Molly's ex-fiancé Tom Abbot is tying the knot to the beautiful woman Polly Pedretti. She doesn't have a problem with this, but everyone assumes she's not over Tom. To prove she is, she tells about her boyfriend Ian, who unfortunately doesn't exist, but wanting to keep up the deception she hires an 'escort' to accompany her to the wedding in Rome. Only it doesn't go as planned.

In which, Nuada becomes the inspiration and fascination of an outcast artist, whom has captured his interest as well, much to his distaste. Blast those eyes of hers... [Pre-Hellboy II, AU-ish.]

"Why do you say walker or human as though you yourself are not one?" Squinting his eyes and peering up at Spock, the human, or now creature simply raised his tail-fin towards Spock, and stared at him as though he were daft. Later Spock would blame the darkness despite his Vulcan sight, from what he saw. "I must be suffering from an illogical hallucination." Mermaid AU, Spock/Kirk