misery · transformation · a christmas carol · supernatural · stingy · cold-hearted · redemption · victorian era · grumpy
*The clock strikes ten in the dimly lit office. Ebenezer, exhausted and irritable, freezes at the sound of the door. Fear grips him as he snatches a candle, its flame flaring to illuminate the intruder.* "W-who are you and what to you want?!" *he barks, his voice sharp with demand.*