him digging the graves."

A newly married Sir Leicester asks permission to call his bride by her Christian name. She refuses.

Edwin Drood, bookverse. A double drabble about Mrs. Crisparkle, who has good reasons for keeping her Septimus so close.

Lady Dedlock and Esther are more alike than they will ever know.

John Jarndyce has his reasons for not liking to be thanked.

Who else would Mandark designate as Number 1? Not himself of course. All the way through Ego Trip, there was a sensational lacking of one o the single most important characters in the Dexter's Lab franchise. And no, saying her catchphrase is not enough. This then is the story of Number 1, how she came to be, and the real reason why Mandark keeps whipping Number 12.

The five closest secrets of Esther Summerson.

Moses owes Tzipporah an apology.

The Plagues show Moses that he has more in common with his adopted father than he realized.

David Copperfield. Agnes sees right through Uriah, and he both loves and hates her for it.

David Copperfield. Uriah has the power to ruin Agnes' life, but she has the power to break his heart. They are locked in a stalemate - until one of them decides to tip the balance.

A little, heartfelt dialogue between our friend Mr. Samuel Weller and his beloved progenitor. Please read and review!

An extension of the scene by the fireplace after the snowball fight. Belle will not give up so easily on the mystery of the rose.

David Copperfield. That gesture of Agnes' may not have meant what David thought it did.

After the wolf attack, genre-savvy Belle makes a few deductions.

Maybe Princess is just aptly named. Bubbles/Princess, or working towards it. Love the dynamic of these two. Written for busterella on Livejournal. Un-beta'd.

Things were so less complicated when she was a man. - Shang x Mulan -

Double drabble from "A Tale of Two Cities." Sydney knew he was not fit to be here.

I am writing one hundred 100-word stories from the point of view of minor characters from Dickens' books.

A double drabble based on "Barnaby Rudge." MAJOR SPOILERS. Proceed at your own risk.

Mr. Woodcourt encounters a stranger. A double drabble based on "Bleak House."

T'is the season to be jolly. Mind you, 14 year old Esmeralda seems to have missed the memo. Ah, but that's all right - Clopin's more than willing to interrupt the teen angst with holiday cheer. DISNEY-VERSE

Agnes can always feel those eyes on her. A double drabble based on "David Copperfield."

Disney-verse. Following the capture of the Court, Clopin has an angry exchange with Frollo.

She isn't used to guys like this. Professor/Sedusa as Ima Goodlady. My take on what happened during their date in Season 1. Un-beta'd.

What happens to the Beast in the last crucial moments before the spell is broken? He embarks on a journey into a frightening, unknown world between life and death and fights for his right to live, finding out essential truths about himself, love and life.

He likes to think when her cheeks are flushed and her dark eyes are closed in slumber, she thinks of him. -Gringoire/Esmeralda-

Esmeralda did not want to die. "One word of kindness, say one word, but one word!" That was all he had asked of her. She only hoped that word was not too late. A much-needed alternate ending to 'Notre-Dame de Paris.' Claude does not return to the cathedral.

Even something so beautiful can be considered a prison.

Everything he did, he did for her. Kocoum ANGST

Three kisses, three different men. Three times Esmeralda has been kissed. Book verse.

Pinpointing the exact moment you fell in love with her would be hopeless. After a quick calculation, you realize it all began with a fleeting glance. Frollo/Esmeralda

I had nothing I could give but that chance that he might live...his eyes said it all.

Disney-Based. After the Feast of Fools, Clopin enters Notre-Dame intending to rescue Esmeralda. Instead Clopin meets a very angry hunchback who is nursing a grudge against everyone's favorite gypsy king.

Tell me how we first met... Steerpike x Fuchsia.

Henri's duty is to learn to read... while Lafayette's is to lead troops into battle. And Henri has objections to both of these, objections that only Lafayette himself can quell. One shot.

Of the strong, he was the strongest, but he'd give up his strength eternally for that one moment of bravery. Oneshot MulanShang. Rated for safety.

When Munkustrap makes a "terrible" mistake, he must work with Bombalurina to save the Jellicle Ball. Also starring Alonzo, Demeter, Mungojerrie, Rum Tum Tugger and SKIMBLE!

A mad Earl, his tragic daughter, and the unhappy future.

[BBC Miniseries] Are his feelings for her the filth at the pearl's heart, or the opposite? [Steerpike x Fuchsia]

[BBC Miniseries] He creeps into her heart, steals into it uninvited and unwanted, and pushes out everything else living there to make room for himself. [Steerpike x Fuchsia]

The Susan Constant sailed off, life went on, Thomas stayed behind. Introspective.

Legolas visits the Glittering Caves with Gimli, as he promised, but Gimli must return the favor and visit Fangorn. A brief humorous look at their differing opinions.

AU. What if Steerpike had succeeded in seducing Fuchsia? Could he have brought down the ancient rule of Gormenghast?