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they/them | non-binary lesbian swan queen | for ao3, click here!

[maplesdonut]

up in arms (may your touch heal my scars)

inspired by hold me tight by @shipinsight

regina mills doesn't need anyone to take care of her, especially not some bumbling savior.

so then, why does emma's touch bring her so much comfort?

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a regina character study of all the trauma she's endured catching up to her until emma makes everything better

Words: 10,068; Chapters: 1/1; Language: English

Fandoms: Once Upon a Time (TV)

Rating: T

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan

inspired you do have people who love you by @4nju

all photos link to their respective ao3 works!! give these amazing artists some love and comments!!

reblogs much appreciated!!

[poisonightshade]

i thought i could make this a little silly last minute and idk if i like it 💔

[thatsthewrongwallcraig]

Write it shitty, write it scared, write it without a clue but don't you be so spineless and have an AI write fanfic for you.

[eyra]

works made by AI are not fanfiction, because they’re not fan-made. you didn’t write shit. you didn’t create shit. you are not a writer; you are not a creator. this isn’t art, this isn’t storytelling. this is just embarrassing for you.

if a single line of your work was made by generative AI then you should be fucking mortified.

[poisonightshade]

I've been so obsessed with Regina and swanqueen the past 6 months to the point of feeling overwhelmed at times. So, i decided to put all this energy somewhere and make something out of it.

[maplesdonut]

would anyone be interested in reading a swanqueen version of the house in the cerulean sea? i have a couple chapters written right now but should i even post or is it way too niche LOL

[maplesdonut]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

caseworker regina mills longs for her mother’s approval. when she’s sent by her mother to investigate (read: find problems and shut down) an orphanage for magical youth located on a remote island, she knows she cannot fail.

orphanage master emma swan will do anything to protect the six children under her watch (one of whom could bring about the destruction of the world).

a remote island? an orphanage with secrets written in its walls? six rowdy magical children? what could possibly go wrong? (hubris voice)

[nostradamus0]

after many months of not being able to do almost any bookbinding at all, i bring to you: handprint on a belladonna heart by the magical @maplesdonut! everyone go read it right now i'm so serious. pause and go read it. you can come back when you're done

ok, now that you've finished reading, WASN'T IT SO GOOD? obviously, i had to read it ten times and then bind it immediately.

i haven't done much typesetting lately either, so i was reminded how much i enjoy it while i designed this one and looked for the perfect wishing well graphic and spent an hour trying to decide exactly how the spacing on the title should be (i swear this is fun for me).

just in case you forgot earlier, here is another link to this fantastically devastating s2 death curse fic. go read it!!!!

[maplesdonut]

would anyone be interested in reading a swanqueen version of the house in the cerulean sea? i have a couple chapters written right now but should i even post or is it way too niche LOL

[jelach]

fanfic is never too niche! I've read fics / seen art / seen gifsets that have gotten me into entire new shows or books or media.

[maplesdonut]

YOU ALWAYS HAVE CORRECT OPINIONS. OKAY. ON IT. 🫡

[maplesdonut]

would anyone be interested in reading a swanqueen version of the house in the cerulean sea? i have a couple chapters written right now but should i even post or is it way too niche LOL

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[rcyouzi]

[coffee-khaleesi-deactivated2020]

When I was training to be a battered women’s advocate, my supervisor said something that really blew my mind:

“You can always assume one thing about your clients; and that is that they are doing their best. Always assume everyone is doing their best. And if they’re having a day where their best just isn’t that great, or their best doesn’t look like your best, you have to be okay with that.”

Any now whenever anyone in my life, either a friend or a client, frustrates me, disappoints me, or pisses me off, I just tell myself They are doing their best. Their best isn’t that great today, but I have days where my best isn’t that great either. 

[bogfox]

Op I’d like to thank you for sharing this. Ever since the first time I’ve read it I’ve held it in my mind and it really has helped me to be kinder to others and to myself.

[maidenvault]

Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

[maplesdonut]

handprint on a belladonna heart

regina takes on the death curse. emma saves regina, much to regina’s dismay.

(come on, a&e...it’s called a “death curse” for a reason.)

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“Can't…no…cure,” Regina gasps. Her head lulls back onto the pillows and her eyes flutter shut, like she's made peace with death.

“Oh, don't you dare,” Emma demands, steady resolve finding its way back into her voice. “I'm not letting you die. I won't let you give out on me.”

“Infur…iating…” Regina grits out.

thank you @jbthegift for choosing me for fth2026!! this was a joy to write ♥️

[catchymemes]

[shamelessnutsandwich]

Guys we’re about to see two gorgeous women fall in love in Regency England in one of the biggest Netflix shows to date…

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I’M SO EXCITEDDDDDD!!!!! I LOVE FRANCHAELA!!!!!!

Homophobes DNI, this is a space for joy! I don’t care that you’re upset that Eloise isn’t getting her season yet. I love her too, but these girls deserve to ✨SHINE✨

[nostradamus0]

WIP Wednesday

thanks for the tag @lifemodeldecoy!! ignore the fact that i forgot to do this until sunday <3

here's a snippet from part 3 of your voice is the splinter inside me, which i've been working on a lot lately with the lovely help of @maplesdonut and our body-double writing sessions (thank you friend)

At first, Emma is angry. They were supposed to be happy. Her and Henry. The life she always wanted. What a load of shit. Instead, she got a dead wife and a house that burned to the ground, and she and Henry have been walking around like ghosts ever since. It’s not fair. And Hook is right there, and he’s so fucking annoying that it’s easy to take it out on him. She snaps at him and tells him to go screw himself for no good reason at all, but when he gives her that stupid smirk that makes her feel violent things and tells her she could always screw him instead, she nearly decks him right there on her doorstep and thinks he would probably even deserve it. I’m married, asshole, she almost says. The words sour in her mouth and she swallows them; her anger hisses and dies like water on a flame. None of this is fair. “Pack a bag,” she tells Henry, instead of collapsing face-first onto her bed and screaming into a pillow until she passes out. “We’re going to Maine.”

zero pressure tags! @maplesdonut @benwvatt @lifemodeldecoy (i know you tagged me but i want MORE of your writing) @sideguitars (i know inky tagged you already but again. i want MORE) @cinnonym @prentiits and everyone else who i can't remember to tag right now because i'm sleepy and my head hurts a little

[maplesdonut]

wip wednesday

thanks @nostradamus0 for the not-on-wednesday tag!! and for the body doubling and sound-boarding and correct opinions!! (YOUR 3B FIC IS AMAZING AND I AM HONORED I GET FIRST GLANCE AT IT MWAHAHA)

here's a snippet from a new one-shot i've been working on for fth - set after zelena's defeat in 3b

The car clunks along the empty road. For miles, it's been hills upon hills and bumps upon bumps, a path under a dark and wide expanse lined by an army of trees. Regina fumes in the passenger seat, head leaned against the window, clenched teeth rattling with every bump. In the back, Henry snores the night away, drooling onto his blanket. Behind the wheel, Emma hums to the static-y music, like she’s desperate to fill the awkward silence ever since her attempts at conversation led to Regina's clipped responses. With the curse broken and everyone’s memories returned and Zelena’s suicide, it was all supposed to be over. They were supposed to settle back into their small town rhythm, making up for a year of distance and lost time, but Emma had other plans. Selfish, idiotic, and infuriating plans that included skipping town in the middle of the night.

no pressure tags for @cinnonym, @butimachrldr2, @jelach, @lostlilsnail, @zelena, @shadowdianne, @bytherosebushlaughing, @kurtsvonneslut !!!!