#I hate you regina mills I hate you

[astridthevalkyrie]

watched the johanna death scene I hate regina and cora I hate regina and cora I hate regina and cora—

[notfernintheslighest]

we are so back

[crime-wives]

i don’t understand how people don’t ship swan queen. like… enemies to reluctant friends, to co-parents, to lovers. it could have been everything. all of that gay yearning. how do people not see it??? also blonde x brunette lesbian romances >>>>>

[secretlytherealsonicthehedgehog]

HE WAS SO IN LOVE WITH HER. HE COULDNT FIND IT IN HIMSELF TO SAVE HIS WIFE WITH TRUE LOVES KISS BECAUSE HIS HEART ALWAYS BELONGED TO HER. I HATE MEN.

[ouatsqincorrect]

Do you have Belle and Regina hc? I know they doesn't interact much so I can totally understand if you don't. But I think that if they would get over all the things that happened between them (most of them bc of Rumplestiltskin btw) they could get a long very well.

oh yeah absolutely! their relationship is actually so important to me <3

regina still feels guilty for what she did to her. but belle is one of the most forgiving people in existence and let’s regina know always that it’s ok. regina has changed, grown to be a better person, and there’s no point in being angry about a past no one can change. but it is something regina isn’t quite sure how to forgive herself for

which is maybe why she’s always there for belle. no matter what the case, no matter what’s going on

things between belle and rumple aren’t always perfect, so when they have arguments, belle shows up at 108 mifflin with gideon in her arms and regina is more than happy to let her stay in the guest room

and when belle starts a book club, she convinces regina to join. regina’s reluctant at first because while she doesn’t mind spending time with belle, she isn’t thrilled about being around a bunch of other people. but she ends up actually really liking it and looking forward to their monthly meetings

they’re the biggest readers in the family so they’ll update each other about what they’re reading and give each other recommendations

regina is actually the person belle goes to for parenting advice most of the time (and snow) because regina may have made plenty of mistakes, but she's a good mom at the end of the day and gives good advice that belle finds to be really helpful

regina's witty and has a somewhat dark sense of humor, which belle is actually fairly good at responding to. this whole family jokes around with each other pretty regularly, and they are no exception

also, they're arguably the smartest people in this family. like these two spend so much time reading, researching, and learning that they really know their stuff. so, when a new villain comes to town, they're usually the first ones on research duty. instead of just sending belle to the library by herself, regina will often go with her (the entire fam is trying to be better about working together, not apart)

[death-rebirth-senshi]

I tend towards being far less forgiving to male characters and to hate the same characteristics in both. Because I'm a real feminist.

[ludwig-van-gaythoven]

Cabin Fever - (Regina George x F Reader)

Fandom;

Mean Girls (2024)

Pairings:

Regina George x Reader

Summary:

The students of Northshore go on a school trip for a week in the forest. You end up getting to know the apex predator in a way you’d never seen her before.

Warnings;

Underage smoking, underage drinking, implied ED

Parts

Part 1// Part2// Part 3// Part 4// Part 5// Part 6

School trips were never really your thing. Sure it was good to be out of classes but to you it just seemed like an extension of school and honestly you’d rather be anywhere else.

One of the teachers thought it would be a bright idea to take you all out of school for a week to spend it in a forest ‘immersed in nature’. Possibly their tactic to get everyone to stop being at eachother a throats especially after the whole Cady incident a few months back.

It didn’t help that your best friends Janis and Damien both ended up getting sick at the last minute so couldn’t come with you , now you had to stay in your shared cabin alone. At least you didn’t have to room with a random person the whole trip, small mercies I guess.

The coach drive there was boring. You sat near the front, making sure to put your bag on the seat next to yours so nobody tried to sit with you. Of course Queen Regina and her minions took ownership of the back of the coach, that’s why you decided to sit upfront. Best to stay out of the firing line.

It’s not that you hated Regina, you understand why she’s the way she is. It’s a smart move to position yourself at the top of the food chain to avoid being mauled. Your tactic has always been to just steer clear of the food chain entirely which has worked so far.

The coach finally comes to a stop after a few hours and everyone shoves their way off and mills around in groups before a teacher starts to call out names and lodge numbers so people can go and unpack.

As soon as you turn the corner you hear Regina’s shriek of horror.

“Eww, what the fuck are these. I thought we were staying in chalets”

You roll you eyes. The cabins were clean, neat, maybe a little rustic. Of course Regina would still have to be dramatic about it.

“I’m sure forcing us to stay in one of these is some form of neglect.” She snarks at Mrs Norbury as she takes her hot pink suitcase over to her accommodation.

Luckily you get assigned one of the cabins at the edge of the forest, it’ll be quiet. Unfortunately it’s the next cabin over from the plastics. Not that they’ll even notice you there, I’m not sure any of them even know your name. It feels safe to be invisible, if not a bit lonely.

Once everyone is settled, a teacher comes round to each cabin explaining that tonight you can just get settled. No hiking or activities today, just a campfire and dinner later. That suits you perfectly. You sit on the creaky bed in your cabin, pull out your Switch console and start to get lost in a game. Hours pass before dinner call and you make your way, alone to the campfire.

You sit on your own, out of the way of all the different high school cliques. At this point you wish Janis and Damien were here. It feels vulnerable sitting alone.

To distract yourself you watch the other groups like a documentary maker. Noting the way they interact, the tension between them and the clique next to them. However nobody quite catches your eye like Regina.

She’s like a lioness. She has this invisible hold over everyone. They can all fuck about in their own groups but as soon as someone steps a foot out of place she roars and swishes her mane and everyone scampers back to obedience.

Currently she’s sitting at a bench with Gretchen and Karen, they’re talking enthusiastically about their plans for the trip; makeovers, cabin decoration, girly shit. Regina seems zoned out, she’s been pushing the same bit of food around her plate for a good 15 minutes. Every few minutes it’s like she’s trying to solve a puzzle, rearranging everything until teachers tell us to go back to our cabins and rest for the evening. You’re not sure you saw her eat a single thing, the food is probably not up to her standards.

Regina stands and suddenly seems snapped out of her trance, flashing a grin and summoning Karen and Gretchen back to the cabin with her.

You follow, a good distance behind. No point getting too close to danger, and slip back to your Cabin unnoticed.

There’s not much to do alone in a forest so you end up putting on a movie and start a new page in your sketchbook. Janis and Damien are the only ones to know you draw. That’s how you ended up speaking with Janis in the first place. If that news ever got back to Regina she’d probably have something to finally pick on you for, but so far you aren’t even on her radar.

You lose a lot of time sketching out some of the trees you can see out of the window, lots of tall, looming pines fill the page, you start to sketch a lion between the trees.

Eventually darkness creates a blanket around the forest. There’s a soft glow from many lamps outside of cabin doors, but past that, the forest seems endless in the dark. It’s 10:30pm. Teachers are fast asleep. Students definitely are not.

You hear snickering coming from the plastics cabin. Their lights are still on, not that you care at all.

Since all the teachers are asleep you decide that it’s probably safe to sneak out and have a cigarette. You stand down the side of the cabin so that your silhouette is obscured slightly by a bush and hunt through your pockets for a lighter. Finally you light the cigarette, trying to blow the smoke downwind, away from the teachers window.

“Karen! Fuck! Would you just stop puking, shut up!”

You watch from the shadow as Karen falls out of the door and begins to heave into the bush next to their window. Gretchen follows quickly, shaking Karen by the shoulders, desperately trying to get her to shut up so they don’t wake anyone. Regina steps out too, slightly loosing balance and nearly falling down the steps after them.

Clearly they’re all drunk. Someone must have snuck alcohol in.

Regina tries to keep a composed look but you see panic flash across her face briefly as her eyes scan around them, watching for any witnesses. You stay completely still against the cabin wall.

Karen finally stops for a second and they grab her by the arms to try and get her back inside. Their balance isn’t very good either and on the way in Regina’s foot connects briefly with a terracotta plant pot which wobbles for a second and then crashes to the ground, smashing over the front step. A sound that cuts through the night air.

The light to the teachers cabin flicks on.

You quickly drop the cigarette and stomp it out before silently scrambling back into your room, making sure the door closes soundlessly, watching intently through the window.

Mrs Norbury storms over to the plastics lodge, already suspecting they caused the noise.

You can’t make out exactly what’s being said. There’s a lot of shouting, from both parties. Then Mrs Norbury leaves, and the plastics light goes off too.

You quickly get into bed. It’s unlikely anyone will check in on you, but you decide it’s time to sleep anyway, it’s late, and drift off to the sound of the wind through trees. The wind sounds faintly like a roar.

In the morning you shower and begin to get changed when there’s a knock at your door.

“Regina will be rooming with you for the rest of the week, make sure she doesn’t try sneaking out.”

[swanimagines]

Please can I ask for an once upon a time gif imagine: trying to go on a nice normal date with Regina, but some trouble or another always interrupts? Thank you!

WORTH IT

Once upon a time, you managed to do the impossible: manage to capture the heart of Regina Mills herself. It took a lot of persuasion (and maybe a little bit of Henry acting as your cheerleader), but eventually, she agreed.

Your first official date was supposed to be simple and ordinary — a dinner at Granny's, followed by a walk in the park. Regina had even promised to keep her Mayor voice at bay for the evening.

“I’ll leave my work behind at the office for once,” she had promised and smirked when you were fetching her from her door.

But of course, this was Storybrooke, and something was always up. And it felt like even more was up just for your date, whatever you did, whenever you arranged it.

So the first time, you sat at the diner with your meals, chatting and you were just about to cut into your burger, when the door clinked and you could tell by Regina’s expression that it was someone she did not want to see right now.

And sure enough, when you turned around, you met Emma’s eyes. Regina and her were friends nowadays, sure, but situations like these visibly reminded Regina of when she couldn’t stand the blonde.

“Regina!” Emma called, making a beeline for your table. “We’ve got a situation.”

Regina didn’t even look at her when she crossed her hands, placing her chin on top of them. “Of course we do,” she muttered.

You looked at Emma. “Can it wait? We’re kind of in the middle of something here.”

Emma hesitated,glancing at Regina again and then back at you. “I hate to break up… your date, or whatever this is, but there’s a rogue dragon in the forest. Looks like Maleficent’s hatchling got loose.”

Regina was quiet, visibly clenching her jaw before she glared at Emma. “A rogue dragon? And it just so happened to emerge now?”

Emma grimaced. “Well, not exactly. I thought I could handle it because I know you’re… busy, but it’s, uh… bigger than I expected.”

Regina pinched the bridge of her nose, letting out a long sigh, and you could basically hear her thoughts about regretting she ever left her Evil Queen days behind on that moment. She raised her gaze to you.

“I’m sorry,” she murmured. “But you know how this town is.”

You gave her a small smile. “It’s okay, go save Storybrooke. We can go on a date another time.”

Regina’s lips twitched upward, before she stood up. “You’re lucky I don’t still have a dungeon, Swan. Let’s go.”

—

It took a week before you were able to schedule another date with Regina after the dragon episode. This time you made a plan you thought was smart: no public places, and no telling anyone where you are going, only that you’re on a date. If some major trouble would come up, you’d likely hear it. But Regina didn’t want to be bothered by something that others would be able to handle — well, the dragon episode was something she actually needed to handle, but she said anything less than that wasn’t worth her time while she was with you.

So you set up a picnic by a beautiful pond Regina had found some years ago. She had used to come here with Henry back when Henry was a toddler, and for a while you honestly believed that the second time did the charm this time.

But then, rustling. You both turned to look at the direction, but the rustling stopped the moment you did.

“It’s probably a squirrel,” you suggested, and Regina sighed.

“It’d better be.”

More rustling, now much louder, along with some big branches moving. You turned to look at the sight again, and you thought for a moment. “A swarm of squirrels?”

Regina gave you a flat look. "A swarm of squirrels? Really?"

Before you could retort, a few curses were heard and Leroy emerged, who was covered in leaves, dirt, and something sticky.

"Regina!" he hollered as he almost tripped over his feet. "We’ve got a big problem!"

Regina stood abruptly, her hand already raised as if she were seconds away from turning the dwarf into something she would be able to squish. "Leroy," she grumbled. "This had better be life or death."

"It is! There’s a–" He paused, glancing at you with a sheepish expression. "Uh, sorry to interrupt your little picnic thingy, but there’s a bear loose in the woods. And it’s angry."

You blinked. “A bear? Why would a bear be–”

“It’s been enchanted!” Leroy cut in. “Probably by one of them leftover cursed objects. It’s tearing through everything! We need Regina before it smashes up the tavern!”

Regina groaned, turning to look at you before she muttered, “How did he even find us?”

You shrugged, but then some of Leroy’s brothers emerged from the bushes as well. “Well, dwarves are generally good at tracking, even when Leroy isn’t.”

“Your Majesty, please,” Doc mumbled. “Some of the townsfolk want to shoot the bear, but Snow believes it may be one of us.”

Regina finally nodded, standing up and you shrugged before starting to gather the food back into the basket. “I guess that third time will do the charm.”

—

The third attempt at a date was the result of careful planning, and there would be no chance of distractions. Or so Regina vowed, anyway.

“Absolutely no one knows where we’re going this time,” she had promised you as she fixed her coat. “The whole town should be asleep, and there hasn’t been major problems where I'd bee needed at nighttime in years."

This time, she suggested something you thought was genius, a late evening stargazing trip to a hilltop outside of town. She even made a few magical barriers to ensure privacy. There was absolutely no way you could be interrupted by anyone. Just you, her, and the stars.

It was magical. You brought a plush blanket to sit on and that same basket you had last time around. Even the sky was clear for stargazing.

“This might actually work,” you sighed contentedly as you took a bite of your muffin, leaning against her shoulder.

Regina chuckled, carefully taking your hand. “It better. If we’re interrupted again, I may just turn the entire town into frogs.”

You laughed, imagining frogs somehow looking like Leroy and Ruby hopping around Storybrooke. “I’d pay to see that.”

But of course, everything was too perfect, and you both sensed it, something was going to happen. But you still tried to brush it off as nervousness, and nudged Regina who seemed to sense the air shifting too. “Relax. You put up those magical barriers for a reason, right? Nothing’s going to–”

And at that moment, the ground shook and the muffin tumbled from your hand, rolling down the hill. Footsteps of something big, you realised, and were almost scared to look behind you when Regina stood up.

Regina scoffed as a large shadow neared you from behind the trees. “You were saying?”

“Is this town cursed or something?” you muttered under your breath. “Why is there always a crisis?”

Regina watched as the ogre pounded on the barrier. “I wouldn’t rule it out, a curse that always flares up when it sees us on a date.”

You looked at the ogre, roaring and pushing on the barrier. “It can’t make its way through, right?”

“Well, I’m forced to let it get through because it’s either me taking it down or it will make its way to Storybrooke. But it can’t see us yet, so I have an upper hand on it. This won’t take long.”

And sure enough, the ogre was soon subdued and knocked out on the ground, and Regina wiped her forehead. “I swear, the universe is against us.”

You smiled, resting your chin on her shoulder as you hugged her from behind. “Well, we just need to prove the universe wrong, then.”

Regina glanced at you, and then took a look at your picnic spread that had toppled over from the fight and the ground shaking. “This picnic seems to be ruined at least.

“Fourth time says the charm?” you chuckled, but you both knew it most likely would end up like all the others up to now.

“You still want to keep trying?” she asked.

You shrugged. “Well, even if it’s just ten minutes, it’s still a date, somewhat. And every moment spent with you is worth it.”

Regina’s cheeks tinted pink at that, and you grinned, kissing her cheek before you started cleaning the mess of what used to be your picnic.

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[greyfongschemmenti]

This Is How It Feels | Part 1

Pairing: Regina Mills x Reader

Warnings: none?

Word Count: 1k

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Summary:

In a mystical town where dark magic intertwines with everyday life, the formidable and wicked Mayor holds sway over all. One rainy night, a mysterious stranger appears, a curious mind who slowly will uncover secrets and allure. As the Mayor and the stranger's paths cross, a forbidden attraction blooms, leading to a spark that both don’t understand. Can love and happiness be brought with danger, betrayal, and a battle between light and darkness.

Notes:

As I’m rewatching OUAT I have gotten the feeling to write this fanfic. Hopefully you all will like it. I will try to keep the gender of the reader neutral.

The rain poured relentlessly as you arrived in the quaint town of Storybrooke, your car broke down at the town’s entrance and you’ve been walking into town seeking a dry place to wait out the storm. You find the only place that’s open tonight, a diner by the name of Granny’s. Shrugging your backpack on you push the door to head inside the establishment. There’s some people in the establishment, a couple of young adults chatting and laughing over milkshakes and fries. You wipe the raindrops off your sleeves then find an empty booth in the corner.. You place the backpack in first then take a seat looking at the door, a little quirk you always do for safety. You hate having your back towards a door. Reaching down your pocket you pull out your phone to realize it has no power “crap, I forgot to charge it”. You mutter under your breath as a menu slide towards you “Welcome to Granny’s! Oh my, you're soaked!” a red haired young waitress greets you warmly. 

You look up and give her a small smile then take the menu to give it a glance “thanks, um yeah my car broke down just at the entrance of town. Had to walk in the wait to find help”

“I'm so sorry to hear that! Let me get you a towel and a hot cup of coffee to warm you up.” She pours you a cup of coffee and look at you more intently as you look at the menu “I don’t think I’ve seen you here before”

“Uhh, yeah I’m not…from here. I was—“ you begin to explain but notice eyes looking your way. Ruby looks over her shoulders then turns back to you “don’t worry this town isn’t used to new people.” She kindly explains as she gives you a warm smile. 

You sit up straight and tug on your sleeves as a defense mechanism “I see that. Um thanks for the coffee. I think I’ll just have this for right now” you give her a soft smile. Ruby returns the smile and turns to leave when you almost forgot “oh! I’m sorry. Do you have a phone I could use to call a mechanic?” 

Ruby gives you a nod “yeah sure, but Billy's shop is closed for the day. We have lodging. You’re more than welcome to stay here until he opens. His shop isn’t that far from here” she gives you a sympathetic smile 

You look at her and give a short nod “That sounds perfect. I'm grateful for your help.” Giving her a small smile as she turns back to head to the counter. You prepare your coffee then take a sip. The door opens and a dark haired woman steps inside heading toward the counter “Ms. Lucas can I get a coffee to go?” Her voice is short and direct as she pulls her dark gloves off her hands. 

“Sure thing Madam Mayor” 

She turns around to face the crowd as she leans against the counter to wait for her order.You glance around the diner when your eyes rest on the mayor. you gaze at her profile and feel a pull. You shake your head in disbelief as you take another sip of coffee. Sliding out of the booth to grab your backpack. You reach down into your pocket to pull out your wallet and take out a couple of dollars for the coffee and tip. You turn around when with a second to react you grab the person you almost collide with by the arms to prevent them from falling. 

Time seemed to stand still as your gaze met the Mayor’s. In that instant, a torrent of emotions surged through your body. Your heart quickened its pace, aflutter with a mix of excitement and nervousness. A tingling sensation crept up your spine, sending shivers down your arms as if touched by an unseen force. Not understanding why you’re feeling like this.

“Watch where you’re going” the dark haired woman raised her voice. A flush of embarrassment tinged your cheeks, but you quickly regained your composure as you released her arms. "I'm sorry," you murmured softly, straightening up.

The Mayor looks you up and down in a quick glance. She quickly composed herself, her lips curved into a small smile as she spoke, "Well, you saved me a day at the cleaners, so no harm done." She raised her coffee cup in cheers, the warmth in her eyes matching the gesture.

Your smile mirrored hers, a chuckle escaping your lips. Her gaze lingered on you, curiosity sparking in her eyes. "You know, as Mayor, it's my job to know everyone in this town."

You shrugged, a small smile playing on your lips. "I'm just a passerby. My car broke down just outside town. Granny's has been most hospitable." you reach your hand out toward her “I’m y/n.”

"Regina," she offered you a warm smile though her smile falters a bit "Welcome to Storybrooke. I should get going." With that, she made her way towards the door.

"Goodnight, Madam Mayor," you called after her, watching as she opened the door and stepped out into the night.

You stood there for a moment, the memory of her lingering presence still fresh in your mind, before finally making your way to the diner counter to inquire about a room for the night. The thought of seeing Regina again brought a flutter of anticipation to your heart, wondering what new encounters and connections awaited you in the charming town of Storybrooke.

The warmth of the diner and the kindness of the people in Storybrooke start to melt away the coldness you felt from the rain. You find yourself wondering about this mysterious town and the people in it. As you settle in for the night, the sound of the rain outside lulls you to sleep, your dreams starting with the images of the mayor, a soft smile appearing on your lips.

[victoriously-regal]

Roni was a whole other vibe, I love her so frickin much!

12/365 days of regina mills

[juniperhillpatient]

Genuinely sooo much of Regina’s long-standing status as a fandom icon & so many peoples favorite character really does go to Lana Parilla & that’s not to diminish the script just to praise some truly phenomenal acting.

You can see SO much in Lana’s facial expressions & emotions & just the look in her eyes & that is CRUCIAL in maintaining Regina’s nuance & sympathy especially in season 1 before we fully understand just how absolutely devastating her backstory is.

Here is a woman who is undeniably the antagonist. She has just admitted to sentencing multiple children to death, her own son hates & fears her, & she’s borderline gleeful about sending 2 children to foster care to be separated & that’s just in this episode.

Regina isn’t just evil for the aesthetic she does genuinely reprehensible things to characters we care about time & time again. Yet when Michael says that line about family & she responds softly - tearfully - with a soft “no” the audience STILL feels for her. It goes back to the emotion Lana poured into the scene when Regina carves out her own father’s heart for her own powerful gain. This is a character who continuously makes the wrong choices & hurts others including those she cares about but also hurts herself in the process to the point you can’t help but feel bad for her while also feeling horrible for the many many people she victimizes.

And then this is sort of going off script from my original point of praising Lana Parillas acting & it’s also getting ahead of myself because I’m only on season 1 of my rewatch & Regina is still 100% absolutely no question the villain where I’m at in the rewatch but I also want to praise Regina’s slowburn redemption arc.

There were a lot of early hints like this about Regina’s tragic backstory but at the same time the show never once uses anything she’s gone through as a chance for the narrative to “forgive” her. It takes a LONG time & a lot of work on her part before the people she’s hurt start to forgive her & not all of them do. Those that do, it takes time for the relationships to build trust & even longer to build friendship.

Regina has to start making choices to be better & it’s always very clear it’s for both herself AND others once she begins to work on herself. For all my qualms with this show it got redemption arcs so incredibly right & assuming I don’t get distracted I’m so excited to experience her arc all over again in this rewatch.

Also, to the original point of what turned into a rant about Regina Mills - Lana Parilla is a God of acting HOW does she genuinely seem to BECOME her character feeling what Regina is feeling & allowing us to get so much insight into this character who - as of season 1 - is shrouded in mystery to the audience 😭

[mac-n-chees]

man i fucking hate enji todoroki

when i say that i hate endeavor i dont mean i think he’s icky and i dont like him. i mean i dont think he deserved the forgiveness he got im so sorry. for context let’s back things up. the entire todoroki family lore is SO FUCKED UP. the whole “convenience marriage” thing? WHACK. sa-ing rei until she gave him the child he wanted? WHACK. and we don’t talk about that enough! it was rape! he didn’t care about her at all, he just wanted the perfect weapon to beat all might! and then touya’s whole deal? the fact that he was literally self destructing bc he thought he wasn’t good enough? and endeavor never made him feel good enough? he had all the right to become a villain.

and then, shoto. literally alienated him from his siblings so none of them know a single thing about him and vice versa. weaponizing him since he was a TODDLER. and saying he was “tough on him” is a SEVERE understatement, that little boy was thoroughly abused.

and then the aftermath of the whole thing with rei. he traumatized her so bad it led her to BURN HER OWN SON’S FACE. and what did he do instead of reevaluate his behavior? LOCK HER UP IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION. and not because he cared for her health, but because he didn’t want her to hurt shoto again. messed. the fuck. up.

and if yall gonna come in here and say “oh but other characters have been forgiven after their redemption arcs like zuko and regina mills” DONT YOU EVER COME IN HERE WITH THAT SHIT. their entire redemption arc revolved around them making a wrong choice that further proved to them that being good was the right way. they felt severe unease, and like it wasn’t “them”, so to speak, at being inherently “evil” so they CHOSE to convert because being “evil” was not their true selves. they made MISTAKES but learned from those mistakes BY THEMSELVES without anyone else influencing their thoughts or telling them anything. they CHOSE good because the people they cared about were good, and they wanted to be with them. they made a bad choice, yes, but the whole point of the redemption arc was that they learned from it and improved their characters. endeavor did not make a bad choice, he abused actual, living people for many, many, MANY years. it wasn’t a “bad choice” it was a deliberate decision to fulfill his stupid fucking delusions of grandeur.

how are those antiheroes different from endeavor you ask? I WILL TELL YOU. sure, he got a redemption arc, and sure he got forgiven. but did yall notice he only did an effort to do better after he became the number 1 hero? after shoto was in UA and his children were grown? after rei was locked up so she couldn’t tell anyone about what happened? after all might was no longer the symbol of peace? he only made the effort to become a better person once his OWN PERSONAL GOALS were fulfilled. he always prioritized himself. he didn’t learn shit. he’s not sorry for shit. he regrets nothing. he just wants to be perceived as the perfect #1 hero like all might was.

be fucking for real, his redemption arc was NONEXISTENT, and his children should not forgive him no matter how hard he begs. he does not deserve forgiveness. he’s a fucking abuser, rapist, and all around ASSHOLE.

if he has no haters im dead. and if i see even one endeavor ass kisser in the comments, you’re getting blocked idgaf. the fact that you think he’s hot and just because of that he earned his forgiveness will not fly here hoes idc. that man deserves to rot in hell for all he’s done, if he wasn’t (and i cannot stress the “quote unquote” part enough) “attractive” yall would be on the other side. i can’t anymore, endeavor stans gtfo.

[crime-wives]

honey just put your sweet lips on my lips (we should just kiss like real people do)

Regina calls her, late, too late, Emma comes anyway.

“I hate you,” she spits, but there’s no vitriol behind it.

Regina pulls her in for another heated kiss, all lips and teeth and tongue. “Shut up.”

Regina Mills/Emma Swan

800 words, 1/1

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[overhatedcharacterspoll]

OVERHATED CHARACTERS POLL: Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)

Feel free to explain your position in the comments or tags, but any harassment, over-the-top fighting, or personal attacks will result in you being blocked. Do not attack real people, be they fans or creators, over fictional characters.

[darkpoisonouslove]

Hi Maria! One of Us is Lying + 9, Ruby Lucas + 7, Regina Mills +7, and Agatha All Along + 11 for the ask game? :D

Hiiii! And thank you so much!

9. ...which characters I think should have interacted more in canon.

This is SOOOOOO perfect! I was just watching it (yet again) and thinking how we needed more Addy and Nate scenes! I mean, for one-on-one scenes of them I can only remember the one in the abandoned cinema right after their secrets were leaked on About That and then in 2x07 when Nate confessed to Addy about kissing Fiona. They both know what it's like when people have a very narrow view of you and downright expect you to be a failure. It's something that Bronwyn and Cooper can't really understand.

I think it would have been interesting if they had contrasted Addy's capitulation of all of her agency to Jake with Nate's lack of any parental guidance. She let someone else make all the decisions for her because it was easier while Nate literally had no one to help him with his very survival. They are polar opposites in that but that's exactly why we could have gotten something great out of addressing that.

Addy could have talked to Nate when he was distraught about Bronwyn "throwing her life away for him", helped him become more open to the idea that he can allow someone else to take care of him for once and it won't lead to ruin for them or end up in disappointment for him. Maybe even made him realize that even if there's risk of that happening, he can't allow himself to make the decision instead of Bronwyn because it's her call and he shouldn't take away her agency and her right to love him and want to help him.

On the other hand, Nate absolutely should have talked to Addy about her shooting Jake! He knows what it's like to make immoral choices in order to survive which would make him the most likely person to get through to Addy. They could have even flashed back to him selling Janae the drugs that almost killed her, which would hit different for both him and Addy now that they're both friends with Janae and could have been an excellent way to showcase the developing relationships between all the characters. Maybe Addy could have even confided in Nate about her taking Xanax again because she knows he won't judge her. OH! Addy and Nate watching horror movies together to distract themselves! I just want them to be besties and have more time together! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I need to write fanfiction now. That can go on the to do list for next year.

I also wish that we got more Evanessa. I know that technically we saw the turning points and got enough to convey the point of this ship but I still want more! We could have seen a conversation about their relationship after high school. We didn't get anything to indicate that Evan didn't get into Yale and Vanessa was implied to set her sights on California, on the other end of the country from where he'd be. I think it would have been cool if they'd let Evan admit that he's actually thinking of maybe not going to Yale so he can go somewhere closer to Vanessa, which would make her freak out because no one has ever valued her so highly as to change the course of their entire life for her. And what if things don't work out between them and he ends up hating her because he didn't go to his dream school thanks to her? Cue an intervention from Addy, similar to what she did for Nate in 2x07 to get them back on track but maybe Vanessa would encourage him to still go to Yale and not give up on his dream for her. They can have a long-distance relationship instead. I can dream about it!

7. ...the scene that I think adds depth to their character or the relationship this character has with someone.

I was trying to come up with scenes that I haven't already talked about or have planned to talk about, which is why it took forever.

For Ruby I'd say that her scene with Whale in 2x12 (?) adds to her relationship with herself. The fact that despite how much the Curse took from everyone and how miserable it made them, she still saw at least a part of it as a blessing in disguise speaks to the depth of her trauma over killing Peter. And yet, we've already seen her learning to love her wolf after that and then going through the whole process a second time in Storybrooke. She was happy to find her wolf again and in other flashbacks we've seen her use her power to do good, to protect her friends from Regina. The way that these two things are true about Ruby simultaneously - that she loves who she is and she still deeply regrets what she did and is weighed down by it - only adds more depth and meaning to both. It makes Ruby a fascinating character that feels so real and strong.

This actually came to me in relation to the scene above. The scene in 3x09 where Regina takes a forgetting potion so that she'd stop worrying about Emma and be able to enjoy her life with Henry. The fact is that Regina also had so much horrible memories that she would have certainly wanted to forget. And she could have when she cast the Curse. She could have made herself forget the bad, designed her memories in a way that lets her enjoy Snow's misery and basically have it all. And yet she didn't. Sure, she could have wanted to remember for safety reasons, in order to be able to act if anything is threatening her or the Curse. But that can also be said about the moment when she decided to take the forgetting potion. In fact, back when she was casting the Curse, she was assured that it is the most powerful curse ever and it would ensure her victory. In 3x09 she's already aware of a very real, tangible potential danger. She proceeds to erase her memories regardless because of Henry. Because she is actually happy with him. The Curse was supposed to give her her happy ending but it wasn't guaranteed to her and she chose to have some sense of control by keeping her memories instead of grabbing at the chance to get rid of everything that's making her miserable. But once she had Henry, the happiness she could have with him was more important than her insecurities and her potential defeat. It demonstrates how important Henry is to Regina and how much of a failure the Curse by itself was at fulfilling her. The one opportunity that was worth all the trouble of casting it, all the pain that she'd already been through was getting to adopt Henry and Regina recognized that so she decided to risk everything else just for him.

11. ...what I think of the central character(s).

I... hadn't watched AAA when you sent this in. But since then I've watched it, like, 4 times so let's do this!

Jen is such a vibe! "Aren't you furious?" "I mean, always but collectively we've moved on." XDDD I love the fact that she first got to see how powerful she is even without her magic but then also got that back! It really put in perspective how important and valuable the work she has done on perfecting her craft is but also didn't punish her for being good at analog magic by leaving her bound. Getting her power back won't undo her trauma but it ended it. The progression of her friendship with Lilia was also amazing! I love the way that Jen understands what it's like when people have a very narrow idea of you just based on their own prejudice and don't bother looking deeper and she took the time to understand Lilia.

I wish I had words to describe how much I adore Lilia. Unfortunately, I really don't have much that I can say. I think her episode said everything perfectly. I love how in the beginning she looks scared and lost when she's falling because this is probably how she saw her life (and her end) when she was young. She didn't know what to do with her powers, didn't understand them and what they showed her scared her immensely. But then at the end of the episode she's content because she knows who she is and she saved her coven this time, she found herself. I just relate so much to what she's going through. "I'm a forgotten woman." "Then remember yourself." will always be one of the most powerful moments in television and so will be the moment when she flipped The Tower card and the whole building turned upside down. The fact that they don't show her death but instead cut to her young self just starting out on her journey of magic is so perfect! We know the flow of time is an illusion and we see Lilia fall to her death but in a sense that's just the vision that young Lilia had and she's still at the very beginning of her path. It is so poignant and powerful I'm in tears!

I ranted a lot about Alice here and here and I don't think I will be able to put this more concisely or eloquently so I'm just linking them.

I also talked about Agatha here and here (and in that first link about Alice also). I think she's great! She's become one of my most favorite characters ever! There is so much nuance because she is objectively a bad person but she is also very vulnerable despite that and you understand her even when you don't agree with her. Watching her kill Alice is so hard for me but at the same time I can see how scared she was of the coven leaving her with her mother that when she saw a chance to get power for herself and not have to beg them and depend on their decision, she grabbed it. Even if it meant sacrificing the person that was actively trying to save her from her mother. I feel like this might relate to her rage at Rio as well. If Rio, who loves her more than anyone else alive, hurt her the worst she's been hurt when she took Nicky, how is she supposed to trust that these people, who have heard so much awful things about her and, rightfully, hate her, will choose to help her rather than abandon her? Her own mother wanted her dead, even before she'd done anything wrong at all. There is so much going there, I couldn't talk about it all if I tried!

I don't really have much to say about Billy outside his dynamic with Agatha. I do think his story (most of episode 6) was the slowest, most boring part of the show. Sorry! That doesn't mean I don't like him. I think his unadulterated enthusiasm and his wide-eyed belief in good is great considering all of the trauma that he's been through. He absolutely is the counter Agatha needs to her bitterness and cynicism. But he's not lacking complexity. It took me a lot of time to wrap my head around the fact that it has been three years since he got his new body and so the Kaplans have been his parents for much, much longer than Wanda and Vision. His anger at Wanda makes sense no matter how much it hurts me. He doesn't know the lengths to which Wanda went to have her children again. I do hope he learns, however, because then he will absolutely face the same thing he said Nicky will be able to forgive Agatha for. I want to see him put his money where his mouth is.

I don't really have much to say about Sharon but I can't not mention her. She deserves to be remembered. She just happened to be in the wrong place in the wrong time and unlike the others, she didn't get anything positive from The Road. She deserved better! RIP, Sharon, you were a queen!

I almost forgot Rio... Oops! Tbh seeing so many posts about Agathario on tumblr left me with a very wrong idea about how much Rio would be in the show and I was kinda disappointed. I had also already seen pretty much all of the scenes with her and had read analyses about them so there wasn't really anything left for me to unravel with that character, which means that she couldn't really hold my attention. I do like the moment at the end of episode 4 where she listens to the others tell stories about their scars and she decides to join in. It feels very human of her to want to unburden herself now that she can, especially since she's probably alone the whole time and the one person who she wants to tell about her pain does not want to hear from her at all. That death can love and hurt and feel lonely is certainly an idea!

I love this show so much! It's Marvel's best!

[pruesgaultier]

crossover fic idea

(pls don’t steal you can write it but i would love to help or at least be credited)

as you all know, i’ve been watching agatha all along and who does agatha remind me of? oh another witch with a terrible mother, regina mills. i need the crossover fic YESTERDAY!

now we know they’re in 2 different realms (or at least i would like them to be) and i would love if they would pop up in and out of each others lives at different points and go to each others realms for an escape. like agatha could be messing with magic and end up in the enchanted forest where she meets regina and they form a bond over being kindred spirits. they would be snarky and annoying toward each other, but their friendship is ultimately formed on a deep mutual respect, trust, and understanding.

before regina casts the curse, she goes to agatha’s realm (616? idk where tf mcu marvel is) and gives her something, can be anything, but just something agatha can use to find her because regina’s land without magic and agatha’s land with magic ofc aren’t the same even if they’re in modern times.

regina would def escape to agatha during the times when henry is mad at her or agatha would come to her, i think it would be very important for regina to have a friend. i don’t know when the worlds would exactly collide but i would also love if regina joined the coven. i don’t know what her role would be but seven is always better than 6. i’d also love if agatha came to storybrooke to wreak havoc, especially during the queens of darkness arc. they’d be so fun together.

notes

i do NOT ship them romantically, if you do that’s fine but i don’t see them that way. i would love if this was just an exploration of friendship that spans centuries

i don’t know how the dynamic with regina and rio would work. part of me feels like they’d love each other, another part of me feels like they’d hate each other, maybe that’s their dynamic

i don’t think this should be romance heavy but if it is, agathario and swanqueen all the way !!!!! i think regina would be a big part in making them get their shit together, i mean centuries long make up and break up, she’d be fed up with their shit. in turn, agatha would give regina sooooo much shit about emma.