And I Am the Least of These

by Aerilyn

This is a tale, like all good fairytales, about magic and true love. But the magic is dark, and the love one-sided. This tale holds no beautiful princesses or heroic knights. Just Rosalind, an insignificant young girl who would sacrifice everything for the happiness of her best friend, a dark creature named Rumplestiltskin. But sometimes, happily ever after is out of the question.

1. Author's Notes

Author's Notes

1. First of all I just want to say thank you for stumbling across my story and giving it a chance.

2. I understand that "Mary Sues" are not looked upon in a favorable way, so I have tried my absolute hardest to make Rosalind as far as possible from one, while still remaining true to her character. We must realize, however, that the characters portrayed in OUaT are "fairytale characters" and as such, all have "mary Sue" qualities about them. Rosalind really isn't an OC, however-she is in the original Rumpelstiltskin Grimm fairytale, I have just developed her character for the purposes of this story.

3. This story is divided into parts-the first part is "The Past", which are basically flashbacks of life in fairytale land, and basically anything that happened in season 1. I just needed a way to introduce Roz-similar to the way OUaT episodes play out in the beginning when introducing a new fairytale character. The main meat of the story takes place in the present, or season 2.

4. I am open to all types of reviews-both positive and negative. I just ask that if you read a chapter, please leave a comment. If I don't get reviews and critiques, then my writing will never grow!

4. Enjoy! If you have any questions or are confused by the storyline or the way the chapters jump to and fro, do not hesitate to message me!