If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you. A single blight causes a change in his future, and as he delves into the darker parts of his mind, he finds that light is found in the most mundane of places. / E/W. H/Hr. AU-ish.

From where I stand, your life is hilarious, they say. An experimental ground disguised as a modern AU. School. Work. So on and so forth. A world not much different from our own, boring one, except that your next door neighbor could be an elf. First piece.