finally finished all 26 seasons of SVU so I’m back to my OUAT rewatch. I’m on season 7 now, aka: the one nobody but me likes.
I think it’s not bad! The only thing about this season I’ve truly never been able to get behind is Ella and Henry. I just don’t care about their romance, and the actress for Jacinda is… not doing a great job in this role. ALSO, VIOLET WAS SO CUTE! I’m a violetbeliever shipper over glassbeliever always.
Okay I’m on episode six right now, and this is just making me sad because I forgot how much I’d die to see Girl Mom Regina Mills. Not that i don’t LOVE her being a boy mom, but fuckkkk, she’d be so amazing with a daughter. Her interactions with Ivy in flashbacks only confirm this further for me.
First off, I’m a big VioletBeliever shipper, and Adelaide Kane is who I picture her looking like as an adult.
I also like to imagine that it took poor Prince Henry a while to find his true love. A while after two heartbreaks, a new girl entered Princess (or Queen, depending on the AU) Emma’s group of ladies/maids in waiting: Violet. Of course Henry noticed his mother’s new lady and eventually, Violet noticed the young prince too. As time went on, they realized they had a special connection, fell in love, and the rest is Mist Haven history🥰
Okay so now S7 doesn’t exist, I have some Henry and Violet Headcannons (because they’re endgame okay)
•Once the final battle is over, they go on a real date. Not like the one in Camelot, they go for dinner and a movie and Henry gets excited and buys Violet all the movie snacks because she hasn’t tried M&Ms or Popcorn?!?!
•Henry starts to get attention from other girls because he’s the author and he’s a Charming, he’s Storybrooke royalty. Violet gets jealous of this, because she suddenly thinks he’s not interested anymore, but Henry publically tells everyone Violet is his gf and he only has eyes for her
•Henry is a designated babysitter, it’s easy work that gets him money so of course he’s happy to help. Except one night he invites Violet round to help babysit as they need to “study.” Zelena returns home to find Robin missing and Henry and Violet making out on the couch. Violet is banned from helping babysit from now on.
•Prom Night. Emma is a nervous wreck because she knows what goes down on Prom Night in movies, but she’s also excited as she never experienced Prom. Killian tries to give him “tips” but Emma quickly shuts this down before he gives too many.
•After finally convincing Emma, Henry drives them both to Prom, picking Violet up (in his own car not Emma’s bug). They dance to Only You and of course are crowned Prom King and Queen
•They both decide they want to go to college in New York, Henry of course studies Creative Writing. Violet isn’t sure of her major but ends up studying businsss management or something.
•it’s a hard 4 years and they break up after about a year. Henry seems to forget Violet isn’t so new to this world anymore and Violet gets annoyed by this. They date other people but by the time they graduate they’re single again and living in Storybrooke
•Violet can’t find a job so works at Granny’s. Henry is struggling to write so he helps his mom and step dad at the Sheriff station a lot. He also writes at Granny’s, because it’s nice and quiet, but in reality he misses Violet and it’s the only place he gets to see her. Plus she serves him free food and drink all day.
•Henry is basically forced to babysit his siblings, Hope and Liam. Hope was fine, but with Liam in the picture it’s not a one man job. He invites Violet round to help for old times sake. He confesses he was wrong, and that he can’t stop thinking about her. Violet feels the same and they’re quickly back to making out instead of watching the kids
•Henry finally becomes a published author, telling the stories of the fairytale characters you think you know. Violet decides she wants to work for the mayor, so Henry being the former Mayor son pulls some strings and gets her a high up well paid position.
•they move in together because Henry can’t face the young kids at both his homes and his mom and step dad “making pancakes”. After a few years Violet is elected Mayor, youngest mayor of Storybrooke thank you very much. (Regina can’t be mayor forever okay)
•When Henry decides he wants to propose to Violet he enlists his family help. Killian is beyond excited, Emma and Regina can’t believe how much he’s grown up. With a little magical help, Violet returns home one day to find their living room is now the ballroom in Arthur’s Castle in Camelot where they first met. Henry tells her it’s only her he wants to be with and he was a fool to let her go once, he’s not doing it again.
•Their wedding is a huge event, Henry’s siblings, uncles and cousin are all part of the wedding as flower girl bridesmaid, page boys and ring bearers. Henry finally has his happy ending, or happy beginning as his family likes to think of it as
I have nothing against Violet Believer. I actually liked them. And I have nothing against Violet herself. I like her, too. She was a sweet girl and I wish her no ill will. I actually imagine that she grew up and found her own true love, just like Henry found Ella. I even have a face claim for Adult Violet.
As for Violet Believer. It was sweet and they were cute, but it's in the past. They were together for most of high school, I think, and they were that couple that you think might have a chance at making it. But they don't and that's okay. They part as friends and they've both found their own happiness. They've probably run into each other at Granny's and exchanged polite conversation. How have you been? How's the wife? That sort of thing.
Summary: How quickly can your mood change from pure happiness to pure horror? In a millisecond.The day Killian and Emma found out they were true love, they were ecstatic. That is until, they were forced to say goodbye to each other. For forever. Or so they thought.Can they still manage to find their true love for each other after five years of seperation or is it too late?
Fandom: Once Upon A Time
Ship: Captain Swan
Setting: 5 years after 5x20 Firebird
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Reblog to be tagged in future chapters: @bioshocked-fallout
--- Henry’s POV ---
I jump up in bed. Bathed in sweat. My heart pounding violently against my chest.
This is far from being the first time I wake up from a nightmare ever since that day five years ago.
Somehow, I’m alright after seeing all the crazy stuff that’s happened in Storybrooke since my mom broke the curse – all the villains, trying to destroy us and our happy endings, all the monsters. But watching Hook die right in front of me – my mom being forced to stab him – her true love – was too much, I suppose.
I can’t even count how many times I relived that fateful day in my sleep and it doesn’t stop affecting me. Not in the slightest.
I know I should probably talk to someone about it. Back during the original curse, I talked to Archie and it helped me. It made everything easier. I was able to think better there and therefore always managed to form plans to make my mom believe. I’m not saying they were good plans, that worked in the slightest, but still. They would’ve works, if she wasn’t so stubborn. At least what I like to tell myself.
So maybe, I should get help again.
But I just can’t. I don’t even want to. Not really. There’s nothing to talk about now. At least there’s nothing I want to talk about.
I wouldn’t even know where to begin.
I do sometimes mention my feelings about my grief to Violet – she’s been a great help to me. I love her a lot for it. But even she doesn’t know the extent of these dreams.
I kind of told her I have the dreams once every few months, which was a big fat lie. But I don’t want her to worry, so I do this to protect her – at least that’s what I like to tell myself.
With everyone else, I just don’t think talking to them would be a good idea. Because they might tell my mom and I don’t want to worry her, either. She’s been in enough pain to last a lifetime. I don’t want to cause her any more of it by letting her know that I can’t deal with Hook’s death on my own – not even five years later.
I miss him a lot.
I know we weren’t actually related to each other, which is quite the shocker in this town, but I still loved him a lot. We were pretty close.
He was like the dad I never had. He was always treating me well and I could tell, that he didn’t just hang out with me because he wanted to impress my mom – like that stupid monkey in New York. What was his name again? I guess he wasn’t that important. It’s not like he was ever good enough for my mom anyway. He didn’t even make her that happy since I could always tell, that something was missing from her live or rather someone.
Hook.
And now he’s gone again and this time it’s final.
I miss him more and more every day, I realize. Whoever said, that time heals all wounds, was a big fat liar. It’s been five years and I feel possibly worse.
Hook genuinely cared about me. I even knew that deep down, when I didn’t have my memories after the second curse was broken. I did choose him as my babysitter then after all over my grandparents. And that wasn’t just because he showed me cool card tricks. I enjoyed spending time with him altogether.
He also helped me, when my actual dad died. He told me a lot about him. It’s actually quite funny, that I kind of miss Hook more, than I do my own father. I guess it’s because I was never happy with how my dad treated my mom. She deserved better than him. She deserves someone’s unconditional love – and not someone who is only there for her when it suits them.
Hook was good for her. He loved her more than anything and the feelings was quite mutual. She was so happy whenever she was with him and then her happy ending was taken away from her.
It’s just not fair.
She had to go through so much pain all her life because everyone always abandoned her – grandma and grandpa, August, my dad and the list goes on and on.
Why couldn’t fate just let her have this happiness for once? Why can’t she just be happy for once without getting her heart broken in the meantime.
Anyway, I get up and get ready for school.
Once I’m all done, I grab my backpack and walk downstairs. I greet my other mom, before attempting to leave.
“Henry. Where are you going? It’s far too early. You normally don’t leave for another half hour. Join me for breakfast.” Mom says, before I can sneak out the door.
“Sorry. I can’t. Science project. I promised Violet I’d arrive early, so we can work on it before class starts.” I answer with a shrug.
Mom gives me an annoyed look. She isn’t too fond of Violet, I’ve noticed. But I don’t care about that. I love her and that’s all that matters. “Okay. Goodbye.”
“Bye.”
I leave the house and sigh in relief. Luckily, she isn’t a human lie detector like my other mom.
No one can know, where I’m about to go. Then I’d also have to talk to them about the nightmares and since I don’t plan to do that, this is my secret.
Every time I have these weird flashback dreams, I go to the Jolly Rodger before school. It somehow calms me down. I don’t know if it’s the water or if it’s the fact that the ship makes me feel closer to Hook even though he’s gone. Probably the latter.
When I get there, I stand at the railing in peace, watching the ocean in awe. That is until I can hear footsteps behind me. Soon enough I hear a voice I never thought I’d hear again. This can’t be possible, right? He’s dead. I’m actually going insane, right?
“Who bloody dares to step foot onto my ship without permission?”
Then I feel the tip of a sword pinching my back. I can’t imagine this, right?
I slowly lift my arms up and turn around to confirm my suspicions. And as expected I’m faced with Hook, who’s dropping the sword to the floor as soon as he sees me. It really is him. He looks exactly like he did five years ago. Those are even the same clothes.
“H-hook?” I stutter out. Please don’t let this be a dream. “H-how is the p-possible?”
“It appears I’m back, my boy.” He smiles at me and I run into his arms. He seems surprised by gesture, but it doesn’t take him long to wrap his uninjured arm around me, patting my back with his hand.
“I don’t understand. How are you here?” I ask him, while not knowing whether to cry or laugh right now. I’m just so damn happy.
Hook is back and now everything will be okay again. I will be happy again and so will my mom. Carter will finally be gone. I can’t wait for that.
“I don’t exactly know that either, Henry. One moment I was in the Underworld and the next I was here in Storybrooke. Maybe it has something to do with the anniversary of my death yesterday…maybe the dead ambrosia worked, but it just took five years. I don’t know.”
“Wait, you’ve been back since yesterday? Why didn’t you come home last night?” I ask. He wouldn’t be here, if he went home. There’s no way mom would let him go anywhere without her, if she knew he was back.
I look expectantly at Hook, and he seems to debate whether he should tell me or not. He’s very hesitant and opens and closes his mouth multiple times.
“I just didn’t.” he finally says, sadness laced into his voice.
And that’s when it hits me. Oh shit. He probably knows about that no-good Carter. And he seems to believe, that they are serious, which they definitely aren’t – unless you ask Carter himself.
“Oh, no. You know about Carter, don’t you?”
He nods.
“I didn’t mean to keep anything from you, Henry. I just wasn’t sure, if you knew.”
“You need to go to mom now and tell her you’re back. She’ll be so damn happy to see you.”
Hook shakes his head softly. “No. I think it’s better if I stay away Henry. It’s the right thing to do.”
“But she loves you! You can’t just give up. They’re not even serious – not in the slightest.”
“Didn’t look that way to me.” He sighs. A pained expression covering his whole body.
I need to get him to mom someway. They deserve to be happy and the only way for them to be happy is to be together. They’re true love – I mean Hook said himself, that he thinks the ambrosia might’ve worked. That’s all the prove we need.
Hook always fought for my mom and their relationship. I’ve never seen him this down. Not even when he first got to Storybrooke and was still trying to kill my grandfather.
What the hell did that idiot Carter do to make Hook so hopeless?
Oh no.
He did not. Not again. Right?
“Please tell me he didn’t propose again?”
“No, why? Did he before?”
“Like four times.”
Hook’s eyes begin to shine even more. They always get incredibly light, when he’s sad. He’s completely broken by all this. He probably thinks, that mom doesn’t love him anymore, which is the most wrong thing I’ve ever heard. I need to fix this for both of their sakes.
Luckily, I got here, before Hook could do something stupid like skip town or something.
He wouldn’t have done that, right?
“See, Henry. That’s what I’m talking about. It is serious, so I’ll back off. Emma doesn’t need me confusing her. She deserves to be happy – even if it’s with someone else. You’ll see one day, Henry.”
I sigh.
No wonder him and my mom get along so well. They’re the most stubborn people ever.
“Don’t you get it? He asked her four times and she said no each time. Because she doesn’t love him. She only loves you, so please, go to her and make her happy again. It’s been awful these past five years. I don’t think I’ve seen her smile once since she lost you – not in a real way anyway. She’s miserable without you. Please.” I’m begging by now and it seems to work. Hook’s face softens and I can see how much he tries to hold back his tears. He never wants to see her sad, which is why I had to use this. Even if it hurts both him and I.
I start walking and pull him after me towards the docks.
“I have to leave for school now, and you have to go to mom. Now. Please.”
