Swen 30+ Club

Thanks to #BelieveInSwanQueen I realzied there actually are quite a few of us old folks here. I figured it'd be nice to have a place where we can see who all is in the 30+ age bracket. So here it is. - If you don't wanna do #BelieveInSwanQueen for whatever reason but want to be added here anyway, let me know. - tracking: swen30plus

[gaga-lovato]

name: Terena

age:32

from: New Zealand

gender, pronouns, orientation etc: she/her

main tumblr: gaga-lovato

sq tumblr: gaga-lovato 

other tumblrs gagalovatoswift 

twitter etc:GagaLovato  and  gagalovatoswift  and  lovato_gaga

started watching/shipping:from the mine episode. Hooked for Swan Queen since then

anything else you want us to know? I am plotting a Swan Queen tattoo. I want a potrait done of the ladies. I just have to find the right image

add a gif?

not my gif found it on tumblr a while back and it just made me laugh my ass off

[modestroad]

name: Christina

age:33

from:Greece

gender, pronouns, orientation etc: female, she, straight

main tumblr: I only have this one

sq tumblr: cause I have nothing to hide

other tumblrs:

twitter etc:modestroad

started watching/shipping: S1/middle S1

anything else you want us to know? so many things

add a gif? not on my computer

[swen30plus-blog]

swen30+ intros

Since a bunch of you who haven’t done the #believeinswanqueen thing (yet) are following me, I thought we could do this and I can add you with these posts too.

name:

age:

from:

gender, pronouns, orientation etc:

main tumblr:

sq tumblr:

other tumblrs:

twitter etc:

started watching/shipping:

anything else you want us to know?

add a gif?

Just fill out what you want to answer with your info and reblog it or post it. If you post it, make sure to add swen30plus in the tags so I’ll see it.

You can add a photo of yourself if you want but of course you don’t have to. And you don’t have to answer all of them, or can add other things you want to share. Just introduce yourselves and have fun with it. :)

Of course all of you who have done #bisq already can do this too.

[webmedus]

name: webmedus

age: 42

from: Moscow, Russia

gender, pronouns, orientation etc: female, russian, lesbian

main tumblr:  webmedus

sq tumblr: don’t have

other tumblrs:  don’t have

twitter etc: @t_bear3

started watching/shipping: from 1st season  / from ep0101

[jinxtergrid]

Swen Lyrics Game

It’s been a rough week. Does anyone want to play a game? It occurred to me today that Swen rhymes with “when” …so! Reblog with a song title or lyrics containing Swen?

Swen - by Shania Twain

“Swen, money grows on trees People live in peace Everyone agrees Swen, happiness is free Love can guarantee You’ll come back to me - that's Swen”

[swen30plus-blog]

Imagine by John Lennon

You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only Swen I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as Swen

[masterkritz2000-deactivated2016]

#BELIEVE IN SWANQUEEN

I AM SWEN My name is Kristen. I’m 34 and i live in Norfolk, England. Apart from OUAT i love Buffy, Angel, lots of different anime, wrestling and Game of Thrones. I am unable to work due to Fibromyalgia and Psychotic Depression so i spend my time painting dragons and dogs.

I LOVE SWANQUEEN I never even heard of OUAT until i had to look up what all the Swanqueen stuff on my dash meant. I think OUAT could be a show which could rival BTVS if the writing was there. I find it so frustrating to watch them crap in their on universe all the time with non sensicle plot diversions. What they HAVE got right is the characters of Regina and Emma. Both are such complex and richly diversive characters it would make such sense to have them end up together! I highly doubt iwill happen but i still savour every scene they have together.

I LOVE SWEN it is truly wonderful to have a ship bring so many different people together. I mean i’m a 34 year old mad lesbian from the UK and yet i get to talk to such a wide range of lovely folks. I also am in awe of the level of support that SWEN show each other in trying times. I cannot praise fanfic writers enough. To be able to churn out all these wicked ideas and i get to read them for free? Astounding.

Lastly, i believe in a peaceful life so i dont respond to hate xx

[lenaluthorlover]

#BELIEVEINSWANQUEEN

I know I’m super late, but I want to participate in phase 2, so I figured I should go ahead and introduce myself properly.

I am Swen

My name is Sam, I’m 30, and I live near Orlando, FL. I currently teach high school English, but I’m about to be unemployed because I just can’t continue to be a part of this broken public education system… But I’m sure I’ll find something else to do. *fingers crossed* I’m a Kinsey 4 queer weirdo - usually just identify as a lesbian because that’s easier & I’m in a LDR with @takemetoyourlieder (Alex - aka the most awesome person on the planet). We fangeek together. I’m obsessed with Orphan Black, Kelly Clarkson, Castle, Marvel movies, the 90s in general & of course Swan Queen!

P.S. I wore this shirt when I met Lana at Spooky Empire last year and she said she liked it. *squee!!!*

I love Swan Queen

I’m one of those weirdos who just happened to tune in to the pilot of OUAT when it first aired. Partly because the idea intrigued me, largely because I liked JMo on House. Then Henry dragged Emma to Storybrooke where she met Regina, and the way they interacted with each other failed - epically - to come across as heterosexual. So god help my poor queer soul, I was hooked immediately. As a creative writing major in college, I learned a lot about story telling, and from day one, Swan Queen as a slow burn love story has always been the best, most interesting potential outcome for OUAT.

I love Swen

At the end of season 1 (which, let’s all remember how epic season 1 truly was) I didn’t know how I’d get through hiatus without my weekly dose of SQ on my screen, but then there was Swen. My tumblr dash was full of fanart and gifs, fanfic sites had quality full-length stories, people wanted to analyze the ship in depth. And suddenly the show became secondary - especially as the seasons went on and canon became almost unbearable at times. There is so much talent and passion in Swen, it’s truly amazing. I love you awesome nerds.

[swen30plus-blog]

Hey how do I join? What forms do I need to fill out

Hey! :) Welcome. You’re in. There isn’t much to it, did you do a #believeinswanqueen? If yes, I’ll reblog that, if not, it’d be great if you fill out the intro post so we can get to know you a bit.

Other than that, you can check out the posts I tagged as relevant. There’s some more info there about the group and what we’re trying to do here and all that.

[raven2x9]

Hell Yeah!! #BelieveInSwanQueen

Hello everyone!! My name is Sophia and I AM SWEN! I am 30 years old and I live in Athens, Greece. I am a very passionate and artistic dork. Most of the time I have an extremely stressful schedule as I run my own business and I also try to keep up with life in general… When I don’t have work to do or any inspiration to write songs for my band, I watch a lot of TV shows & movies! Occasionally I play some video games, but I get bored easily (although I fell in love with “Life is Strange”). Let’s move on…

I LOVE SWANQUEEN

Ok, this is simple. First of all they are the only characters on the show (except Snowing) that actually make sense and have development… BUT… I relate to both Regina and Emma on many different levels and they also kind of remind me my first real crush. Personal story starts here //  I was in my last year in high school when I met this girl who was a couple years older than me (I’m a natural blonde and she was a brunette) and at the beginning we kind of hated each other. We were both dealing with some serious issues at the time and we slowly started to connect and help each other. We were there for each other when no one else was and it kind of surprised us both I guess… Anyway, the parallels between Emma’s & Regina’s story and my own experience are so many I can’t even… especially after this season’s finale with Emma sacrificing herself for Regina’s happiness… OMG! I mean.. That girl (from my story) literally saved my life once, so yeah.. SwanQueen is a One Way Road for me!

BONUS (I can write for decades but in short)

Why I love Regina Mills?

Because she’s proud, strong and doesn’t have regrets. I always believed that “regret” is for the people who act before they think and I like to take responsibility for my actions, good or bad. So… #NoRegret !

Because she puts the people she loves above herself and won’t think twice to do whatever it takes to protect them.

Because she can be emotional, vulnerable and hurt without being “weak”. She’s natural born Queen!

Because she can give her “everything” without asking to take back when she loves someone.

Why I love Emma Swan?

Because she knows how hard life can be and how easy it is to do the “wrong” or selfish thing and she chooses to be brave and follow her heart & instinct and do whatever feels right at the moment.

Because she values the little things in life as well as the big ones.

Because she is a fighter and a hero and at the same time she doesn’t believe in herself as much as she should.

Because she knows how to show respect.

I LOVE SWEN

Seriously guys… This fandom is going to be my undoing! You are my oxygen, my light in the dark and my rainbow in the sky! I am stunned by the talent of all the beautiful SWENs every day! I fuckin’ joined tumblr for you guys (and trust me… I DO NOT need another social network to login, it’s my goddamn job already)!!! You have made me a junkie with your fan fiction and I seriously can’t believe I don’t pay money to read all these awesome novels (please let’s have a DONATE button on FF.net cause I’m starting to feel bad). 

This fandom gives me so much hope and strength every day… it has become like a sacred ritual for me and it goes like that “Get Home-Eat Food-Open Tumblr-Laugh-Cry-Reblog-Close the Laptop-Read fics on your phone till you fall asleep”! If I had to choose between another OUaT season renewal and the SwanQueen Armada I would DEFINITELY choose YOU SWEN!! I feel connected to you and I love you with all my heart.

Feel free to message me and talk to me whenever you want!

[spacemonkeyg78]

Believe In SwanQueen

I’m totally late but…Hello, my name is Regina and I am Swen. I’m 37 and a retired nurse living in Washington, DC. I love hiking and wondering about the city. I’m a lesbian who had to hide this fact for a long time for professional reasons and I’m free now. I suffer with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis that I have always known would get progressively worse. I’ve done a lot of crazy bucket list type things in my life from skydiving to dancing on tables in a bar singing karaoke. I tend to be more laid back now and am typically seen sitting on the side-lines of life making quiet sarcastic commentary with a glass of wine in hand and typos at the ready.

I love reading books, I love museums of any kind and I love people watching. I wouldn’t be able to narrow down a favorite book, movie, song, play or color to save my life. Aside from Mulder and Scully I can honestly say SwanQueen is the only ship that captured this much of my attention. The beautifully complex development of two people that simply make so much sense together should be obvious. I no longer watch the show but I try to remain an active member of this fantastic community. I can wax poetic about why I love SwanQueen but I have a Twitter account full of this.

Swen is one of the best fandom families I have ever seen. Never before have I been a part of such a large group so dedicated and passionate about supporting each other and supporting righteous causes. I was content to sit back and enjoy the art and fan fictions while swooning over the actresses until I saw the ugly side of the Once fandom and couldn’t remain quiet any longer. I’m not a storyteller, an orator, a gif maker or any other kind of artist but since Swen is bursting at the seams with this talent then that is ok. I’m probably seen as more of an activist since I’ve never been one sit quietly on the sidelines when I see injustice. I tend to have a bit of a big mouth that shines through on my Twitter account.

I could go on gushing about some of the wonderful members in Swen like Curvy, Coalitiongirl, Asher, Angstbot, Misslane, Dakota, Tooth, all of the SpookySwen and on and on and on but that would take too much time and I’d inevitably leave someone out. This group is special; talented, intelligent and the sassiest bunch of people I’ve ever had the pleasure of being a part of. Many of the friendships I’ve formed will probably last the rest of my life and that’s why I’m the grateful. The the best gift SwanQueen could have ever given me is the feeling of family and home.

[swen30plus-blog]

Hey y’all!

Thank you for following swen30plus. Since we got a bunch of new people today, I thought I’d welcome you to the group. :)

First of all, please introduce yourselves. If you’ve already done #believeinswanqueen but your post hasn’t been reblogged yet, let us know and we’ll get right on that.

If you don’t wanna do #bisq for whatever reason, please at least consider filling out the intro post. It’s not a requirement, we’d just love to get to know you.

Feel free to contribute to the round robin, answer questions from the tagging post or contribute to the discussion I tried to start.

Of course all of you can always start your own thing, just add swen30plus in the first 5 tags of the post you’re making and we’ll reblog it here.

Anyway, welcome aboard and have fun making new Swen friends!

xoxo

[benditlikepress]

So I keep seeing new people joining the fandom, and I thought it would be a good idea to make a sort of ‘Starter Pack’ of the essentials which they can be referred to when they want to become more involved in the ship!

This is quite obviously not a comprehensive list, aside from the visual creators section where I have tried to include everyone (inbox me if you want to be in that section!). If there’s anything else you would like me to add, let me know :)

I’m going to be referencing this so I can send it to people I see that join the fandom, feel free to do the same. I’ll also be adding it as a page on happyswen.

Thanks so much to everyone who helped out! So so so many of you amazing people offered suggestions, and I've tried to include as many of them as possible.

If any links don’t work let me know :)

And.. enjoy, I guess! Happy consuming of the things!

Fanfiction (all with links, AUs and TWs marked)

Incoming Messages / A Fine Line / Popcorn Love (AU) / So Does This Make Us Both the Other Woman? / The Secret’s In the Telling / Scent of Roses (AU) (Death TW) / Letters From War (AU) / Adventures with Cora Mills (crack fic) / Operation Wings / The Art of Being Extraordinary (AU) (Death TW) / Down East Decisions (AU) / The Debt + A Ledger Squared in Blood / Flight SQA016 (AU) / Can’t Sleep / Down the Rabbit Hole (AU) / The Monomythical Adventures (series) / Safe / The Staircase (Rape TW) / A New Hope / Learning How to Live (AU) (Abuse TW) / To Protect and Serve (AU) (see fic for warnings) / This Game We Play / Lost in Translation (AU) / The Worlds You Never See / Such A Heavenly View / Double Trouble / Tame the Dragon + Taming a Little Dragon / Temporary Distractions / The Queen and Her Savior (AU)

Visual Creators  (inbox me if you want to be added!)

coalitiongirl (x) / kayryn (x) / chris-lll (x) / mysweetcupoftea (x) / swanqueen-gifs (x) / lesbianseries (x) / vargesz (x) / queenssaviour (x) / svvanmills (x) / absedarian (x) / napfreak (x) / marynesq (x) / weinzapfel (x) / stoneharts (x) / swanqueensails (x) / swanqueen-fangirl (x) / helebing (x) / helenastacie2 (x) / lrbcn (x) / dalliance-amongst-the-stars (x) / xxtorchxx (x) / sanguineswanqueen (x) / andreblomvkist (x) / likedevils (x) / shikabane-mai (x) / boomboombooom (x) / venus-kareng (x) / saviorqueen (x) / samlis (x) / olivetreehouse (x) / malefistache (x) / operationsq (x) / blackbirds-with-broken-wings (x) / scarlettmuffin​ (x) / nightingale-swan / k-bex / lanareginaparrillaig (x) / meridalocksley (x)

 Videos (songs listed where relevant) 

It’s Time (Swan Mills Charming Family) (Song: It’s Time by Imagine Dragons) / I’ll Stand By You (Song: I’ll Stand By You cover) / Slow Dancing in a Burning Room (Song: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer) / Only Time (Song: Only Time by Enya) / Shattered Ones (Song: Shattered by Trading Yesterday) / Light Carries On / Beneath Your Walls (Trailer) / For You (Song: Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips) / The Swan Effect (Trailer) / Strange Birds (Song: Strange Birds by Birdy) / The Power of Weakness / Say Something and Give Me Love (Song/s: Say Something by A Great Big World and Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran) / You Just Have to Fight (Song: Radium by The Hit House) / Happy Endings (Song: Tessa by Steve Jablonsky) / I’m A Believer (Song: I’m A Believer by Smash Mouth) / I Don’t Want to Love Somebody Else (Song: I Dont Wanna Love Somebody Else by A Great Big World) / Dancing in the Dark (Song: Hide by Little May) / Time

Songs that link to Swan Queen (all with links)

I Bet My Life - Imagine Dragons / We’re Still Here - Sleeping at Last / Addicted to You - Avicii / I Found - Amber Run / Nothing Without Love - Nate Ruess / True Love - Pink / Halo - Beyonce / Human - Christina Perri / Say Something - A Great Big World / Salvation - Gabrielle Aplin / Bloodsport - Raleigh Ritchie / I Might Be (My Dear Disco Remix) - Todd Edwards / Let Her Go - Passenger / All I Want - Kodaline / Saturn - Sleeping at Last / I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie / Like Real People Do - Hozier / Arms - Christina Perri

Relevant Blogs to Follow

swanqueen-polls / sacredbookofswen / swanqueenbigbang / swanqueenweek / ao3feed-swanqueen / swanqueentfln / swanqueen-fanfic / beatthe0dds / swen30plus / whyweloveswanqueen / ouatvs

Non-Tumblr Websites of Interest

Lily Sparks’ tv.com reviews / Swan Queen on archiveofourown / Swan Queen on fanfiction.net / OUAT Virtual Series

Lana Parrilla

Wikipedia / Twitter / Instagram

Other Roles: Swingtown (1x01 - 1x13) / Miami Medical (1x01 - 1x13)

Bonus: Singing in The Defender

Jennifer Morrison

Wikipedia / Twitter / Instagram

Other Roles: House (S1 - S6, 8x22) / How I Met Your Mother (6x05 - 6x24, 9x21)

Important Episodes of Once Upon A Time

Pilot / That Still Small Voice / Broken / The Cricket Game / And Straight On ‘Til Morning / Going Home / Witch Hunt / Breaking Glass / Heroes and Villains / Darkness on the Edge of Town / Lily 

Swan Queen Dictionary (terms you may see used by Swan Queen shippers)

SWEN - The Swan Queen Fandom

SQ - Swan Queen

Swan Queen Nation / Swan Queen Armada -  Made popular by the fic Adventures with Cora Mills. Another term for Swan Queen shippers.

Viva la Swan Queen! - A great way to sign off Swan Queen posts ;)

Swan Mills Family - Emma + Regina + Henry

Con - Just short for convention. Important ones for the show are Fairytales/Xivents, Spooky Con, and San Diego Comic Con. Lots of us go to them so keep an eye on the tags when one is coming up if you want to meet up with people!

“It’s porn!” -  Often used in fan-created works from Mary Margaret towards Swan Queen. A joke that started as the result of a comment by Ginny Goodwin on twitter. 

“Divorced Lesbian Mommies” -  A term used to describe the perceived nature of Emma and Regina’s relationship in a lot of scenes. If that kind of thing is your jam, see the fic Somewhere, Someone Must Know the Ending. 

“Rom-Com Zoom” -  Used in 3x13, where Regina GAZES AT EMMA AND THEN THE CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON HER EXPRESSION. I’M FINE. 

Swan Queen Sweater -  First mentioned in an interview by Lana, her and Jen now both own a sweater which has a swan wearing a crown on the front, and lots of us own one too! You can buy one here

“Unintentional” - Used to describe Swan Queen at Comic Con 2013. Often used by SWEN in a “HOW IS THIS UNINTENTIONAL” kind of way.

A+E - Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis, OUAT’s creators and showrunners.

Endgame - Generally refers to the status quo at the end of a show. So, if Emma and Regina were to be in a relationship when the show ended, they would be endgame.

“True love is the strongest magic” - A running theme on OUAT. True love is the only magic to be able to transcend realms, etc. (Emma and Regina opened a portal to another realm with their magic)

Long Live Swan Queen - Lana signed this on lots of autographs at Spooky Con 2015, and it’s another motto of ours now!

If you’re new / don’t have many swan queen friends

Make a post in the tag! Just say you’re looking for friends or you’re new to the ship and people will say hey :)

Send asks! We’re all very friendly (I promise) and love to chat to people :)

Failing that come and chat to me, I’ll install myself as the SWEN welcome committee chairman :)

[jinxtergrid]

I Am Swen

Hi, I’m Ingrid. I’m a 31-year-old queer New Zealander living in Western Australia. I work in the flower industry by day and try to hone my cooking skills by night with dreams of one day running my own vegan food business. I write fic sometimes (under Jinxter) when the mood strikes, but mostly I just instagram photos of my cat and tweet a mixture of nonsense / political activist information / outrage (both @griddles83). I used to read a lot of books, now I pretty much just read SQ fanfic and, to be honest, most of it is a lot better than many of the books I’ve read… I like running, board games, my “princess” bed (one mattress on top of another on top of a base.. I’m so short I damn near need a ladder), and swimming. In pools. Not in the sea. I don’t like when unknown things touch my legs.

I love Swan Queen

I loved the premise of Once Upon A Time right from the start, but for reasons (the ex) I didn’t start watching it until mid-late 2012. Caught up to date in early 2013 and by then I was all in, discovered Swen right before the S3 finale. Yes, just as all the fun started happening with the beards. I identify with both women in different ways, but mostly I am just blown away by how perfectly they fit together. I mean, I’ve shipped before, but I’ve never cared THIS GODDAMN MUCH before, y’know? Right from “You’re Henry’s birth mother?” there was something magic (hah!) that I loved, but it was the I-swear-they-were-gonna-kiss at the mines that I couldn’t help but believe there was more planned for these two. Baiting or foundation? I still don’t know for sure, only time will tell. I’d still rather hold onto hope, despite the way canon is circling the drain right now. Maybe I’ve invested too much, but for me it’s also as much now about the bigger picture of representation and social acceptance as it is about this family.

I love Swen

I have such respect for sooooooo many Swen. There is so much knowledge and experience, so many deep interpretations, so many in-depth character analyses and the art. My god, the art. The manips and fan art, the gifsets, the fic. I could (and have) read the SwanQueen fic all day every day and never tire of it. There is so much talent, so many lovely people, and as much as I run hot and cold on the show itself, drifting between keeping faith and banging my head on the wall, what keeps me sane, what keeps me here, what I adore most of all about any of this is Swen. I’m planning on going to the Swen convention in Vancouver/Steveston next year - birds of a sweater! <3

[xvnot15]

I Am Swen

1) I am Swen  (And I’m the one with the hat on, heh) Hey kidlets, well here I am ‘swanning’ (you should not pardon the pun, heh) into another fandom, and I’m late for the party yet again. Long time major Xenite. The XV stands for Xenavirgin (name totally Lucy Lawless’ fault.) or if you really must just plain Lara, I will in fact answer to all three. *grin*

I’m a Canuck living as an expat in England for the past 30 years (this July actually). I’ve been married three times (Commitment Ceremony/Civil Partnership/ Chuppah blessing in Synagogue)…all to the same wonderful woman, my Lady Wife Jane (the brunette in the picture above. Heheh) We’ve been together for 23 wonderful years, lucky me. My degrees are in Egyptology and Ancient History and Egyptian Archaeology and I’ve lectured in these areas for the past 20 years. I’m also a teacher doing workshops on the ancient world for primary schools and am currently writing a number of children’s books in collaboration with a couple of incredibly talented artist friends of mine, watch this space heh.

Erm, I was adopted at birth, my adoptive mother had three boys and didn’t want to take any more chances, she wanted to see the goods first. (I so have an image of her peeking in my nappy when they handed me over…just to be sure. lol) I love to laugh and make others laugh and I’m a major baker of all sorts of goodies. One year I did a mass bake up and sent goodies to J/7 friends on seven continents and in 12 different countries. (See Curvypragmatist and Violetscented for ratings on my baking skills…they might be sober by now after the last batch of Baileys/Couintreau dark choclate muffins. )   Yup, well that’s scratched the surface anywho, *grin*.

2) I love Swan Queen

After Xena I got into the Voyager Janeway/7 fandom and met more wonderful peeps following them reluctantly at first and then with total abandon into the world of Devil Wears Prada and more specifically the wonderful Mirandyness therein, before following several folk I know and admire from these fandoms into the OUaT neighbourhood.

Swan Queen was totally obvious to me from episode one (Hmm the broody, evilish brunette and feisty, goody blonde definitely a trope I knew well, heheh) As the first season unfolded and the back stories filled in, SQ was such an obvious direction to fulfill the  a “Fairy Tale with a Difference” hype the show was being sold on. And I was totally convinced that Lana and Jen were deliberately playing to that end game scenario. I had high hopes that 20 years after Xena, post L Word and with ABC being the home of the Fosters, we would be in for a wonderfully developing tale of a white knight and Queen that were both women and that could both fulfill the criteria for either role. Alas alack things began to slip as I recognised the signs of the token Het credentials scramble slip in with Hook at the start of season 2. Toward the end of season 2 I was ttally done with watching the show I just wasn’t about to invest too much of my time watching the decline of something that had been so promising. I’ve only watched SQ clips, and music vids since then they’re so much more fulfilling.  

I loved Regina and Emma as a pairing too much to just let it go and started to read some fics by writers I knew and admired from previous fandoms, and of course I enjoyed the amazing artwork and manipping in the SQ community. For me, that has been enough and I’ve enjoyed SQ through these media since then. I find concentrating on the SQ fandom rather than the general OUaT fandom is far more to my taste.

3) I love Swen I’m massively impressed with a large number of the Swen fandom for their passion and dedication and for their incredible talent across a wide range of media.  I admit I tend to sit on the side lines rather than get right into the thick of things as I might have done in the past. That said, I have been pleased and grateful to expand my understanding of current issues within the entertainment world and social media through several interesting and informative posts within the Swen community.

One thing I really like about Swen is how they celebrate each other. Now my other fandoms do that to a degree, we all love our artists and writers and send reviews and recs to each other and we all have our favourite “giants” in the fandom,  but in Swen this is so wonderfully front and centre. I’m particularly put in mind here of the huge number of music vids out there that are actually rifs not on the show, but on specific SQ fanfics. It’s marvellous really.

I also owe Swen for kickstarting my own writing muse after a long and problematic stagnation. It hasn’t just been inspiration for some SQ fics but has also helped me in the other fandoms I write for. The talent in Swen is truly mindbogglingly wonderful and were I to list all those amazing peeps, this post would end up being dissertation length, so I’ll just say a grateful Huggles of tonnes to Absedarian for leaving the trail of yummy manips for me to find my way to another great fandom and also to Chillyflame for my stumbling into SQ fanfic goodness.

Sail on in strength and love Swen.

[swen30plus-blog]

With a sigh Regina looked down at the document on her desk.

[singletunepoetissogay]

There was no way to ignore it any longer, yet at the same time her phone kept buzzing mercilessly and she knew for certain who it was that tried to get her to pick up.

[essvari-deactivated20170504]

A lazy smirk escaped her as she answered the phone, her fingers restless, her eyes twinkled as she opened the file marked “important.” Instead of a hello, all she heard was a boisterous laughter from the other side. A chuckle escaped her lips.

[swen30plus-blog]

“You do realize this is a dangerous game that you started playing, don’t you?” With a smirk she leaned back in her chair, taking the photo out of the file and inspecting it even further.

[swen30plus-blog]

c-waves:

She was sure she knew this handwriting, but she couldn’t place it. “Well, I’m counting on it”, the voice answered.

two versions, next one decides which one to continue from: singletunepoetissogay: She lightly ran a finger across the handwritten note below the picture and it was then that realization hit her. She hadn´t seen this handwriting in a while and the person who had written the note had clearly tried to use another style but…she opened a drawer and sorted through her old files to compare notes. “Sidney.” she hissed which was cause of confusion on the other line. “Regina, what´s going on?” insanemagician: Regina was keeping tabs on her, of course she was. But not for any kind of usual reasons. It wasn’t jealousy, but she wasn’t going to try to figure out what it was in any case. “Maybe that’s what I need.” The answer was clear, as it was disconcerting.

[swen30plus-blog]

“Oh this photo makes it very obvious exactly what you need, my dear.” With an even bigger smirk, Regina traced the outline of one of the pictured body parts. “Didn’t think you were the piercing type. I gotta admit, this little detail surprised me.”

[proudcreation-deactivated201908]

Believe in SwanQueen

1. I am Swen

Hello! My name is Stine (no not pronounced Stein but Stin-e) and I was born and raised in wonderful Denmark about 32 years ago. I’ve lived in Sweden for the past 6 years together with my beautiful wife and that doesn’t seem to change anytime soon. I am currently studying a masters in human rights and I work full time as a case officer at the Swedish Migration Agency. Interests include interior design, cooking, politics, baking, learning languages, movies, travelling reading, writing, FIFA, all kinds of sports and on occasion going to the gym. 

The picture above is me on our wedding day.

2. I love Swan Queen

First of all because of the story. If somebody pitched me their story as a love story, regardless of gender and sexuality, I would want to tell that story. The story about the Saviour and the Evil Queen who started out being enemies, learning how to share a kid and eventually falling in love. I am convinced that if they were a man and a woman, a romantic love or the prospect of it would’ve been canon from the beginning. Second, the chemistry between these two actresses is beyond anything on the show and it’s always on point. They bring something out of eachother that’s amazing to watch. And third, yes they’re both more than averagely attractive. 

3. I love Swen

My wife got me into watching OUAT and I had no clue about fandom, OTPs or ships or anything like that. At some point during season 3 I had to ask wifey if Regina and Emma were going to end up together because the chemistry was unreal and they biggered liked an old married couple. She unfortunately had to tell me no but then proceeded to tell me about Swanqueen and introduced me to fan fictions. Needless to say SwanQueen is my first OTP and my only OTP. Fan fictions became my way of escaping hard times at work and university, it was the only way for my brain to relax oddly enough and I was swept away by amazing stories like Popcorn Love, The last resort, Letters from War and To Protect and Serve. The fanfics, the videos and the visual graphics of this fandom is unbelivable. The talent in this fandom is astounding and continues to amaze me on a everyday basis. It makes me laugh out load and cry and all other feelings in between. I am beginning to get to know people in the fandom and my impression is mostly positive. A very welcome environment and I look forward to continuing getting to know people.

[swen30plus-blog]

singletunepoetissogay - Think this is gonna work?  HECK, YEAH!

Now reblog with the answer to your question and tag 3 other people from the group and ask them something completely random or something you’re curious about.

[singletunepoetissogay]

korderoo - What´s your favourite type of salad?

beegoddess - What´s the best place in the Netherlands to go to?

insanemagician - How do you feel about Emma´s brother being named Neil?

[swen30plus-blog]

essvari - Hi, how’s your day?

Now reblog with the answer to your question and tag 3 other people from the group and ask them something completely random or something you’re curious about.

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Hi.. I’m doing great… ;) Not bad for typing at 3.50 am huh?! ;)

the-writer2012 : glasses or contacts?

reginalovesemma : do you remember the first fanfic you read? which fandom if diffrent…

Erm not sure why I can’t tag maxwellsmommy here… so the next swen in line…

nothingmad : what is the current song that get’s you dancing? 

[swen30plus-blog]

So you’re a nightowl too huh? It isn’t quite that late here yet but I’m a total nightperson too.

You were supposed to tag different people though, but that’s okay, next time. :)