to me regina calling daniel her fiancé even though they were only engaged for a day is so much more heartbreaking than calling him her ‘true love’. for one because it’s a real life word we can connect to, it means something specific in our world and theirs, without getting muddled or mystified by fairytale magic. and for another because it alludes to a future they never had, an unfulfilled promise. she wanted to spend her life with that boy but they only got a few stolen kisses and so much heartache













