In Spero's gritty city, Dennis survives poverty, gang violence, and an abusive father. An unexpected event sparks a transformation. Can Dennis defy his past and forge a new future or will darkness consume him? Experience this powerful tale of resilience, revenge, power struggles, and redemption set against Spero's ruthless streets.

Victor Frankenstein never counted on his next obsession being a beautiful (gloomy) man from Russia. Raskolnikov only wanted people to stop annoying him. Neither of them are going to get their way! Because let's face it, one is from a Gothic novel, and one is a murderer. (A classical shipping of classical characters from classical literature)

This is the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao/Handmaid's Tale/Crime & Punishment fanfiction you never knew you wanted. Told from the perspective of Yunior, Oscar Wao takes one of his nighttime drives and encounters an escaping Offred and literally runs into Raskolnikov. They discuss the concept of escape. This was originally written March 9th, 2012, for AP Lit/Comp.