She was lost in a maze of her own non-expectations, and he was more than determined to help her find her way out despite his poor sense of direction. And it was then did he finally realize that the very fine line separating the smart people from the idiots just got thinner every time she was around, and he would question himself about which side of that line did he belong to.

This is the story of Nomiya and Yamada. Of Yamada's unrequited love and Nomiya's growing affection for her. Of the notion that, maybe-just maybe, love does not have to be quite so stupid after all.

In what way, in what universe, would Nightmare ever, ever go to a doctor at a hospital? None, right? Unless, of course, that doctor happened to be Alice.

Modern AU: Cold, cynical, and closed off from the world since the death of his parents ten months ago, Ciel Phantomhive is forced to spend a reluctant evening at the August Moon Festival where, by chance, he encounters a young woman with a bright smile and a whole lot of life.

They are polar opposites. Sometimes they get along beautifully, in perfect understanding and harmony. Sometimes, they need outside interference. A series of one-shots and drabbles centered around the beloved Foreigner and the reclusive Clock Maker. NEW Curious Dreams II: The conclusion of Nightmare's stupidity from the third installment.

Julius can't take it anymore. She has no concept of modesty, and though it is entirely innocent in nature...she can't keep doing this to him. T! Very, very T!

He was the feared, mind-reading Incubus. She was the beloved Foreigner of the Role-holders of Heartland. His job was just to observe her, but she was giving him something he had never thought to experience in his life. With all the knowledge he possessed, will watching over her be enough? Or will he make a move to entrap her further in a dream... within a dream?

When night falls, the veil between the worlds grows weaker. Nobody knows this more than Will Vandom, who quickly becomes plagued with dreams featuring her main enemy; Phobos. Ever since he recaptured Meridian, he'd been setting his sights on Kandrakar, and all of W.I.T.C.H knew with apprehension that it wouldn't be long before he focused his attacks on Will. WillxPhobos

Kuroko's so quiet and plays things so close to the vest that there are a lot of things that not even those closest to him know. A 100 Drabbles Challenge fic, where you'll learn 100 things you never knew about everyone's favorite phantom.

Ellen has an art show. Keats isn't invited.

Winter: a season of beauty, power, cruelty... or was it? AU, slight Nightmare x Alice

Gray Ringmarc didn't know what to expect when he first heard her name. And now that he has met her, he's gonna find out soon why everyone loves Alice and to decided: to hold back for her sake or steal her away...

AU: Alice has no idea why her father sent her away to a madhouse in London, but she does make an unlikely friend within her doctor. Follow dear Alice while she writes her sister that oddly never replies. Read from Julius' log that is filled to the brim in encounters with his patients. Watch Alice slowly begin to understand why she cannot remember the most important facts.

Alice fears nothing so much as a broken clock; a broken clock is death. [ALxJM]

Occasionally he would catch himself staring out the window or at the wall, eyes straining for something he wasn't sure of. Sometimes laughter in the streets would make him turn sharply on his heel because he could swear it was familiar. Snatches of birdsong tugged at his chest in a way that felt horribly sad. But it was just silliness, it had no meaning. No pairing, Ace-centric

Alice listened to the sound of his footsteps, stable and metronomic as the clockwork in his chest, growing gradually more distant as he descended. And into the moonlight and the quiet, steady beat of his life she wove a song of her own memories. (Implied AlicexJulius)

Picking a good gift for one's boss is harder than one would think. Alice doesn't appreciate that he can find ways to use them against her, even if they're something as harmless as mittens. But Nightmare is good at ruining the best of plans.

He's probably the laziest boss in existence, but he's also the only boss Alice can imagine who can make "playing with blankets" an innocent thing. Nightmare just has to get finished with his work first.

:AU-Heart: Alice Liddell, catatonic victim of manic depression. Nightmare Gottshalk, hemophiliac, roommate, and inpatient extraordinaire. This is how the dream ends.

Do feelings ever truly stay the same? Shinobu and Ayumi, years earlier.

Heart, Nightmare / Alice, The truth of the matter was that he was just as selfish, just as deceitful, and just as desperately in love with Alice as any of them.

Julius Monrey and Alice Liddell one-shot, requested by a friend. I've only ever read the manga, haven't played the game. Cute love, Julius' POV

An event leads to Alice considering just how much she cares for the Clockmaker of Wonderland. Rated K for some light bloodshed. AlicexJulius.

Clover, Nightmare/Alice, Julius/Alice Nightmare already knows the answers to expect. But, then, this was just a courtesy call anyway.

Is this what love feels? Julius have always been alone with his clocks till Alice came. Will he be able to handle the emotions that awoke his heart? Do he dare face and accept it even though he knows Alice may not feel the same?

L x Misa. A moment in time. A chance meeting. Fate turned upside down.

Something has been bothering Ellen since she left Doolin, and Keats may have the solution to her problem. But can she pry it out of him? Genfic. One shot.

What might Howl's Moving Castle have been like if the 3rd person narration had been biased toward Howl's point of view instead of Sophie's? This is an exercise in what if. Current chapter: 26, Tea Party of the Damned. [updated 10.31.07]

[One Shot, LokiMayura] Every girl looks forward to her first real date. Too bad Mayura has yet to realize that she's already taken.