The Drosselmeier Chronicles

Some stories aren''t quite as you''ve previously read them. Uncle Drosselmeier was so much more than a human who tinkered with clockworks and the Nutcracker was no mere cursed boy. The faeries in the so-called Land of the Dolls weren''t made of sugarplums nor were the brownies made of chocolate. Even Marie (aka Clara) turned out to be more than she seemed. And Drosselmeier Marie and the nutcracker''s adventures didn''t exactly end the morning after the battle with the seven-headed Mouse King. Meanwhile Jacob Marley''s dealings with Ebenezer Scrooge the love of his life did not actually stop after the announcement of the pending arrival of three Ghosts and a last chance at redemption. For that matter the Ghosts weren''t exactly Spirits at all but rather three Gaiankind on a mission to save more than one soul that night...(Not sure if this story is for you? You can read and even download this entire work for free at Archive of Our Own! archiveofourown.org/works/1070755/chapters/2148684 )