#CaptainSwan!AU

[saveme-storybrooke-potc]

Killian: *answers phone that Hope threw in the fridge*

Killian: hello? who's this?

Killian: OH GIDEON, thought you could hide in the fridge?.... it makes plenty of sense!

[laianely]

Dangerous Woman

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Spotify gave me this music in the Discover Weekly playlist, and when I heard it, I decided that it would be great for edit with Dark Emma. But while I was making it, I decided to add some clips with Killian, and now it's an epic trailer for AU. Just imagine: Emma is really dark Dark One (not morally gray like she was in show), and Killian is not the Dark One and he is trying to stop her evil intentions. And the Darkness forces Emma to kill him!!!!

And now I want to write it...

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[ouatsnark]

i just read the worst fanfic of all time and the context is emma breaking off her engagement because hook was physically abusive to her (???) and one of the excerpts include “When a woman says ‘no’,” Regina plunged her hand into Killian’s back and yanked out his heart, “she means no.” HEFJIBDRDV. i will send you the link if i have to it's just so bad it includes emma yelling at her parents with stuff you debunked like giving her up to save her life from regina. sq shippers really hate emma omg

Yes. SwanQueen and Evil Regals 100% hate Emma Swan. Well, they love season 1 Emma but they never wanted her to change. Emma is only a stand in for themselves. They would much rather see Emma under Regina’s heel and being called “idiot” by Regina than seeing Emma’s complete joy with Killian Jones calling her “amazing, beautiful, strong etc”. And this is based on the edits I’ve had the misfortune of seeing on Instagram because no one respects tags over there. The “art” they make would have people’s heads spinning if the gender roles were reversed but it’s somehow perfectly acceptable as long as it’s Regina. It’s OK because they find Regina hot and they themselves want to be abused by her.

If SwanQueeners had an ounce of honesty and even remotely tried to follow/understand canon (and acknowledge where the writing got it wrong), then they'd know that Emma should be 100x more angry at Regina for abusing Henry, making her an orphan and just overall treating her and her loved ones like they are lesser. But those that favor Regina aren’t honest about canon at all or wish to recognize how heinous the writing was when it came to how the other characters handled Regina. That and they’d have to come to terms with how crappy of a character Regina is.

And it’s really hysterical having Regina standing against domestic violence when Regina was the one that got away with so much abuse. Regina abused Henry and Snow. Regina also kept a sex slave (Graham in the EF)n and forced him into a relationship with her against his will (cursed Graham). I actually talked recently about how Regina is more like to abuse her partner than Killian Jones: CaptainSwan abusive marriage debunked.

I mean which one has struck Emma out of jealousy? Or anger? Or just enjoyed being cruel to her? Their queen!

So they can write all of the AU and highly OOC fanfic they want but at the end of the day canon reigns supreme. Because using their logic, Regina is the one more likely to abuse Emma because Regina has a history of doing so even after her redemption and she was never consumed by evil in the first place.

[cha0ticlesbian]

This is weird and incredibly specific BUT!!! Lokius captainswan au SPECIFICALLY when they do back in time in season 3.

They meet a Mobius variant but obviously Mobius can’t talk to himself so Loki does, Mobius still thinks it’s a terrible plan but goes along with it, Loki changes their clothes and Mobius is incredibly confused.

“What are you doing?”

“Making myself look presentable, what else?”

“But why?!”

“Well we both know I’m clearly his type”

[kazoosandfannypacks]

A few tropes I've seen in Captain Swan AUs that I adore

(by no means a comprehensive list, nor are these present in every fic!)

David and Emma are siblings. In almost every modern au, David is Emma's overprotective older brother, and Mary Margaret is her sister-in-law. They are almost never her parents.

Liam is alive! Victory!

Liam is not alive! Angst!

Rumbelle must be fixed. There is an innate realization in CaptainSwan fans that Rumplestiltskin has committed too many errors and Belle deserves better, so I'm delighted by how many modern aus pair her off with someone else entirely, as a treat. This often pairs well with a Liam Lives AU.

Elsa! Elsa only showed up in half a season of ouat, but she's often given a sister or close friend role for Emma, and that's honestly very beautiful.

Jefferson and Hook are friends. These guys literally never interact in canon, but they have a good fanon friendship for whatever reason

While the villainization of Milah, Neal and Walsh is common in fics, I have never seen a fic in which Graham is the evil ex boyfriend. In this house we honor Graham Humbert.

Brennan Jones is a bad dad, always, in every universe. I remember reading a fic where not only was Brennan still alive and being a bad dad, but Cora was Killian's stepmother, and there was a section where Bennan told Cora off for something she did and I thought "wow, you know you're a bad parent when Brennan Jones calls you out on it."

[stubblesandwich]

The One You Feed - Chapter 3

Howdy, friends! Just an update to this little gem from the @cssns, to celebrate the start of spooky season. 🎃

The One You Feed (14810 words) by StubbleSandwich Chapters: 3/5 Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain Hook | Killian Jones/Emma Swan Characters: Emma Swan, Captain Hook | Killian Jones, Red Riding Hood | Ruby, Prince Charming | David Nolan, Snow White | Mary Margaret Blanchard Additional Tags: CSSNS, Werewolf AU, Captain Swan - Freeform, Friends to Lovers Summary: Emma Swan is an underpaid, overworked waitress at a small-town Denny’s. Once a month, a curious customer pays her a visit. In fact, he’s so strange, he’s warranted a special nickname from her friend Ruby–Cute Creepy Guy. He always orders a mountain of cheap breakfast food and eats it like it’s his last night on earth. Oh yeah, and apparently he’s a werewolf.

Tagging a few friends below the line. Let me know if you don't want to be in these updates! I just copied them over from the last time this was updated. ✌🏻

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[rhaenyrashightowers]

Jonerys // Captainswan AU

[saltyunordinaryprincess]

》》People are gonna tell you who you are your whole life. You just gotta punch back and say, “No, this is who I am���.《《

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An independent Once Upon A Time Emma Swan RP blog

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[invisibleraven]

AU Headcanon's: Storybrooke/Enchanted Forest (OuaT)

Ooh I think I wrote a ficlet with Rulie as CaptainSwan, so I would probably go from there.

-Julie as the Saviour who saves a bunch of fairy tale characters through the power of love? What a great parallel!

-Ray and Rose as Charming and Snow, the embodiment of True Love, who will always find each other, yes please!

-Caleb would definitely be Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, because I can see him gobbling that role up, plus all the suits would be right up his alley.

-Reggie would definitely be Hook, because of the leather and the swagger, and the family issues. It is the only time I would allow him to keep the facial hair.

-I don’t know who I would cast as Regina/The Evil Queen, but I think it might be fun for Tia Victoria who gets very misunderstood and doesn’t want the kingdom to fall into the gutter of life, might be a fun twist!

[saveme-storybrooke-potc]

Snow: Zelena, we can't continue this game of monopoly unless you follow the rules. Zelena: Rules, schmules! This is a free country. Anybody should be able to do what they want! That's the difference between me and Regina. I'm into freedom and she's a, whaddayacall, an intolerant hatemonger. Regina: What? Zelena: Did I stutter? Snow: ladies, please. Killian: Nah, let em go! This is getting good!

[bisexyjedi]

Finnrey // Captainswan AU

[kazoosandfannypacks]

ME TOO AND ALL OF THEM ARE DIFFERENT SHIPS

Hate it when I have no less than FIVE long form WIPs to work on and NONE OF THEM SOUND GOOD RIGHT NOW

[ouatsnark]

This might be stupid of me to think but... Is the heroes and villains verse Regina even really Regina?

Like obviously they're the same person but can main Regina really be given credit for the heroes and villains verse Regina's actions?

I've seen people praise Regina for her actions/behavior there but it doesn't really make sense to me given that everyone else was really out of character in that written by people who don't really know them sort of way (i.e written by Isaac / others who didn't know/care about them).

Again this probably makes no sense but I wanted to hear others options on it.

Are we talking about Regina recast as Snow White in the S4 AU?

I never found Regina's actions praise worthy no matter what Henry writes at the end. And why is that?

Regina went to that church because she wanted her happy ending. Regina then ends up sacrificing herself for Henry. Not anyone else. Just Henry. And to that I say, whoopdee doo. It's not a sacrifice for the greater good and of course she is going to protect a child since she's been re-programmed to be Snow White.

Lets say this was in essence Regina. Again it was only for Henry and to be fair this action is consistent with Regina putting Henry first ONLY when it comes to Henry about to die. Regina is going to do something to prevent that just like she did in the S2 finale because she can't live without Henry's love. Let's not forget that she ignored Henry and only listened when it was her happiness on the line. So does that sound like the real Regina? Yeah it kinda does.

For consistency sake, do we consider Deckhand Hook to really be Hook? I mean, yes, it is our Hook but he's been reprogrammed by the author into being someone completely different. Yet, he was the one that immediately believed Henry, felt an immediate connection with Emma and straight away sacrificed himself for Henry and Emma.

Personally? I like to think Emma and Henry's love reached him and he just felt an immediate connection to them both because no matter what the author wrote his connection to them was stronger.

What about Snowing? They didn't spend enough time with Emma but maybe if they had they'd have also made a connection with her? But if we're to believe that Regina is to be praised for what her AU self did then shouldn't we be condemning Snowing? But we don't and neither did Emma. She even tells them "I think we both know what happened in that world was not real."

So I guess my final answer is.... the characters have been reprogrammed. IMHO they are not responsible for their actions because they are under the author's control.

HOWEVER.

Killian Jones was reprogrammed to be a coward yet bravely sacrifices his life. In my opinion, this is worth far more than Regina's sacrifice for Henry when she's re-programmed to be Snow White.

Most importantly we can enjoying the fact that nothing can stop true love from emerging! And CaptainSwan embodied that in this episode.

I would LOVE to hear others thoughts on this too because I haven't seen much discussion about it other than Regina being praised and Killian's sacrifice overlooked or rejected by Regina Apoligists.

[captainswanfire]

Now I'm thinking about captainfrozenswanfire for some reason. Writing them into Elsa's arc in the series suits my AU where Neal doesn't die, and the part where captainswan starts to develop romantically is rewritten to some captainswanfire shenanigans. Now I'm adding Elsa in the package hehe

[kazoosandfannypacks]

📔

(Got one for Captain Swan?)

Indeed!

A while back, I thought it would be fun to write a soulmate au for Captain Swan, the kind where the first words your soulmate says to you are written on your wrists. This was while I was still on my first watchthrough of the show as wasn't as biased towards or against certain other characters or ships.

One thing I've always loved about Captain Swan is that both of them have been in love before, both of them have had heartbreaks, and both of them still had love waiting for them out there, and I really enjoyed that about them. So, for this au (not saying this is true in canon. but for THIS au) Killian and Milah were soulmates, and so were Emma and Neal. Usually, after your soulmate dies, the words on your wrist go away, and your wrist is left blank (unless you use a soulmate spell like Regina and Robin Hood or something.)

Anyways, in this version of the story, less than a year before the Dark Curse is cast, Killian randomly finds himself with a new soulmark on his wrist. This is strange, but he's a little too obsessed with his quest for vengeance to even care, really.

Flash forward to late season 3, Neal dies, and instead of Emma's wrist having a blank space on it, it now has words on it, something along the lines of "help me." Apparently, if you're the product of True Love, True Love will always find you, and another soulmate is somewhere out there for Emma. Of course, when you're the Savior, the first words someone says to you being a cry for help doesn't really narrow anything down, so she doesn't think too much of it, even when Mary Margaret gets a little nosy in her motherly way and has some suspicions of her own.

I started this au with the Killian and Milah fic and actually finished that one, but got stuck partway through the Swanfire fic bc I grew an intense disinterest in the ship, so I never got the chance to write the CaptainSwan part that I was most excited for before my interests jumped ship back into the Star Wars fandom. I have, however, written out the climactic plot twist of the au in a discord message, so since I probably won't finish writing this au, I'll put that under a readmore for you guys!

(Also P.S.! I've rambled more about this au here!)

~🏴‍☠️♥🦢~

Killian spent all of two years struggling with the fact that he loves Emma, but knowing that, even though he feels empty and incomplete without her, he remembers the first thing she said to him, and that's... that's not what was written on his wrist. Despite his feelings and how hard he's been chasing her down, this girl isn't the one.

Then, after spending two years fawning after her and following her like a little lost puppy, he followed her right through a time portal, and in order to save her from disappearing from existence and to send them both back to the future, he has to get Snow White's life back on track, which requires a ship, which requires Emma to stall his past self while he ducks out of the tavern to return to his ship and...

He freezes at the door on his way out as her familiar voice, albeit in a more flirtatious tone than she usually took with him, rolled through the tavern, a sultry whisper of "What are you boys playing?"

Normally, these words would mean nothing, nothing to him, not in this timeline anyways— but these words, the ones that flowed as if they were nothing, were the same words that were engraved in his mind- and furthermore, engraved on his wrist. He rolled his eyes and smiled as his biggest torment washed away like the tide.

As he walked to the harbor where his ship was at port, he smiled at the words on his wrist for the first time since he saw them.

"What are you boys playing" he read his wrist again to be sure, reading along with her voice that rattled in his mind.

"I know what game I'm playing." He thought, hiding the words behind his sleeve again. "I'm in this one for the long game."

~🏴‍☠️♥🦢~

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[clarahue]

AO3 Q&A

Just realized that I’m almost at 100 fics on AO3. Then I realized I’ve actually already crossed that with my anonymous works, abandoned fics and ones that have be deleted. So I decided to celebrate by doing a little fic Q&A for fun.

Under the cut

What is your first fic:

My first fic was a Rumbelle fic titled “A Not So Beauty and Beast”. It has now since been deleted and I only remember that is was a work office AU. I vaguely remember a chapter where Belle had to get a needle, but nothing else.

2. How did you start writing fics:

I have always had stories going on in my head ever since I was a kid. I did write some stories for school projects and enjoyed doing so but never wrote for fun. When I got into TV my best friends introduced me to the world of fanfics and I started reading some. I remember having a sleepover at my friends’ house in high school. They were talking about how they wrote fanfictions and suddenly I had the courage to start writing my own. That same night I stared writing “A not so Beauty and Beast”. From there the rest has been history.

3. Do you respond to comments:

I’m trying to get better and respond to more. But sometimes I don’t now how to respond to comments. I always appreciate comments though as I often get very few on my fics.

4. Do you write crossovers:

No, though I did write an Avalance fic story with the Emma & Lily storyline for OUAT (When You're Around, Things are Brighter)

5. Have you ever received hate comments on a fic:

Yes. On one of my smutty fics a person left a comment that I was deranged for writing a specific kink. I shrugged the comment off because the fic was clearly labeled and the person didn’t have to click on the fic.

The only time a comment really bothered me was really early on in my writing. This was on another of my deleted fics. It was titled “How Seagulls Fly” and it was a CaptainSwan fanfiction. Someone left a comment critiquing why I was including flashbacks that had nothing to do with the story. I was really sensitive to critiques as I was still new to posting fics and took the comment a bit too personally.

6. Do you write smut:

Yes. I have written some pretty kinky stuff too. Most are posted anonymously because one of my best friends stalks my AO3 account and I’d die if she saw them.

7. First fandom you wrote for:

Once Upon A Time. Unfortunately I deleted most of my OG fics because I was embarrassed with how bad they were written. I wish I hadn’t now. I think it’d be amusing to look back on them.  

8. Favourite fic you’ve written:

Oh, so many. So many of my stories have such meaning to me and I love going back to read them. I usually go back to read more recent fics as they consume my mind the most.

For my favourites of my fics I’ll pick: “The Things We Don’t Talk About” (X-Men, Cherik), “The Tutor” (OUAT, Rumbelle), “By the Water’s Edge” (OFMD, BlackBonnet). “Drawn On My Skin” (Supergirl, Sanvers) is pretty good as well. I’m kind of obsessed with how well I wrote “Soulmates, Load of Bullshit” (OFMD, Steddy Hands).

For personal stories I’d have to say: “My Loki Verse” (series), “The Path That Leads Us Home” (Marvel/X-men, Maximoff feels). “Fallen Star” (Marvel, TaserTrickster) is also really meaningful to me. When I do go back to read it, I do find it a bit lacking. But it's clear to me that while I was writing it I was dealing with my own grief over a loss in my life.

9. Most poplar fic:

“An Exitance Unlike Our Own.” (18,837 Hits, 911 Kudos, 86 Comments)

I think this fic just hit a very niche ship (Agent Reign) with popular tropes (fake dating, undercover, living together) and blew up. It’s by far my most popular fic, no other pales in comparison. Even the fics I think are better.

I think “Soulmates, Load of Bullshit” (OFMD, Steddy Hands) has the most comments on one chapter though (36). That one blew up a bit and I was so proud because I liked that one so much. I thought I did a really good job with it.

10. What category do most of your fics fall under?

Alternate universe.

I love putting my characters into different scenarios and spinning them around in my mind. I like making them kiss like they’re toys I’m playing with. It’s fun.

11. Do you read your own fics:

Yes, and yes. I actually love rereading my own fics. It makes me so happy to go back and read them and to reread comments.

12. What is your writing process:

Usually an idea hits me and I’ll jot down in a Google doc or Word document. Funny enough the best time in which I’m writing the most, or the most inspired is when I’m in my bed before I go to sleep. So I’m usually typing the fic in my phone while lying sideways. I type so fast I end up with a lot of typos so I have to go back and edit everything. But I really like the whole process of editing. This very flawed system is what works best for me.

13. Is there a fic or idea for a fic that you've abandoned?

Most definitely. I’ve actually had quite a few. Recently I actually wrote a whole fic out only to never post it and throw it away because I ended up not liking it. I’ve been tying to just have fun with my writing and not care so much about posting or having people comment. I want my writing to be something I enjoy.

14. Is there a fic you wish had gotten more attention?

Yes, so many. Like all of them. For now I’ll go with “By The Water’s Edge” (OFMD, BlackBonnet)

15. What ships have you written the most for:

I’m almost embarrassed to see that Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) have topped my list (9) as they only started consuming my thoughts within this past month. Most of their stories are one-shots. (see Amber Eyes and a Wicked Smile). I have more stories in the works for them as well.

My next top ships are what I expected. I have Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold (7), Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer (7), Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe (7), Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Robin Hood (6)

If I added my anonymous fics to this, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet would probably be up there as well.

16. What fandoms do you write for:

I’m kind of actually proud to see that OUAT still remains the top fandom I’ve written for (19). This is followed by Supergirl (12),  Marvel (11), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (10), and Good Omens (9)

17. What's your longest story:

“The Princess and the Warrior” (OUAT, RedWarrior) was up there for the longest time at 33,567 words. But I passed it with two Rumbelle fics, “The Union” (40,348 words) and “Finding You” in first place at 59,158 words. “Dance With Me” (Good Omens, Crowley/Aziraphale) is shaping up to be a competitor as I’m still currently updating it. Right now it’s in second at 41,182 words.

18. What do you hope to achieve with your fics:

I hope to maintain F/F as the main dynamic I write about as F/F fics are severely lacking (currently I'm at 36) . However I strive to continue writing whatever makes me happy, and to continue writing things for my own fun.