I'm not knockin' it at all, Dialyn. From what you've said it seems like you're taking a unique perspective on an idea shared by many. Sounds no different than the thousands of fantasy books written roughly based on Tolkien's format. But even Tolkien borrowed ideas from others - he didn't invent elves (I think Santa came up with that one) LOL What I thought was original and fresh about the story was that it's Delia's point of view and not Will's. I think most of us can relate to Delia's problems more than we can to Will's. When he's leaving I was feeling bad for Delia. You know she hopes he'll come back again the next midnight. I think that is a unique and welcoming perspective.