#Henry swan

[sprnklersplashes]

it’s freaking wild as a veteran once upon a time fan seeing people on tiktok saying “oh this show was so insane” and someone even making a video essay about how messed up it was. because they’re all so passionate talking about how bad the show is while my jaded ass is over here like,

[thedisdainfullysilentvisitor]

Think some people don't understand the difference between actions in context.

For instance, this;

Is NOT toxic. Damon is keeping Elena out of a dangerous place she would definitely immediately be killed in. Katherine would kill her because Elena is the one Stefan wants and Katherine was written to only care about him. She says the 'doppelganger has to be protected' but with the inconsistency of this writing, she would just shrug and say 'we'll wait for the next one.'. Elena would not have hesitated to get trapped in that tomb in order to save Stefan. She probably would've offered up a vein if he ended up starved enough. Damon was saving her life.

Meanwhile this IS toxic.

Emma is trying to keep Regina was scurrying away and confronting her on the fact that the entire town is cursed and everyone was miserable, and that she was raised an orphan because of the selfish mayor and adopted abusive mother of her given up child. Regina had cared so little about her adopted son's actual feelings she had no problem trying to poison Emma. Unfortunately for her, Henry was too smart and ate the thing first, both to prove to his real mother that magic was real and Regina is evil. If Emma hadn't pinned Regina there, she would've kept gaslighting her about everything and tried to blame Emma for the fact Henry was in a sleeping curse.

The second picture is toxic as all hell. The first one is not. Again people, think for yourself.

[directlyat-thesun-moved]

Regina: so this is my son Henry-

Emma:

[oautincorrectquotes]

Henry: School sucks.

Emma: I know, but you have to do it so you can get a job.

Henry: What are jobs like?

Emma: They suck.

[phoenixwrites]

One of the reasons why it took me a looong time to accept Regina was in season one, she did not care about Henry. She just didn't. And it kind of drives me nuts when people claim she was a good mom.

Publicizing your ten-year-old's bio mom's traumatic birth in jail with no thought or concern to how this will affect your ten-year-old--like what the actual hell.

Regina was emotionally abusive to Henry and the writers of OUAT did a terrible job at her redemption arc because they refused to acknowledge this as abuse. (Along with the refusal of acknowledgement that she canonically raped Graham and murdered him...like the show NEVER deals with Graham's murder. That's one of the reasons that it's a plot point in TCAS and Time Strangers, because A&E just...expected their audience to ignore it.)

[aprilqueen84]

All’s Fair In Love And Magic Prologue (Repost)

A/N: Hello! Here is the the prologue of my CS Supernatural story that I first posted back in October of 2021! OOF! I am reposting the chapters I have now in preparation for the next chapter. (which is already about 80% done) As always if you would like to be tagged, taken off the tag list or have changed your user name please let me know!

Tag List:  @resident-of-storybrooke, @kmomof4, @jennjenn615, @pirateherokillian, @piinfeathers @enchanted-swans, @superchocovian, @deathbycaptainswan, @winterbaby89, @kingofmyheart14, @a-faekindagirl, @kymbersmith-90, @ekr032-blog-blog, @laschatzi, @teamhook, @ilovemesomekillianjones, @capswantrue, @bmbbcs4evr, @kday426, @tiganasummertree, @Ifh1226-linda, @meganhinsley, @xarandomdreamx, @jrob64, @hannahhook7744, @klynn-stormz, @yourebeautifuleverylilpiecelove, @therooksshiningknight, @earanemith, @snowbellewells, @motherkatereloyshipper​, @emmythedaydreamer, @quirkykayleetam, @onceuponsomechaos, @goforlaunchcee , @hollyethecurious

Summary:  When a horrible crime is committed and the evidence points to someone in Emma’s coven, Killian is sent to investigate. The two are instantly at odds, but when it looks like he was right, Emma suddenly finds herself and her young son in danger,  she knows that there is only person she can go to for help. As the two work together to prevent war from breaking out in the supernatural world, they find themselves growing closer but evil lurks beyond every corner.

Prologue:

The only sound that could be heard through the darkness was the crunching of leaves as a  cloaked figure hurried through the woods. They stopped to lean against a nearby tree to catch their breath, knowing that they had to keep going because their destination was close and then they’d be safe. A sudden gust of wind blew through the trees making them tighten the hood of their cloak as they continued forward. 

When they reached a clearing, there stood before them an old abandoned building. “Thank the gods,” they said with a sigh of relief, and quickly ran up the stairs, stopping in front of a huge metal door. Bringing up their hand, they proceeded to knock a sequence on the door.

Stepping back they watched as symbols started to appear on the door as it began to glow. Suddenly, the door slowly opened to reveal a tall horned creature standing in the doorway. It looked down and contemplated them for a few seconds before moving aside to let them through the door. When they made it safely inside they looked around the room at all the various creatures that were there. Vampires, fairies, witches, and other supernatural beings who, under normal circumstances, would be enemies, but here in this safe haven they were all the same. Refugees. 

Many were here because of different reasons, either by being exiled or abandoning their clans, but all were seeking protection, for that's what this place was… a sanctuary. A place where while within these walls nothing could harm any of them. The cloaked figure walked over to the window and peered into the darkness, looking for any sign that they had been followed. It hadn’t been easy, the decision to flee their clan, but they had to, it was a matter of life or death. 

All of a sudden, they tensed. They could have sworn that they had seen movement through the treeline. It had only been for a split second, but when they did a double take it was gone. Shaking their head they stepped away from the window and went to sit in one of the empty chairs that was in the corner of the room. They were on edge, that was all, and it was causing them to jump at shadows. All they had to do was make it to the local Guard's community, then they'd truly be safe.

Settling back in the chair they began to feel the events of the night catch up with them. They fought to stay awake but could feel their eyes start to grow heavier and heavier and a second later they were asleep. They awoke to someone shaking them by the shoulders. Their eyes sprang open and they looked up to find a dark haired fairy standing over them.

"Hey. You okay?” The fairy asked. "You sounded like you were having a nightmare." 

Disoriented they sat up slowly, trying to get their bearings. Looking around they see that quite a few pairs of eyes were on them. “Yeah. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to bother anyone,” they said, standing up.

“That’s okay!” The fairy said. “It must have been some dream with the way you were calling out.”

They tried to recall what had happened in their dream but couldn’t really remember anything other than a feeling of dread. Before they could respond, they heard screaming coming from the other side of the room. They rushed over to the window where the commotion was coming from and what they saw froze them to the core.. Flames were climbing up the side of the building and smoke was starting to seep through the walls. This shouldn’t be happening, they thought, nothing is supposed to be able to penetrate these walls.

They looked around at the chaos that was unfolding. Everyone was running towards the entrance where the horned doorman was frantically trying to open the door, with no success, while others tried breaking the windows to no avail. Suddenly a terrible feeling washed through them as they turned back toward the window. They raised their hands up to the glass and closed their eyes in concentration. A few seconds later they let out a horrified gasp and their eyes sprang open. Dark magic. They could feel it’s inky blackness cocooning itself around the building. 

At that moment they knew they were all trapped  and that nobody would be getting out of here alive. As the smoke began to thicken and the fire started growing larger, movement from outside caught their attention. They peered through the window and saw a figure standing on the edge of the clearing. Their blood ran cold, they thought that they'd been careful and that nobody had followed them but they were wrong and now because of them, everyone was doomed. The noise around them had grown silent, no screaming or struggling could be heard and when they glanced behind them, they saw bodies littering the floor through the smoke. 

Turning back to the window they saw the figure hold an object up and speak into it. Immense pain went through them, like their insides were being crushed, like someone had a vice grip around their heart. As their hands went to grasp at their chest, their eyes flew up to meet the figures. All they saw before they collapsed onto the floor and their life left them, was a wicked, evil smile. 

[marchdadness]

these are dads from once upon a time! vote for your favorite, or the one you think is the best, or the hottest, or whatever! the winner will be entered into a poll tournament with 63 other fictional dads.

[ouatinhogwarts]

Глава 77. Потеря

Нет ничего важнее семьи (с)

[traumatizedkids]

Traumatized Kids 3x11

[sprnklersplashes]

we as a society do not talk about the parentification henry swan went through as a teenager

[thedisdainfullysilentvisitor]

If there had been useable magic in storybrooke in the S1 finale and it was possible to transfer the sleeping curse, Emma would've done it for Henry in a second, and Regina would have let her. And then she'd have erased Henry's memory of everything.

[rumbelle-scream]

look at their eyes... look at their faces... dangerously cute...

[oautincorrectquotes]

Henry: Some of us are still 'it' from a childhood game of tag.

Emma: Way to just fuck me up on a Tuesday.

[phoenixwrites]

It genuinely baffles me how anyone thought of Regina as a good mom after this scene.

[aprilqueen84]

All’s Fair In Love And Magic  AO3 link

Here is the AO3 link where you can read the Prologue and First Chapter!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34290355/chapters/85316980

[rumbelle-scream]

[SIGHS IN COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT]

Henry never had an actual dad. Emma never even had closure (even in the afterlife she still needed him.) Rumple couldn't even reconcile with his son.

Did Neal, who resurrected his father to go back to TLWM, ever reunite with his son and the woman he loves? No. <<Who did, however? Who the fuck did, in his place?>>

It's not like Baelfire is a character who despises magic and was tempted by it (in resurrecting Rumple) or anything. Not like that's the plot or any somesuch. It's not like Neal Cassidy is Baelfire who experienced what it's like to fight magic, and to live without it. It's not like he's comfortable with his cunning more than magic, or anything. It's definitely not like he taught Emma what a magic-escapist can do. It's not like he's the person who was Emma's most trusted until he betrayed her, and it's not like he didn't truly escape magic.

And it's not like that's his character arc, or that he and Emma are intertwined or whatever. It's not like we need a character arc, even. Just kill Neal off, put in Loverboy (because we won't actually deliver on that 'lOvE tRIanGLe'), then make it make sense. We need a cashgrab more than plot.

Ten years later, and I’m still upset that they killed Neal in ouat