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#captain charming #charmingedit #hookedit #ouatedit #ouat spoilers #killian jones #ouat #captain swan

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WIP Wednesdays (a bit late)

@captainswanwipwednesdays prompt #1: 👻 The WIP haunting you most (you know which one it is - it's the first one that came to mind when you saw this challenge)

For me, that is obviously...

Witchy Woman

I added 1000 words! (It is a lot when packing and getting the house photo-ready to list next week and putting offers down on houses an ocean away.) Here are a few of those words:

"I love you," she said wishing there was another word or phrase to relay the emotions rolling through her. It was love, sure. But, it felt like so much more. It was bigger, endless and boundless, eternal and ancient. She felt a sudden warmth wrapping around her and flowing through her, Killian's emotions meeting hers and holding them together through that strange bond they shared.

#captain swan #wip wednesday #cswip wednesdays #writing update #witchy woman

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Captain Swan Fic Recs are back, baby! - April Edition

Hello, cs friends! It's been like, what, seven years since I last did this? Who's counting. Enjoy the fruits of y'all's labour and some amazing stories. Keep writing, we need you

-Sophie

when Emma falls in love [from the vault] by @spartanguard

Inspired by "When Emma Falls In Love" by Taylor Swift, part of series based on songs from the vault

everyone's wondering why Emma doesn't screw the hot bartender already, it's not like he hasn't given signs. but with emma's romantic past it's not like she's throwing chances to anyone, scruffily attractive as they may be. yet, it's not her past that's worrisome. will they break the curse?

rated T | 6.2k words | AO3

Untie Me | captain swan fic | office romance | mature | 3/5 | 5.9k | in progress, by me

“Didn’t you pay attention to trigonometry, Jones?” she balances her weight on the stick, languidly, in a way that ticks something into his already drowsy brain.  “Is this the part where you offer to teach me, Swan?” he says, advancing to her. 

Read on Ao3 or ff.net

I, lost, was passing by - by @dykelilypage

Five years ago, Emma's father had given her a necklace for her birthday. It was a beautiful ruby encased in a golden chain, that sat heavy on her chest. It was safe to say then, that Emma was more than a little bit pissed off to discover that it had been stolen from right around her neck. The one stroke of luck to the whole ordeal was that she knew exactly who had taken it. Killian Jones. rated E | 6267 words

love scare by @exhaustedpirate

it's a little canon-compliant one-shot that i place during the six weeks of peace, more specifically, like a day or so before 4B rated G | 922 words | ao3

Expecting a Secret [3/3] by @walviemort

Summary: After the events of 3x19, Killian is at his lowest after being rejected by Emma. When Snow’s labor turns out to be a false alarm, Zelena offers Killian a deal: she’ll leave the Charmings alone…if he gives her the baby she needs for her spell instead. There’s just one hitch: he has to keep it a secret. At least it will only take 10 days, right?

The Heart of a Villan (5/5) by @beckettj

There are only two people that can make me care about football: Ted Lasso and this. Words: 6181 ~ AO3

Perilous Harbor by @veryverynotgoodwrites

Emma Swan is heir apparent to her parents' kingdom in the Enchanted Forest, and a powerful wielder of light magic. This makes her the most wanted woman in the realm, not only for marriage, but for leverage against the king and queen. While her parents have been able to keep her safe so far, an attack is launched on Princess Emma that leaves her no choice but to seek the protection of her worst enemy - Killian Jones, infamous captain of the Jolly Roger and his pirate crew. ao3 in progress 19/23

a work of art by @sotangledupinit

“I always have to clean up your messes,” she mutters to herself angrily, eyes glaring down at the red liquid on the floor.

Between Waking Life and Our Dreams (12/?) by @nachocheese-itsmycheese

Season 3b canon divergence: Storybrooke is still missing when Emma, Killian, and Henry reach the town line. AO3 T

The Fluffy Problem by @captainswanfluffyfebruary

"Oh, I'm going to have fun paying you back, Captain."

ff.net

The Cure for Loneliness (4/?) by @laianely

Killian went to the world without magic to finally kill Crocodile, but instead he met Emma in Gold's shop. And his whole life turned upside down overnight.

E 16k words in progress AO3

Pan Says... (8/?) by @hollyethecurious

After waking up in a strange room with a naked stranger, Emma and Killian must endure the twisted game their kidnapper insists they play in order to gain provisions and avoid punishments.

Note:

Don't forget to comment and show some love. To me too. Come on. Anyone else who wants to be tagged can request it.

If you have more fic recs or more links, drop them in the comments and I'll include them. You creative mermaids, love ya.

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people who leave comments on AO3 I LOVE YOU

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Ohhhhh. Maybe this will help me finish Witchy Woman and Burn the Ships and Weekend Getaway and the Miraculous one and the modern day au that I've outlined...

CS WIP Wednesday Challenge (an evergreen list)

A new WIP writing challenge every week! Dust off your keyboards and bust out your red pens, because we're summoning the muse whether she likes it or not 🧚‍♀️

Feel free to jump in and out as you please - just make sure to tag us so that we can reblog all your updates!

If the week's prompt doesn't work for you, write anything you want! Write what calls to you! Just write something! The same fic can also be used for more than one prompt!

Week 1

👻 The WIP haunting you most (you know which one it is - it's the first one that came to mind when you saw this challenge)

Week 2

👵 Your oldest posted WIP (can you even remember what year it was when that one first went up?)

Week 3

🥰 Your favorite WIP (which one do you actually WANT to be writing right now, regardless of what anyone else thinks of it)

Week 4

🕛 The WIP that has gone the longest without an update (have pity on us readers please)

Week 5

💡 The WIP that has all the notes/outline already done but you haven't managed to start (that's half the work done already!)

Week 6

🎂 The WIP you most recently updated (more cake!)

Week 7

🤏 Your shortest WIP (as in the one that will be the shortest, so short that you can totally write it... right? right.)

Week 8

🤷‍♀️ Any WIP - 500 words (shake that muse until words fall out - any words at all!)

Week 9

📜 Your longest WIP (look how many words you've already written! What's a few more?)

Week 10

🫶 Your WIP with the least amount of notes (let's give it the attention it deserves!)

Week 11

☝️ A oneshot WIP (come on, you can do it! It'll totally stay a oneshot....)

Week 12

🔥 That smutty WIP/scene you've been avoiding (suck it up and write the smut - or fade it to black - just don't let a little smut stop the story!)

Week 13

☹️ The WIP you started and abandoned/decided not to post (don't let that WIP be an orphan!)

Week 14

🙌 Your posted WIP with the most comments/kudos/notes (give the people what they want!)

Week 15

✍️ That one scene/bit of dialogue in a WIP you don't want to/haven't been able to write (make them do the thing or say the thing even if they do or say it badly!)

Week 16

🃏 Dealer's choice (whatever your heart desires, writers, that's all we want you to have)

Week 17

😈 A new WIP (You've already got so many on the go... what's one more?)

Week 18

😭 That WIP that's going to be so long and involved you don't even want to think about it (Time to bite the bullet and write that first/next sentence)

Week 19

🪈 The WIP you talked about but never started (we're waiting - time to pay the piper...)

Week 20

👀 Let someone else pick which WIP they'd love you to update (it's not peer pressure if it's your friends right?)

🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋🖋

Feel free to send me any suggestions you might have and we can add them to the list - There will be a weekly post as well for each topic as a reminder.

Happy Writing!

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366 Days of Killian Jones [37/366]

#dashing rapscallion pirate of my heart #killian jones #some hundreds years old #season 6 #sweet pirate prince

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New York, Lower South Street, c. 1885, by John Stobart (1929- 2023)

#new york #late 19th century #naval art

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Instead of apologizing for liking "trashy" media, consider: what is it doing well? If you like it, if it's making you feel pleasure and interest, then it must be succeeding at something. Is it shaping a set of emotional beats that you find satisfying to watch play out? Did it craft a character you find really compelling? Is something in the styling and aesthetics speaking to you? Did it unexpectedly resonate with a mood or experience you needed to see reflected right then?

However shallow or flawed a piece of media is, if you like it, it's because of something it did well - at least well enough to affect you, on the day that you encountered it.

There are a lot of good reasons to acknowledge this. One is about gratitude and manners: someone worked hard on that thing, and if they provided something that gave you happiness and pleasure, it's nice to honor that. Another is about breaking down the insidious habit of sorting everything into simple good/bad boxes. A piece of media, like a person, can do a lot of things wrong and a lot of things right, and the things on one side do not magically erase the other.

But the most important reason, I believe, is to get in the habit of celebrating what brings you pleasure and happiness. All your life there have been and there will be people telling you that you find joy in the wrong things, that if a particular thing makes you feel good it shows that there's something wrong with you. I reject that utterly. If a particular thing makes you feel good then there's something right, about you and about that thing. I'm not saying that pleasure is the only important thing or that every pleasure should be indulged indiscriminately. All I'm saying is that pleasure is in and of itself a good thing, and deserves notice.

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It's Time to Get to Know Your Mods!

Please give a warm welcome to one of the creators (and the biggest cheerleader) of this event @kmomof4!

Name

Krystal

How long have you been a part of the CS fandom?

I joined fandom summer of ‘16 after bingeing all 4 1/2 seasons the summer and fall of ‘15. I watched 5b week to week and couldn’t get enough of CS when the season was over, so after a Google search, I found a Facebook page dedicated to them and joined it, followed by making my Tumblr account in August.

What is your favorite part about fandom?

The relationships. My very best friends in the world were met through fandom and I can’t imagine my life without them!

What drew you to this event?

It’s my baby!!! After a discussion with @snowbellewells in the fall of ‘17 about the WOEFUL lack of werewolf Killian fics out there, the idea was born. After a series of discussions with @winterbaby89 and @hollyethecurious, I gauged interest in a supernatural themed event and was BLOWN AWAY by the response!!! Summer of ‘18 was our inaugural year, and it has been a FANTASTIC run!! I’m very excited to see what everyone involved comes up with this summer for our final year!

Will you be participating either as a writer or artist? If so, what will you be doing?

Both!!! I have two OS's written- the first very loosely inspired by Dracula and the other a werewolf fic. I figured since it was the last year, it was appropriate to write fics featuring the original inspirations for the event!!! I'll also be doing art for Joni!

What do you do in your "real life?"

I’m a retired homeschool mom, but I haven’t worked outside the home since my first child was born 26yrs ago. Now, with my kids all grown, I’m more of a life coach than anything.

What are you most looking forward to in this event?

All the new supernatural content, of course!!!

This has been a spectacular event for many years Krystal, and we're looking forward to both of your stories on July 3 and Aug 22 and your art!

#cssns24 #get to know the mods #kmomof4

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How to show emotions

Part IV

How to show bitterness

tightness around their eyes

pinched mouth

sour expression on their face

crossed arms

snorting angrily

turning their eyes upward

shaking their head

How to show hysteria

fast breathing

chest heaving

trembling of their hands

weak knees, giving in

tears flowing down their face uncontrollably

laughing while crying

not being able to stand still

How to show awe

tension leaving their body

shoulders dropping

standing still

opening mouth

slack jaw

not being able to speak correctly

slowed down breathing

wide eyes open

softening their gaze

staring unabashingly

How to show shame

vacant stare

looking down

turning their head away

cannot look at another person

putting their head into their hands

shaking their head

How to show being flustered

blushing

looking down

nervous smile

sharp intake of breath

quickening of breath

blinking rapidly

breaking eye contact

trying to busy their hands

playing with their hair

fidgeting with their fingers

opening mouth without speaking

Part I + Part II + Part III

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#how to show emotions #how to write #writing prompts #writing ideas #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writing prompt #writing inspiration

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reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something

#absolutely

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favourite otp meme: captain swan

[1/6] moments: emma's first ball

#captain swan #emma swan #killian jones #once upon a time #ouat #ouat 3x21 #captain swan movie #captainswanedit #csedit #emmaswanedit

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To set this up, I knew this wasn't my cuppa but the adverts kept pushing it on me. And, it reminded me of a Formula 1 series that I ended up devouring and enjoying, so I thought maybe social media is on to something.

I got the book.

And.. it was not.

However, it was fun to tease… (heads up it is a mature book so mature content below)

I made it to this bit of the prologue and started taking notes.

The thesis statement is that it is not surprising she doesn't know a guy. All the supporting statements are about why she thinks she should know him. I know how pedantic that explanation is. And, I usually don't give care about any sort of structure in a story. (I love it when an author is experimenting and playing with conventions.) But, this isn't that.

Just don't say "It's not surprising, though." Just leave that part out and the paragraph would work.

Page Seven and we get the info dump on the male love interest.

He used to play hockey. He had a scholarship for it. Then..The accident happened so he went to a smaller school where he was kicked out because he had an affair with his professor's wife.

His mum pulled strings at the university to get his past swept under the rug and got him enrolled at the school

So…Our hero. the hero of this story is a privileged asshole and she just puts that on the 7th page as his sad backstory.

And guys..

"Nothing is going to get [him] back on the ice."

Nothing.

……..i bet something does….

WHAT IS THIS ANALOGY?

I am not saying it is inaccurate but a college-aged man had this thought? Does he have a secret child? Does he babysit? That is the only reason for this thought.

Hero has confirmed bf is a cheating misogynist, so I guess Hero is better than that since he isn't about that 'puck bunny' life “anymore”?

It wasn't enough that hero confirmed bf is trash last chapter. Next chapter, he confirmed that bf has been screwing a different person every night since he moved in a month ago

So, we are really hammering home that concept

The hero describes the heroine as "Fucking precious. Innocent." when he first sees her. GROSS

He is seeing her and confirming hotness using words like… fucking precious and innocent.

I am happy to eat up an instalove connection, but that usually relies on me believing they saw one another and confirmed hotness, lust, sexiness, etc. But, this man said, "she's like a doll. fucking precious. innocent.” Like a creepy predator.

fucking…hell

DO WE LIKE THE INNOCENCE OR ARE WE DISAPPOINTED BY IT? you cannot have it both ways… if you are so pulled toward her innocence, you cannot be put off by her naivety.

The current setup is that Hero is going to flirt with heroine because "if [bf] is reckless enough to openly cheat on her, he deserves [hero] to be messing with her."

This isn't even the book form of reality TV trash - I don't what this is…

…predator…

Funny how in a different context OR further into their relationship/attraction, that could be sexy.

This author shows her character work on the page. Like… someone mentioning your sister doesn't mean when need the entire background of your sister in your thoughts. I can already see all the other couples in the series and not because they have any chemistry or on-page interactions.. just the straight-up info dumps in our main character's thoughts.

bf has stopped her attempt at morning sex because he got a text and checked it when she straddled him.

So much has already happened and yet nothing of any substance.

She has been wearing her roommate's (hero's) shirt for a MINUTE. Like… chick grabbed it the night before. Hero clocked it when they bumped into one other in the middle of the night. The next morning they bump into one another again and I think we are about to have the scene.

I did really enjoy that he told her "I like it. It suits you." when they bumped into each other again.

That is a fun kind of asshole.

That is not a flaw. That is unfuckable behaviour. "Messiness" isn't "prefers his mom or girlfriend to clean up after him."

bf has clocked roommate's shirt and is losing his mind over i…t.and… i don't really see the issue. The jump from "wearing someone's shirt" to "you are fucking that someone" is… far. this dude isn't a hockey player, he is a long jumper.

After bf throws the fit, hero tells her to keep his shirt because it looks good on her. And, again, I do appreciate this kind of asshole.

From everything being laid down, his dad died in an accident - maybe one that was hero's fault. And that is why he doesn't play any more. Sorry.. why he will never get back on the ice.

Ever.

Never.

Don't even ask him.

He is NOT doing it guys.

if i never finish this book, i will skim to find out when/how he gets back on the ice. I feel like we all need that...

Hero has talked bf into treating heroine better. It was a strange scene…they are working out together for some reason sometime later. Pissed off at the girlfriend, working out with the roommate that she is “fucking”.

As one does. It is a whole weird thing that ends with “treat her better because you cannot do better” and bf being like "yeah, you're right."

Anywhoosies, the heroine is conveniently a tutor and tutoring counts as hours toward her teaching program (because the author definitely knows how colleges work). Hero needs a tutor, so now we are double forced proximity! She is getting paid and teaching hours for this tutoring… so… i mean… she has to..

So, are we into gritty voices? It just makes me think he smokes a pack or three a day. And, I was very confused as to why that was used for a sexy voice description

The author has confirmed bf is a selfish lover. I am thinking we will get the hero is the first to go down on her… or at least the first to do it without the implication that she has to suck him off since he is doing this huge favour for her.. trope.

This is the HERO'S POV?!

The first tutoring session started off with a download of information about one another immediately. There has been no tutoring.Gotta set up that lazy ass exposition

Hero has defended heroine's best friend from her possessive ex at a bar because he is a hero… but he wants to be the hero because he is the villain in his own story… dun dun DUNNNNN

Best friend didn't know it is hero. Hero and best friend are going on a date.

Heroine just learned and connected the dots and she cares. She cares sooo much.

She did kick out her best friend and suggest this date so she could have her house empty for bf though.

she really shouldn't care but she does for some reason.. So, he pulls her into him and says "I like your dress, sunshine" into the shell of her ear and…She says that he isn't allowed to like her dress, which is a dumb line.

But, he delivers this beauty "Then you aren't allowed to be jealous” And, facts. That is a fair response.

Still not sure of the point of this date though. Do people date people when they want to date other people? If I don't think something is going anywhere, I am definitely staying home.

Heroine tells her bf that she is tired. Bf is like "so we fuck now?"

So, you know, still hammering home that he sucks.

Hero returns with best friend when heroine is walking out with bf. As bf and best friend leave, hero catches her to ask if bf noticed her dress. She informs him that he is not allowed to ask that, but - guys..bf did not notice.

Heroine went to bf's house to fuck him loudly so hero could hear. Hero took care of himself in the adjoining bathroom to her sounds,,so…. that is a scene that I have read.

She goes to the bathroom after fucking and they bump into each other. She apologizes for either interrupting him or moaning so loudly that he couldn't sleep. He accuses her of faking for his benefit and discovers she was picturing him during that enthusiastic session…and again…Why doesn't she just fuck him? He is right there and she was already thinking about it and mad at bf soo?

I'm not saying cheat because you're mad. I'm saying why hold on to your failing relationship when you're doing way worse than cheating by dreaming of someone else to fuck him?

So, she called bf because her car broke down in the rain. bf said he was at work and roommate/hero overheard and went to get her.

I think maybe the accident with this dad was in a storm? guess we will find out

BIG UPDATE GUYS: he is getting skates

because

okay

so

He tells her that bf is a pos and she needs to end things because bf isn't the guy she thinks he is and she deserves something better. Then, she tells him that she isn't a quitter like he is with hockey. And then somehow she says that he is dating her best friend, which it is pretty clear that he is not but the roommate sends a well-timed text that she can read because his texts aren't blocked from preview and in the preview, it says "boyfriend" and so heroine flips and threatens to walk home in the rain and he is like "don't do that, take the truck, I'll pick it up later."

Anyway, cut to the next scene and he is working out and decides to get into skates. And, so her low fucking blow in an argument has him back on the ice?

does this make sense to you??

Bahahahahahahahahah. bf broke up with her via this lovely text

That is just amazing

She goes over to shout at Xbf and hero ends up kissing her.

She gets the flutters and all that. I am just confused bc if I came to shout at my x for breaking up with me via text and someone was like "let's make out" I am not sure I would feel anything but more anger..

Hero is fake dating best friend as a deterrent for best friend’s crazy ex.

She opens the door and greets him for a tutoring date after they share a kiss and don't discuss it for a week. This sentence is after she says “hey”… "Her gaze dropping to the floor. Shy. Unsure. Sexy as hell."

This man is a predator.

Shy, unsure is sexy if it is the first time they are naked together and maybe she has some scars or something she is self-conscious about.

"if only I knew what was going through her pretty little head" GROSS. I will never not fucking hate "pretty little head”. ick

"then I eat at her like a starving man.” I eat. AT. her.

Is that doing it for anyone?

"there. right, freaking there.” Yes, because when someone is eating at you, you often say “freaking".

First time together and he goes with fucking her from behind with her hands on the wall…and that is a choice.

I was correct that he would go down on her, he did that first. But was like been waiting months for sex with this woman, we should go for her hands on the wall and me coming from behind And not saying that is a bad position but first time together and you have thought to yourself previously that you want to worship every inch of her or something like that and you go with from behind… her hands on a wall?

It is certainly a choice

Oh, yay. We have the she says she just wants it to be a casual thing trope.

I do really hate this one. It breaks my silly heart every time. I mean, I love it. And I hate it.

After she says they should just hook up and keep studying and whatever, she kisses him and he calls it innocent. Dude…. she just said she wants a fuck buddy. She softened the delivery with a kiss. And you are still like "so sweet. innocent” lol. whatever.

This book is confusing as fuck..okay, so he agrees to no strings because he will take whatever she will give him, in those words. And then, he comes up with a night for them to hook up and she turns him down because she "might like him too much to keep it casual"

It was HER idea to keep it casual.

He has literally said he will do complicated and serious, if she'd let him.

"a sore va-jay-jay” this book has been explicit about licking her slit but fucking….can't say vagina? or pussy? or cunt? this grown woman thought to herself "a sore va-jay-jay" of her motherfucking vagina.

Oh, we do get this lovely fucking nonsense about how her roommate has bad taste in men because she had an absent father and so her radar for good men is broken…so that is always a fun bit of bullshit to read as someone with an absent father. She is meeting the family. And of course there is the mum tell her that she makes him happy like she had never seen before scene.

Okay..so…Hero is fake dating the best friend to protect her from her abusive ex. Hero and heroine are screwing but not serious because that is what heroine wants. A mutual friend setup a double date with hero and best friend, heroine and mutual friend. Mutual friend is going to be heroine's wingman. Hero gives heroine a way out but she agrees to go because she doesn't want to hurt mutual friend. Then she gets mad at hero about the situation once mutual friend leaves.

He says he'll break of the fake dating off because this is all bullshit and she tells him off about it and then cancels the tutoring session because she "doesn't feel like studying".

You aren't his study buddy. You are his paid professional tutor. He is fucking her in the toilet at the double date place she's upset about the situation and then suddenly he is getting her off and making her say that she is his. While I often appreciate a "say you're mine" this seems like a real ick time to go for that move

Best friend dumped hero after the double date so that strange plot line is done.

High school hero was late to practice because his gf had been out of town and he wanted to see her and hero's dad was pissed they were running late. A semi crashed into just his dad's side while they were fighting about being late. His dad died on impact and he walked away fine.

Guys….He is going to play again. And, she’ll watch all his home games.

Who could have seen that coming?

Hero told the asshole ex that he was dating heroine. Ex thinks everyone should get together, which will likely be absolutely fine.

She's wearing his shirt to turn him on for sexy fun times. It was extremely effective. He pounced immediately.

Guys, he is going to fix her complicated relationship with her parents..Oh, he fixed it. Turns out you just have to be direct with neglectful parents and they just act right after decades of indifference to their offspring.

"I guess what they say is true, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince.” She's only ever dated the shite ex and hero.

So it turns out, the ex is not cool with her dating someone else. Who could have predicted that?!

Apparently, the ex fucked hero's high school gf. 😂😂 Ex tells heroine about that and heroine confronts the hero. Hero didn't know, but since ex was trying to start shit hero is beating up ex.

Heroine went to the last home game of the season with her family and hero's family. The team wins.

That was like 3 seasons of a soap opera condensed into 50K words

#books that were fun to mock #books that did not do it for me #book mocking with friends

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Season 3 Rewatch Drabbles: 3x20 Kansas

Summary:  A series of 100-500 word drabbles to accompany my    rewatch of season 3 of Once Upon a Time.  There will be a drabble–either a deleted scene, a “fix it” fic or a character musing for each episode of the season.  Focus will be on Emma, Henry, the Charmings and Killian–with an emphasis on Captain Swan’s epic love story.

Word Count: 770

Tagging a few people who may be interested (Let me know if you want to be added or taken off the list): @sailormew4 @annaamell @flslp87 @emmateo26 @bethacaciakay 

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“Hook! Hook! Hook!  Wake up! Killian!” Emma shouted, shaking him, hearing the blinding panic in her voice.

Nothing happened.  He lay there, senseless and immobile. Not breathing. She caressed his face, leaning down close. “Killian, come back to me!”

Still nothing.  Emma knew this was what Zelena wanted.  She’d manipulated them into the exact place she wanted them.  Emma could either let him die or give him mouth to mouth–giving up her magic.

It wasn’t even a question.  She couldn’t lose him.  She couldn’t.

She’d been trying so hard, so damned hard ever since drinking the memory potion Hook had given her, to deny….well, a lot of things, but in particular the pull, the unbreakable emotional tether she had to Killian.  The thought that he had burrowed his way into her heart, that he’d begun to matter to her frankly terrified her.

Oh, she could admit she liked him.  She could admit he’d been her friend and confidant ever since Neverland. She could admit they would have been far worse off in this fight without him around.  And as for his looks, well, she wasn’t blind.  Obviously he was hot as hell.

What she hadn’t been able to admit, even to herself, is that it went deeper.  That she was beginning to care for him in a way she hadn’t cared for anyone, at least since Neal.

And so she’d told herself over and over again that she wasn’t going to let him all the way in.  She wasn’t going to give him the power to break her heart.  When all was said and done, she could walk away back to New York without a backward glance.  Leaving him behind would be no big deal.

And yet he continued to push and push and push.  It wasn’t so much that he was pestering her to be with him.  He wasn’t.  He had always, always let her set the pace of their “relationship” or whatever it was.

It was that he got to the heart of the matter.  Pushing her to move past her denial.  Pushing her to move past her fear.  Pushing her to accept that things had changed and that she couldn’t take Henry away from his family again, at least not without doing damage to both him and them.

And so she’d been snarky–nearly to the point of being cruel–as they’d trudged through the woods to Zelena’s house.

“You’ve taken care of the boy quite well here,” he’d said,  “You can talk about danger all you like, but it isn’t that. So tell me, what is it? Why are you so scared of staying?  I think it’s because you can see a future here. A happy one.”

As usual, he’d hit the nail on the head.  Back in New York before she’d taken the memory potion, he’d told her he knew her better than she knew herself, and once again, he’d proven the truth of that statement.

The fear had risen up and made her respond in a mocking, cutting tone.  One meant to dismiss.  One meant to convey that he was nothing to her.

One that was a lie from beginning to end.

“Let me guess, with you?”

For a split second, she’d seen the pain in his eyes at that, and she’d had the urge to apologize, but then, as usual, all hell had broken loose.  Zelena and Gold had shown up, and well, it all led to this moment right now.

The moment she had to admit, at least to herself, exactly what he meant to her.

“Son of a bitch,” she muttered before leaning down and letting her lips touch his.

There was an instantaneous wave.  She felt her magic lifting from her, like the removal of a cozy coat in the middle of winter.  It left her cold, vulnerable.

But there was something more, some kind of energy surge.  The deep, dark honest part of her that her conscious mind viciously kept under lock and key wondered if that had been it, proof that they’d shared a True Love’s Kiss.

And really, truth be told, what happened between them had been more like a kiss than mouth to mouth rescusitation. 

She’d sat back, looked at him, waiting, her fear mounting as the moments passed by, each one feeling like an hour.

And then he’d coughed, water spewing from his mouth, and the relief that flooded her was stronger than any she’d felt. 

He turned horrified blue eyes up at her. “Swan, what did you do?” he asked.What I had to, she thought. Nothing, absolutely nothing, would be worth letting you die.

#season 3 rewatch drabbles #cs fanfiction #3x20 kansas #a moment of truth #before the denial comes back at the end of the episode #killian jones #ouat #captain swan #once upon a time #emma swan #that last line 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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A thing about me-

I have to cross this bridge for every project that I do. And, it is the best indicator that I’m at about 75% completion of the project.

It doesn’t matter if it is a system design for work, a fic, a drawing, a cross-stitch, or whatever. There will be a point where I hate it and I spiral about how everything that I’ve ever produced (except my kiddos) is trash and this project is trash too and I have no idea what I’m doing or where to go from here.

But, I know that this is part of my process. (And, it is probably just the stage where the dopamine is at its lowest.) Not only is it part of my process, it is usually an indication that I’m so, so close to finishing it so I accept the spiral and sit down to write a listy-list of things that get me from spiral time to 90%. Once I reach 90%, the excitement of completing a project takes over and the spiral is ancient history.

i hate my writing. i hate my ideas. i hate my everything

have you ever had to pass a bridge of hatred to finish a novel?

Yes. Not every time, but enough.

#actually audhd #the life of a creative #personal post #self doubt or lack of dopamine

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Untie Me [2/5]

captain swan fic | office romance | mature | 2/5 | 3.5k | in progress

“What happened to your tie?” She noticed, he smirks, twirling the bun around to absorb every bit of sweet chili sauce. Then again, her position of art director and her unique style suggest a keen eye for detail.  And beautiful, warm eyes.  “The tie is off. It means I'm off work.”

Read on Ao3

#chapter two #cs ff #captain swan #ouat #cs fic #cs au #ouat ff #ouat fic

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Untie Me - ch.3

Untie Me | captain swan fic | office romance | mature | 3/5 | 5.9k | in progress

“Didn’t you pay attention to trigonometry, Jones?” she balances her weight on the stick, languidly, in a way that ticks something into his already drowsy brain.  “Is this the part where you offer to teach me, Swan?” he says, advancing to her. 

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#cs ff #captain swan #ouat #ouat ff #cs fic #cs au #cs modern au #emma swan #killian jones #chapter three