Ellie Smile does not enjoy going outside when the sun's out. Everything's just so...bright. Too bright. She likes it when things are dark and dim. Like her apartment. It's nice and quiet there too. But what happens when Ellie starts to have feelings towards someone bright?

Adam Forest is a 26-year-old man with a suicidal girlfriend he met when they attended high school together. She's quite promiscuous, and has served jail time for repeated drug abuse. She wants to break up with him. He doesn't.

What happens when Mr. Gold brings a teenage girl to Story Brook, who just happens to be very important to Captain Hook? *Minor Spoilers* **I wrote this when I was very young and while it was the best I could do then and I am still very proud of it -- I've gotten much better, so keep in mind I was pretty young and still learning to write when I published this. Still, I think despite the poor writing it's an interesting and compelling story**