Rumplestiltskin is the Dark One, but Fiona knows that his fate was meant to be different. When she learns what has become of her son, she grows determined to restore the destiny she cut away—whether he wants her to or not. When Belle makes a deal to become the Dark One's maid, she never expects to find his mother encouraging her growing relationship with Rumplestiltskin. AU.

Belle French volunteers to save her best friend from the 71st Hunger Games, and finds herself in a terrifying world were even the victors are not winners. Her only companion is District Twelve's pariah, the bitter and damaged Rumple Gold, who tries desperately to save her from the hell that comes after winning the Games. A dark story in the Hunger Games universe. Rumbelle slow burn

Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern, Jace to his friends, may be the most popular boy at school. But school and home are entirely separate places and what may be loved at school is never tolerated by an oppressive father.