I know you are super busy, but I was just wondering if you might have the inspiration. I just finished We Make Our Own Fate for the 3rd time. Would you ever add an Epilogue or make a one-shot about them making it finally, building their lives back? Or maybe your thoughts about what happened after?
Hey, Nonny! I am so sorry it has taken me so long to reply to this. First, let me say THANK YOU! Re-reads are the BEST compliment, and I cannot believe you've done it twice for wmoof! So, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Now on to your question...
I have given it some thought, but I highly doubt I'd ever write an epilogue or future-take. Once I'm done with a fic and have moved on from the verse, it's really difficult for me to come back to it. However, I will give you some of the thoughts and ideas I've had about what happened after.
I imagine they would have gone back to Emma's homestead, finding it just as she'd left it, so they could wait out the winter there together. It would have been cramped and difficult, but they would make the best of it until the thaw forced them to come to some decisions. Knowing they'd want to stay together, but realizing the homestead would not be sufficient, they all agree to spend the spring and summer searching for a new place to call home. When Alice comments how she's always wanted to see the ocean, they decided to head that direction and see what fate might have in store.
Reaching the ocean, they find the legendary town of Misthaven (which I briefly mentioned in the fic). Thanks to the leadership and resourcefulness of the town's leaders, Misthaven was not as severely ravaged by the pestilence as other places were. It is here that Killian finds a true community of people who have their neighbor's interests at heart. The kind of place his parents had hoped to provide before corruption took over. He, Emma, and Alice find their home there, befriended by David (the town sheriff) and his wife Mary Margaret (who parents had been the former leaders), while Robin finds new love with the town's mayor ;o)
I think Killian and Emma would have had a child of their own at some point. Maybe more than one, but I'm terrible at deciding genders and names for CS kids unless it serves the plot in some way. What is certain is that Alice would adore them, and dote on them, and take them on adventures, never leaving them out... except for when she and Margot go off to have adventures of their own when they get older ;o)
I'm sorry it isn't a full on epilogue or one shot, but I hope it helps answer some questions or makes your experience with the fic richer in some way. If you have any other thoughts or questions about wmoof, or any of my other works, please do not hesitate to send me an Ask. I LOVE receiving asks from readers, especially on older works. It's so nice to know they are still being read and enjoyed.
Thank you again, Nonny!!
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