The Cobbler's Wish: A Short Story

What if a shoemaker fell in love with a princess, and won her hand with a pair of beautifully crafted slippers?
Aidan, an overworked and underpaid cobbler employed by his late father's greedy business partner, has one goal in life: to build a better life for himself and escape his harsh reality.
When the king declares a ball at which the most unique gift will win the princess's hand, Rosie, Aidan's childhood friend, asks for help escaping her father's decree, Aidan begins to craft his gift. But as the evening of the ball draws near, tragedy strikes and it is up to a jolly old man and a pair of elves to help set things right.
The Elves and the Shoemaker meets a gender-flipped Cinderella.