In the Avalonia Chronicles Hope (under a different name due to losing her memories) finds a egg that hatches a Vulgon a fox & dragon hybrid that hatched as a runt, but she took care of him, and he becomes very big and strong that he could fly her around. He gets jealous of anyone near her, and is protective of her. This is him in his infancy.
these are some stock images i found that are giving christmas cygnet scholar! 😁
Adorable! That last one is so cute, I had to write a drabble for it <3
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Christmas in Storybrooke was always...a bit different from what the movies said small town Christmases were like.
That doesn't mean they didn't try, though.
They didn't have a mall, or...any place really, where kids could meet and take pictures with 'Santa,' so every year they'd doll up an old abandoned farm house and dub it 'Santa's Workshop.' They'd hire in some older guy to play Santa--it almost always ended up being Gepetto--and manage to convince the local youth on Christmas break to be hired on as his elves.
Hence, why Hope and Gideon were in their current predicament.
Usually, to gain Christmas present money, Hope would shovel driveways and sidewalks for her elderly and/or lazy neighbors.
But it was December 20th, and it had not snowed a single inch.
Desperate, Hope had taken the Santa's Workshop job, and convinced her best friend/ secret boyfriend to do it with her.
Gideon was always good at saving money, so he didn't necessarily need to take the job. But he never could say no to Hope.
Which was how he ended up in a scratchy green tunic, ill-fitting green tights, and a stupid hat with giant plastic elf ears attached to the sides.
"I'm telling you, Gid. We need to come up with our elfsonas." He and Hope had been tasked with sweeping up the pine needles under the large Christmas tree, which was a never ending battle between sticky, sappy pine needles and the worst broom known to man.
"Hmm. Well, what's a good elfsona name?" Gideon smirked and leaned his chin against the broom handle. Even in an abhorrently colored green dress and plastic elf ears, Hope still managed to look beautiful.
"Tinsel McSleigh?"
"Jingle Holidayson." Gideon offered.
"Mary Christmas...but spelled M-A-R-Y."
"Pepper M. Int."
"Frosty the Elfman."
"Buddy the Elf, but not that one."
A shadow suddenly fell over the Christmas tree. "Elves. Quick yapping and get back to work." Gretel, who'd been hired on as 'head elf,' was standing there with her hands on her hips, looking grumpy.
"Sorry, Gretel." They both chimed, and giggled a little bashfully.
As soon as Gretel walked away, the conversation recommenced. Just quieter.
After a grueling six hours of sweeping pine needles, herding small children through long lines, and wrapping prop presents, the two teens were more than excited to ditch their 'elfsonas' and leave.
"Freedom!" Hope lifted her arms and spun around. "Until tomorrow, at least. Aw, man..."
Gideon chuckled, lightly tossing his arm around her shoulder. "Think of the paycheck, Hope."
"Eyes on the prize." She agreed, squinting up at the sky. "It looks like it's gonna snow."
Gideon looked up as well. Sure enough, the clouds had that...look to them, like something was gonna happen. "Let's hope it at least snows in time for Christmas."
"Bet you $5 of my elf money that it'll be too cold for snow." She shivered, snuggling closer to Gideon. "'Cause that's just our luck."
"Actually, that's a common misconception. Snow can occur at any cold temperature, it's the humidity of an area that determines how much snowfall-"
Hope reached up and gently grabbed Gideon's cheek. "Hey, Gid?"
"Uh...yeah?" He blushed.
"I'm gonna kiss you now."
So she did, cupping his cheek in her cold hand.
The kiss was chaste and short, but Hope always had a way of leaving Gideon breathless no matter what.
"What ever happened to surprising our parents with us at Christmas dinner?" He asked, moving his arm around her middle like it was the most natural thing in the world.
Hope shrugged, mischief dancing in her blue eyes. "They won't find out. Watch." She kissed him again, this time using her hand to block their connected lips from view. "Foolproof."
They pulled away from each other, grinning like idiots in love. And that's when they noticed the change in weather.
"Hey! It's snowing!" Hope held out her hand, catching a fat snowflake on her palm.
Gideon chuckled. "Wow. It's like our kiss made it snow, or something."
"I mean...stranger things have happened in this town." Hope cocked her head, genuinely considering the possibility.
"Sure. Let's go with that. It's not just nature." He took her hand, pressing a kiss to the back of it. "Let's go home. I seem to remember you promising me a Mario Kart rematch."
She smirked, competitive side flaring. "Ready for me to win again, you mean?"
"You wish!"
The two of them continued to bicker, all the way home.
Hope’s D-Phone the classic Minnie. Reina bought her the D-Phone, and taught her how to use it. Hope is the prime user after taking her photo to have the phone be scan. D-Phones are made by D-Tech.
