#ouat speculations

[raviolitin]

One thing that makes Hook and David’s relationship so compelling is that, at it’s core, it’s about misunderstanding.

A prince who has a deep hatred for immorality, corruption and thievery hating pirates because they epitomise it all. Hating Hook because he’s a pirate and never stopping to see anything past that - not realising Killian became a pirate because he shares most of that hatred, because he wanted to stop immorality and corruption from destroying anymore people than it already had after it takes his brother from him. Because he cares about honour and family and good form but doesn’t show it how David does and instead gets pulled down a dark path.

A pirate who became the way he is because he hates the corruption of the monarchy. Someone who dislikes royals that abuse their power and control their subjects taking David to be that very thing but not understanding that David wasn’t always royal, that he grew up poor and taken advantage of by the crown just like Killian. Not realising David had family taken by a corrupt King’s exploits just like he did, that David lost his life and home because of the exact same things.

THEY MAKE ME SICK

[depressedstressedlemonzest]

I love this.

They made a movie about you. It was pretty Good!

Aurora, your ass took a lil snooze, take a sleep and see if you can find them.

Oh shit she's still alive.

Ope not for long.

Now she's dead dead.

Good.

FILET THE BITCH

I don't know how to explain what a movie is.

Since when did thr Enchanted forest get bleach for robin hood to dye his hair?

That noise?

That was me audibly sobbing at "see these markings? He's keeping track of me growing. "

Good lines from regina but David's "don't call my wife a slag" is hilarious to me.

But yay they work together, save emma, and the storm goes away.

Aw henry is always a believer. Of course he can fly you doubtful suspicious kid.

He's such a fucking nerd and I love him.

But this look is sooo slutty. Reminiscent of that outfit he wore with David helping him find snow.

When was rumple in Nederland and why does pan sound like his frenemy with that greeting?

Why the fuck does pan want henry??

What's the deal with pan and rumple? What history do they have with this "then nothings changed" bullshit?

WHY IS THIS DOLL MAKING HIM CRY??

[laschatzi]

I miss OUAT... not because it was such a great show or anything... but I miss the the Captain Swan fandom days, the experience of being part of a community. Of hunting for spoilers, speculating about storylines, suffering through cliffhangers and hiatuses, writing and reading fanfics, analyzing characters, and yes, even the occasional drama. The shipmates, fandom friends.

Never before and never after the OUAT/CS fandom I've been part of such a vibrant, creative, funny and passionate community.

It's been a great few years, and I just miss it.

[phoenixwrites]

I need you to understand how much the Rumbelle fandom FREAKED OUT when we saw Belle in the episode "Dreamy".

Because even though Skin Deep ends with the reveal that Belle is alive and locked away, Emilie had not signed onto OUAT full-time and we had no idea if Rumple and Belle would ever see each other again.

So after "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" and "What Happened to Frederick", we write fic, we speculate, we hope...

and then BAM. In the GRUMPY episode of all things, there's Belle!

I remember how EXCITED this made everyone, because it was a clear sign the writers wanted to bring her back for more. That they liked the story they told with Belle and Rumple and wanted to explore it more.

[sadhornydemons]

How are my fellow Stolitz fans doing?

I'm shockingly, okay. I was convinced the lack of a happy ending to the last episode might lead to a bummer of a summer (8 years later, the spoiler-caused ouat meltdown of the summer of 16 still lays heavy on my mind). But...haters be damned, I enjoyed the writing, the character arcs, and I have to admit, it might be too soon for everything to be fine. And, strangely, things seem better than after Full Moon. We've gotten COMMUNICATION. Messy, shouting, crying, misfires, but most importantly: further dialogue. We gotten drunken Stolas and jealous Blitz.

Have I watched either episode completely since they aired? HELL NO! Have I been able to listen to "All 2 U" more than once, despite adding it to my music? NOT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON. For that, I'll need my happy ending. I know my limits.

For now, when I think of the show, I seem to have gone back into the safe fantasy mode:

but I really should stop speculating about future episodes because:

A) I've been wrong 90% of the time. And

B) I end up creating WAY too depressing scenarios in my head. And even though the show can bring the tears, it usually carries a good balance of staying on the humorous side. (see part A, and cue the Crowley wrong dance gif, because up until this point (bite tongue) it's never been as bad as I thought it would be.)

Nope, until Halloween (we all know we ain't getting the new episode until around the 31st), I'll try to mainly focus on the ghost of fan fiction past:

that and some spoilers. Whatever can get me through another hiatus while hopefully trying to keep my enthusiasm going.

Hope you all are doing okay!

[rowans-little-blog]

Hi hi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Rowan, but I have a few nicknames. Ro, Ro-Ro, Rowie, Roo, etc.

This is my age/pet regression blog! I'm not quite sure if I actually regress... But at the very least, I'm certain I age dream. I'm a secret regressor, but I'm sure if I told my family, they'd understand (I know my sibling at least would :) I've seen age regression channels in their discord server :p)

Here's my carrd and pronouns.cc if you'd like to know more about me :)

carrd ♡ pronouns.cc

I'm a minor, and I'm not quite sure about my little age. I'm also not sure about what animals I regress/dream to. Still figuring this all out.

I use she/they/it pronouns, but I also use some neopronouns, mostly just for the fun of it (those will be in the small font thingy at the bottom of the post) I'm also bisexual, ambiamorous, and aceflux!

I have diagnosed ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Also, I have rhotacism! Which means I can't roll my R's properly :p they come out like W's sometimes!

I am a reality shifter too! If you don't like that, or don't believe in it, that's fine! I'm not here to force you. But please, do not try to make me "come to my senses" or anything of the sort. You will not change my views on it, and it's incredibly rude of you to try. You're still welcome on my blog, just keep those specific views to yourself please.

I'm not religious, but I love, love, LOVE learning about different religions of all types.

Fair warning, there might be some cursing on my blog, maybe even some vents, but I'll try to tw that, so that nobody accidentally reads it when little :)

I use caps quite often, including on this post. I don't have any intent on changing the way I type, so if that triggers you, I wouldn't interact, for your own safety.

I use character.ai so if that bothers you, you probably shouldn't interact :)

Just know that I'm likely to change the theme of my blog depending on my current hyperfixation(s)!

Quick disclaimer: if I ever make an agere/petre moodboard/stimboard/paci edit/etc, involving a kpop idol, please know that I'm not insinuating that they're regressors themselves. It's likely just because I find that idol comforting, like how I do agere. I am not one to speculate about an idol's private life or coping mechanisms.

I'm in many, many fandoms, and I'm a fan of many, many things. Some more than others obviously.

Here's some of the things I like/fandoms I'm in including my favorite character/bias (ones with * are ones I'm especially hyperfixated on at the moment and any of them that don't have a character means that I don't have a favorite. My favorite character will be in blue):

BTS (Suga and RM are my biases)

Stray Kids (Aussie line are my biases)

MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

OUAT (Once Upon A Time) (Peter Pan)

Harry Potter (Both Golden and Marauders Era) I DO NOT SUPPORT JKR.

DC (kinda)

The Outsiders (Sodapop Curtis)

Sally Face (Sal Fisher)

FNAF (Sun and Moon)*

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Grease

Peter Pan (numerous adaptations)

The Maze Runner

Twilight (Carlisle Cullen) I DO NOT SUPPORT STEPHANIE MEYER.

Call of Duty Reboot (Farah Karim + Valeria Garza)*

Criminal Mind (Spencer Reid)

D:BH (Detroit: Become Human) (Connor)

Ralph Breaks The Internet (RBTI) (Shank 🥹)**

Yandere Simulator (Ayano Aishi + Oka Ruto) I DO NOT SUPPORT YANDEV.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA 🗣️🗣️

And more, that I probably forgot!

FEEL FREE TO INTERACT:

LGBTQIA+

POC

Furries

Therians

Systems

Disabled people

Age/pet regressors/dreamers

Self-shippers

In recovery from a self-destructive behavior

People of any religion! just be respectful

You're a part of any of the fandoms I mentioned!

You're around my age!

You're a shifter!

DNI if (it's a long list, but I stand by all of it):

NSFW

Kink Content (any type at all.)

Anti-Agere or Petre

Pro ED and SH

Thinspo

Racist

Anti-LGBTQIA+

Radqueers

Sexist

Ableist

Fatphobic

Islamophobic

Anti-Furry or Anti-Therian.

Anti-otherkin, anti-nonhuman, anti-alterhuman (even if I don't quite know/understand it, they're not hurting anyone. Leave them be.)

MAPS/Pedos

Gore blog

PRO-SHIPPERS (seriously, if you ship pedophilia, or think it's okay to ship it, gtfo. That's romanticizing a HORRIBLE thing.)

People who are extremely anti-AI

Anti neopronouns or xenogenders

If you're rude or disrespectful in the SLIGHTEST towards systems, get off my blog. I am personally close with numerous systems.

Endos/non-traumagenic systems (and their supporters).

bodily 25+ or 13-

Anti-Palestine or Pro-Israel (but at the same point in time, please do not talk about it in a detailed manner on my blog, or to me, and do NOT send me graphic pictures. I have extreme paranoia issues, and seeing and hearing about that stuff will make me extremely paranoid for my family and I's safety.)

If you hate anyone who enjoys Harry Potter and think that they automatically support jkr.

I CHECK THE BLOG OF EVERYONE WHO INTERACTS WITH ME. IF YOU'RE PART OF MY DNI, I WILL FIND OUT, AND I WILL BLOCK (and in some cases, even report) YOU.

Tag system that will be be updated as/if I post more types of things (they all have an R theme if you couldn't tell lol):

#roo-rambles [This is me rambling about things! Probably whatever I'm hyperfixated on at the moment.]

#roo-rattles [Most likely just keyboard smashes and me going "Abababababaabaaba" /hj]

#roo-reblogs [For posts that I reblogs! My blog will (most likely) be mostly reblogs so expect to see this a lot!]

#roo-reminds [For reminders! Things like, make sure to drink water, take meds, grab a snack, etc. And even things reminding you that you're valid, no matter what 🫶🏻 This tag will probably overlap with the roo-reblogs tag!]

#roo-rants [For when I vent :/ these types of posts will also be tagged with #tw vent]

#roo-requested [For things I requested from other blogs (moodboard, outfit board, userbox, etc.) This one will always overlap with #roo-reblogs!]

#roo-renders [For things I create! Moodboards, stimboards, outfit boards, paci edits, etc. These will all be self indulgent as I don't take requests /nm]

Keep in mind, these will likely overlap! [i.e. I repost a fanart and ramble about that character in that reblogs! That would be tagged with #roo-rambles and #roo-reblogs. Another example, I reblog a post from another blog reminding you that you're a valid little! That would be tagged with #roo-reminds and #roo-reblogs!]

my neopronouns! don't feel obligated to use these, but if you'd like to, you're more than welcome!

vamp/vampires/vampireself, twi/twilights/twilightself, nightmare/nightmares/nightmareself, fog/fogs/fogself, book/books/bookself, fang/fangs/fangself, tome/tomes/tomeself, mist/mist/mistself

[moistvonlipwig]

OUAT Week Day 3: Favorite fan theory

Who was Tamara?

Allegedly from the Land Without Magic, Tamara knew of magic's existence, hated it, and wanted to destroy it. Why?

It's been speculated by many fans that Tamara was actually a fairytale/literary character of some kind. The question of which character is up for debate; there are plenty of potentially interesting options. I've seen old theories that she was Wendy Darling or Dorothy Gale from before we met OUAT's actual versions of those characters. Of course, thanks to Season 7, we know that there are multiple versions of each story in OUAT's world, so she could still be Wendy or Dorothy after all. She also could've been a fairytale character we never met -- Baba Yaga, perhaps, or Morgan le Fay. Personally, I would've loved it if she had a strong connection to the main characters besides just Baelfire -- imagine if she had been Maleficent's daughter who the Charmings kidnapped and screwed over, or if she had been Captain Hook's daughter, now engaged to his greatest enemy's son.

Regardless of specifics, I would've loved for Tamara to be some sort of fairytale/literary figure, and for her to play a larger role in OUAT's narrative. Her character had a ton of potential, and Sonequa Martin-Green would've absolutely delivered. Alas, this particular fan theory will forever be just that: a theory.

[hallucinateonpaperspines]

So, I was rereading Chapter 5 of OUAT, and it just registered to me what the statue meant. Like, I didn’t really pay much attention to it at first (because I was too excited for the update lol), but rereading it now, I just now see the messed up implications. Like, Cybertronians literally rewrote history. They made it seem as if both sides were protecting humans, specifically the three children, as if both sides were interested in preserving the native population, which is obviously not what happened. It was Megatron who wanted humanity gone, it was Megatron who wanted to claim Earth for his own and it was Megatron who ultimately destroyed it (as far as Cybertronians know.) So seeing him cradling the kids, as if he was also the one protecting them is just… so infuriating. It makes sense for Optimus to be depicted, because he was the one to truly care about the children, but Megatron being there is such a slap in the face. No wonder June almost snaps. Seeing someone, who held no regard or respect to your species and wanting to actively kill you, being depicted as a sort of hero is so…jajdfcvkh, I can’t put it into words! To add to this, Optimus was the one who built the Archival Project, so was he the one who made or commissioned the statue? It seems unlikely, but I saw in one of your posts mentioning that the bots don’t talk about Earth to others? Implying that they also don’t really talk about the true events that transpired there. So, were they the ones who fabricated the story in an attempt to bring the peace treaty between Decepticons and Autobots closer, or were these just speculations they let to cultivate? Either way, the whole statue scene is so messed up…

Yep, that statue was an important hint and existed in the first drafts of OUAT. Earth has done something similar, but instead of rewriting the truth it just isn't widely known. The information is there, but it takes a level of effort to get to it.

But you are 100% correct, history has been rewritten and the more concerning details of the truth have been tweaked for a more acceptable narrative. This will cause some confusion when the new Prime decides to lead some peace-keeping efforts.

It was a combination of speculations and white lies that caused the entire "propaganda" to form. Elements of the organic Earth remain via recorded media and some artifacts that were on the Nemesis (thanks to quite a few vehicons and KO). Those glimpses into a society so similar and yet so different from Cybertron sparked something in the war-torn generations. For some, that is the only taste of peace-time that they've ever had, for many, it's a reminder of what they lost.

When the treaty went into effect, for the first time in millennia, there was time to focus on something beyond the next battle. With that sudden shift away from warfare, there was be bit of a vacuum and sentimentality developed a deep anchor. Humanity's remnants became a way to channel that. (hence why Stunbolt knows some Japanese... the bot is a weeb).

But Cybertronians only know fragments of humanity, heavily edited fragments that were produced for entertainment purposes.

Of course, eventually, someone asks what happened to the humans. Are they still there? Why are they gone? Obviously, some of their species made it to the planet, so what happened?

And of course, no one bothers to answer the questions. They don't really care. They don't deserve to know.

So the Autobots hold the treaty's tributes tight and keep their mouths shut. The Decepticons don't say anything either, but their silence isn't as absolute.

Rumors spread. A word at a bar. A half-sparked muttering overheard. A sentence picked apart by obsessed fans that have nothing better to do than focus on this little mystery.

The world was destroyed.

It was an accident.

It was on purpose.

It was a disaster.

It was a force of nature.

The narrative pieces itself together. Sentiment winding with truth, blurring the lines between what was and what might have been. Eventually, the tale is so disjointed from reality that it is nothing more than fiction, a once upon a time that makes even the ones who know the truth feel a little less guilty about their part in it.

Earth is dead. It isn't coming back, so what is the harm in lying when no one can get hurt anymore?

When the Children finally die, the last tie to the truth is severed.

Team Prime has mixed feelings about it. Arcee finds it appalling, even as she keeps her silence. She hasn't visited the memorial in years, unable to step foot in the tomb housing her partner's preserved body when she is allowing his sacrifices to be erased. Bulkhead is similarly torn, the lies help to ease things, to create connections between sides and a middle ground. But he would be lying if he said he never wanted to pound a mech's face every time they started speaking of Earth. He and Jackie will change the conversation, and laugh it off before disappearing so Bulk can drown himself in high grade and Wheeljack can sharpen his sword. They don't talk about it. They don't talk about it or else they'd argue about visiting for the death-day anniversary. They have their own memorial, pictures set up instead of a body and that is enough. Bulkhead doesn't need to go traversing across the galaxy to pay respects when the memories of his sparkling are right there.

Bumblebee doesn't talk at all. It's not hard when he can barely vocalize properly anyway. He doesn't talk, but his optics scream murder. Ratchet is used to this. He remembers political machinations such as this from his days waiting on politicians during the Golden Age. If this sacrifice is what it takes to keep some semblance of order and peace, then he will bow his helm and remain silent. He still has a drawer in his personal quarters that he keeps locked. The equipment he built, too tiny for any use now, but once had brought comfort to the three ailing organics. He doesn't open the drawer, but he does visit the Archive every 360 earthen days on the anniversary of their return from Megatron. He apologizes and hopes that it might be enough. His spark knows it isn't.

Optimus is ashamed. The memorial site was constructed, and the statue was meant to depict the unification of their species through a shared love of the tributes, of the children, but it quickly turned into something out of hand. They had not dismissed the rumors of Earth's ending, and now, the Prime had all but confirmed that the loss of such a young and beautiful world had been a freak accident that both factions had come together over. Mourned together over. He does nothing but nod and approve the project. No one present knows him well enough to see the disgust and sorrow that mars his optics. No one but the mech seated across from him.

Megatron shares that disgust. He has his own feelings concerning his failings and the humans, but they are a complex mass that no fairy tale could hope to explain. He winces as Rodimus Prime launches into a speech about the asteroid attack and the value of preserving life. He does not contradict. He simply leaves.

Oh yes. Once upon a time, he would have felt nothing over humanity dying. He didn't care one way or another about the collateral damage between him and his ultimate prize, but now... Now the warlord was disgusted at himself for becoming a part of the same system he had dismantled to begin with. The same lies.

Rumors started with negligence. But the Archival Project is opened with falsehoods pouring out of the intake of a mech who could never know better.

Humanity would be rolling in their graves had they known.

Instead, they're digging their way out, and soon, they'll find out for themselves.

[c0dmic]

REGINA MILLS ANALYSIS

I may get things wrong, so I'm putting information I know of or believe in the most. I still may get it wrong, so correct me. I'm going to talk about Regina's problematic actions, relationships she was in, and a bit of widely talked about topics. Also, most of the posts about her are outdated and later proven to be wrong. So I had to put points that are now and have been canon since the show ended.

CONTAINS: Opinions

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Regina Mill's personality goes easier throughout the show. From being manipulative to caring but still having that s1 spark. She expresses her caring to her old enemies, aka, The Charmings.

From the flashbacks, we see Regina adopt a child named Henry. She went from having almost full vengeance and revenge still pent up in her heart to having a mix of both love and darkness due to Henry.

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Yes, Regina was rude to her citizens of Storybrooke. But most of what she did (in later seasons) was use sarcasm. Let's jump into her actions.

Problematic Actions:

- R4pe (Graham Specifically) for 28 years

- Manipulate Henry for years ( calling his 'theory' of fairytales fake)

- Violence (to Villages and People)

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Let get into the r4pe part first. Of course, even as someone like a Regina stan should not excuse this behavior. Me, aka a person who likes her but doesn't excuse and will NEVER excuse her problematic actions, especially this one in particular.

Regina had raped Graham for around 28 years. 

One sentence that implies it, even for a little bit, is in the episode where Graham (huntsman at the time) meets Regina for the first time. She says

"Take him to my bedchamber,"

I know it's short. But why else would someone say that. Just think about that.

And also the fact that Regina most definitely (for the curse) made Graham engage with her romantically and sexually. Even though it was obvious that he didn't like her that way in the Enchanted forest or most likely ever. Not to mention she had his heart, and in ouat logic hearts are used to control people, so when doing stuff with Regina both romantically and sexually, he was forced to because Regina gave him orders.

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Now we go to Manipulating Henry.

For ten whole years, Henry has lived and grew up with Regina. He loved his mother (even though she's not his bio mom). Until Henry got the book, and Emma had revealed that Henry had a book and kept on saying everyone in town are fairytale characters that are cursed (which ofc is true). Regina, unknowing of her sons correct theory /speculation/ belief, was visibly shocked. And when she found out that Snow (Mary) had given the book to him, she didn't want that at all. And even set up Emma into saying that Henry was 

'crazy' when Henry was nearby. So that she can attempt to stop him from thinking of his speculation and them bonding.

All of this was to make sure Henry couldn't connect and hate his birth mother so that she could have him as his own. And also because Henry was right, and she didn't want her son of ten years to hate her for her sins.

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Explaining the cause of her actions. NOT JUSTIFING HER PROBLEMATIC ACTIONS, IM JUST EXPLAINING WHY SHE DID THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Justify means to show or prove to be right or reasonable.

While to explain means to be the cause of or motivating factor for an action.

I know explain has many definitions or ways to explain what it means and one means to justify. While mine means to simply explain the cause or motivation towards the action.

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There's no doubt Cora was abusive to Regina. And before you start, there's different types of abuse. The abuse Cora does to Regina is Mental and Emotional. Maybe physical but still very debatable and unclear.

For emotional, Cora visibly and directly shows that Cora wants to control Regina. She wanted Regina to do something Regina didn't want just so Cora could have what SHE wanted. And Emotional abuse means to, "target a person's feelings, it uses emotions to manipulate, punish, and achieve control." That heavily reminds me of Cora killing Daniel to gain more control of Regina. And if you didn't already know.

And there's scenes where Cora would grab Regina forcefully with vines to STOP Regina from moving or walking away from her. Cora said in one of the scenes, "Don't you dare walk away from me!" Then proceed to grab Regina using vines from her Magic. Also, her father, Henry, said to Regina that Cora wanted control over her and if Regina continues with her evil actions, her mother had achieved to controlled her. Because, everything Cora did to Regina was calculated. Daniel's Death, The marriage, the abuse, and it was all to get Reina to become evil. In s2 i think, (the Angstiest Regina Season), Regina goes to Archie upset and with TEARS in her eyes because, she used magic, because she used magic. And she Didn't want to use magic against Henry like her mother. After she did so, she was upset because she broke her own promise to not use magic against Henry. Also because it reminded her of what her mother did to her, and she did want to pass it down for Henry.

Also Cora in s2, came Storybrooke (her daughters town) not only to reunite with Regina but to BREAK HER... like wtf. And Regina is Already upset because Henry is growing distant to her. But Cora, literally

frames her own daughter for murder. While the whole fucking town is already against her.

For Mental, theres an episode where Cora forms Regina's thoughts by saying, "Sometimes I wonder if the people actually like you". And Cora seems to have an influence in Regina's world view, of Wolf and Sheep. Regina States in the episode where she meets the huntsman (Graham). 

(Got the episode part from a Tumblr poster from ouatanalysis) aka:

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Now back to what I was saying about Cora. Cora had forced Regina into marriage. BUT as you could tell as time went on Regina had decided to use her relationship with Leopold to gain control, because that's what her mother said, about something along the lines of, "power is useful" before she sent her mother through the mirror.

And her mother sent her to a marriage with a broken old ass man who was still grieving his wife. Which lead to the neglect from Leopold to Regina. It was stated by Regina herself that Leopold would often leave Regina by herself at the castle that at points she felt like the 'Queen of Nothing'.

And for me i feel like Regina (forgive me for wording this part wrong) was considered her as a mourning tool. Like, "Oh my wife died 8 years ago, lets get another one to help with and to deal with me". Yes he may have also gotten Regina because she seemed like a good mother figure fit for Snow, but still, most likely half the woman population of Leopolds age from Leopolds kingdom would save Snow from the horse in a heartbeat if they were there and they would show genuine feelings for Leopold. However, he chooses, a woman who's 18 and lives away.

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Not only Cora and Leopold influenced Regina's bad perspective and actions, Rumple also did too.

Rumple saw Regina as a person wanting power and wanting to stand out and not seem as weak and took the opportunity as the dark one to turn Regina evil.

Regina at first was hesitant to say that she liked using magic due to her not wanting to be like her mother and also due to her mother's actions with her, with magic.

But time happens and Regina uses more and more of magic for evil and frightens villages and kills Villagers who helped Snow in the slightest bit.

I still stan her because she changed, she's reformed and she would never do that stuff again (r4pe, use magic against Henry or manipulate him, or m4ss murd3r).

ANYWAYS, this was heavily controversial. But if your going to criticize/correct parts, be respectful and mature about it instead of wanting to start a riot. Saying "Fuck you", "Go die in a hole", "Kys", "I hope your house burns down". And be respectful, if you want to critigue/correct me at certain parts, by all means, go ahead, but tell me what parts I went wrong instead of telling me to kms.

NOTE: This is from May 2023, but I just remembered this now. And parts didn't make sense so I changed it up to make it better.

[caliburn-the-sword]

final cress thoughts!!!!

i absolutely inhaled that book holy shit lol. got winter at the bookstore today because shipment just arrived and i gotta say it's HELLA chonky. i am EXCITED. of course fairest will have to come first

since the plan has been explained to us the readers, that means it's DEFO gonna go wrong (note: it did - sybil ambushed them)

god why is cress married to everyone. first thorne now wolf

rolling my eyes sighing bile is rising in my throat. i CANNOT take this alpha nonsense. admittedly when cress says it in a brightest star of a constellation way, that's cute. unfortunately the omegaverse connotations cancels it out completely

OMG CINDER AND KAI FINALLY. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG. rip to everyone that was reading these as they came out because i can't imagine how PAINFUL it would have been to wait two years for them to see each other again as opposed to me just binging the books across like 3 weeks max by the time i finish the series

respect for torin holy shit that must have been SUCH a hard choice for him to make to not only let the prince go but to reveal his tracker chip

NO ERLAND IS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE LETUMOSIS AND HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO DIE AND HE HAS TO REUNITE WITH CRESS. CRESS NEEDS TO KNOW. I AM LITERALLY IN STUDIES OF RELIGION CLASS RN I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS PAIN

I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT THE PLAGUE IS BIOWARFARE. i'm a genius. but the mutated strain was just genuinely a coincidence judging by levana's reaction LMAO

was absolutely baffled why tf thorne was kissing cress before i remembered the promise he made. i feel sickly and nauseous. get off that minor rn

as much as i hate thorne. gotta admit that the shooting scene was badass

YES SYBIL TAKE THAT, BITCH

wonder who the queen is married to

i respect every ounce of rebellion in erland's bones. yeah piss off the queen!!

grossed out by cress and thorne some more. please man keep pushing her away. literally his responsibility as an adult. ew

holy shit scarlet actually lost her finger

it's nice to properly meet winter

something very strange seems to be going on with winter. master and pet lunar stuff?? weird af. wants to be besties?? girl are you even understanding the situation?? also has she never met a ranga before??? is she HIGH????? and what's with the role playing games??? she's somehow more delulu than cress, acts even YOUNGER than her actual age than cress does

winter seems to THINK that she was friends with cinder. interesting. once again i want cinder to get her memories of pre-fire back real bad

winter is a SIMP for jacin

OH I'M SO DUMB HOW DIDN'T I REALISE THAT SHE WOULD BE DELULU BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T USE HER GLAMOUR. respect for winter has increased. this means that ALL the time scarlet spent thinking about how beautiful winter is was the truth LMAO. gay gay homosexual gay. is it too much to hope for a polycule?? they'd literally be like parks and rec. "i'm wolf andthis is my gf scarlet, this is her gf winter, this is winter's bf jaycin".

ofc a lake on the moon is gonna be called artemisia lake LOL. now we've had one moon titan and one moon goddess reference. chang'e when????

NOT FARAFRAH. i bet you all found it downright HILARIOUS when i went on about how much i love farafrah back in one of the other posts

ngl think it's too early for cinder and kai to be eating each other's faces. kai got over his issues REAL fast lol. idk how i feel about it but willing to see where winter takes us

i didn't even think of the implication because i don't consider kai and levana legitimately engaged so i find it HILARIOUS that the silly family tree of kai being engaged to one woman and then making out with her niece. reminds me of ouat

revolutionary cinder ftw

speculation for fairest:

i did the maths and realised that since levana is like 30 and cinder is 16 then she was about 17 years old when she decided that cinder just had to go. I'M 17. cannot imagine killing a 3 year old. cray z. and then she was even YOUNGER than that when she killed her sister for the throne. ALSO insane. that will be one deeply disturbed mind to dive into in fairest

read the blurb and don't exactly have anymore thoughts other than trying to figure out who the in universe equivalent to her REAL husband would be since we're defo getting backstory on that. since she's the evil queen then it must be winter's father "the good king", however because of the blurb i reckon it's some kind of "mirror mirror on the wall" figure. idk what exactly that would entail. some kind of royal adviser???

speculation for winter, because i don't want to forget everything i'm thinking by the time i'm done reading fairest:

mother reveal for cress - i don't remember if any lunar scientists have been mentioned or named yet, but i WILL be keeping an eye out. i suspect someone who has something to do with the wolf soldier hybrids, she might even know wolf. regardless hope the bitch dies

father reveal for cinder

from the way jacin calls garan linh's device an equaliser, it's DEFINITELY gonna be reproduced in this book, ESPECIALLY with winter going all delulu, and the way cinder is concerned about becoming like levana

jacin pov chapters now that miss marissa doesn't have to make his motivations and loyalties ambiguous

ngl i HATE prequels, ESPECIALLY when they're about the villain of the story, and i often skip them. i'm a bit apprehensive about going into fairest, but i want to have the proper reading experience of tlc, and it's important to the story. putting my personal feelings aside and hoping for the best!!

@eddisfargo @francforever @winterrhayle @winterpinetrees @shellyseashell

[buffyfan145]

So Calam Lynch gave another interview on Instagram and I've linked below to a tweet discussing what he said about "Rings of Power" and theories popping up again about who he's playing. :D Also I've included my own theories now too on what could be happening as this show has really unlocked my own "Nancy Drew" brain as I used to do this all the time on various sites when "Buffy", LOST, and "OUAT" were all airing and still do this for some of my other shows. LOL

He answered that he filmed "big block of episodes" before he did a play in April last fall/winter, and then he came back to set again in the final weeks in late May/early June. I know he was a favorite by some to be Celeborn but his comments and knowing what we know filmed during those times it really is leaning more towards him being Anarion like I first thought or the "angelic" form of Sauron we know now is coming thanks to the spoilers we got last Sunday about this 2nd version and Charlie Vickers' new look for his version.

From most spoilers it seems some of the big storylines for season 2 will be the forging of the rings for the dwarfs and men and some version of the Annatar storyline, Galadriel and the other elven ring bearers learning their powers, the people of Numenor starting to be divided into The Faithful and The King's Men, and Sauron and Adar in a power struggle over Mordor. There also are spoilers they filmed flashbacks for Sauron, possibly even showing when he was Mairon. However, there is nothing indicating that Celeborn is even in season 2 and for Calam to have had that much to film to me that fully rules out him as Celeborn. Anarion or "Annatar" (as they might not be able to use that name but it'll still be him) seem much more likely now.

There's also that Charlie Rich actor who's been teasing on Instagram too that he's also playing someone connected to Sauron, if not Annatar himself too and I can see him possibly being the form Adar knew and maybe only used for flashbacks as he wasn't announced like Calam was, which suggests even less screentime for Charlie Rich's character.

And I know some thing Calam is too boyish looking to be playing a version of Sauron, but to me "angelic" sometimes is used to describe someone who seems innocent. I personally think it applies to Elrond and I can see Sauron doing this to pretend to be an elf to convince Celebrimbor and the other elves to make the other rings. It'll be interesting to see if this happens what Galadriel thinks of him, as we know from the books she never trusted Annatar and on the show is coming from this loss of what she thought Halbrand was to her, and Sauron knows now how important Elrond is to Galadriel and the other elves so I can see him making this new form to be similar. This explains too why Morfydd and Calam followed each other on Instagram as well as this would also be them sharing scenes together too.

Then once they all find out Charlie Vickers takes back over the role and reveals himself in that 2 episode battle in the finale. Also makes me wonder if this is what leads to Adar possible switching sides, which a lot are speculating, and if Adar captures Galadriel early in the season and they work together to go after Sauron, or if the season ends with her first being captured by Adar and then it's Sauron who has her (after he kills Adar), and similar to that scene of when she and Halbrand were imprisoned in Numenor (and Morfydd confirmed too she and Charlie did film together again too), and that's the season 2 cliffhanger and maybe the actual reveal of who is playing Celeborn and where he's been all along to set up season 3. :)

[ljf613]

I posted chapter three of my Once Upon a Time alternate season 1 fic, Not My Homeland Anymore, just the other day, and I really needed to say that the outpouring of love this fic has gotten has been overwhelming?

This has been my first time writing for OUAT, so I wasn't sure exactly what kind of feedback to expect, especially because it was kind of niche and written for an intended audience of one. (Hi, @swanfireprincessmydear!) I figured if I got really lucky, I might get a few hundred hits, and couple dozen kudos, a handful of subscriptions, and maybe one or two short comments a chapter.

And the OUAT fandom (especially the Swanfire shippers) have absolutely blown my expectations out of the water. I'm only a few chapters in and haven't even gotten to the actual "season one" part of the story (Emma hasn't even shown up yet!), and not only have I received 40 kudos, but it also has the same of amount of subscriptions! In other words, more people than I expected are enjoying it, and just about everyone who likes it wants to be updated as soon as there's more.

But what's really astounded me are the comments. Because I have had fics blow up before (though usually not this quickly), but I have never seen comments like this in either quantity or quality.

Generally, comments on active WIPs tend to be something along the lines of "I like this and am excited to see where you're going with it." Those are great. I love those! They tell me that I'm doing something right, and that there are people interested in the story I'm telling. Which is awesome!

And while I have gotten some of those, I've also been getting several comments on each chapter that go into detail on exactly what parts they really enjoyed, AND theorizing and speculating on what might be coming next! (Many of them are even multiple paragraphs? Which is so cool, I really like seeing y'all go into minute detail on exactly where you think this is going.) I CANNOT tell y'all just how much I love, love, love these sorts of comments, and they're generally so few and far in between, and you guys are just handing them out over here like candy?

Thank y'all so much, and I really hope you guys stick around for the ride!

[leothil]

it comes from the fact JLH's contract wraps up next season as does Ryan's. I know this because standard TV contracts are for 6 seasons and then they reup at the end so for all we know we could be losing some cast members at the end of this season during renegotiations. I know this because Colin O' Donoghue who came on OUAT in S2 was FORCED to do S7 even though he did not want to do it because he was under his first contract. S7 of OUAT is an unrecognizable show and got it cancelled.

Yeah, and I think Aisha's, Oliver's, Peter's, Kenny's and Angela's end by the end of this season as far as we know too, but we have no idea what their contract status is, how they're negotiating, or what's being said, so to me it feels futile to speculate about it or panic about losing cast members before we know anything for sure.

[his-lost-one]

other posts i want to highlight

the ouat vs death note comparison post i wrote abt pan and felix vs light yagami and misa amane

speculation about pan’s age

rant about how much wendy had to go through

musings about the lost boys left in neverland after pan’s death / the idea of devin becoming the new leader of the lost boys

my ouat neverland pinterest board

musings about felix and his loyalty to pan

more thoughts about felix��s loyalty

thoughts about wendy’s life after neverland

ppl whose lives were messed with by the blue fairy: https://www.tumblr.com/his-lost-one/761561341103407104/i-have-so-much-anger-towards-the-blue-fairy-on

[enchantedfms]

✿ ― 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 : oh this is so perfect! i was literally about to make a fairytale group myself if i didn't find one soon, so thank you! was the curse brought about by the villains of the story like in ouat? 

 elisa and I are screaming because this is exactly why we made this roleplay!! This is something we’re working out as we speak, villains are involved though but who or how many is up for debate and speculation~.

[seven-oomen]

Hi, Ben!  I hope your day has been going well!  So, the good news is that we didn’t end up having a tornado.  The bad news is that we got some hella intense winds that took out lots of trees and power lines.  So, we ended up closing early when the power went out, but the registers were fucked for most of the weekend once it finally came back (though there’s lots of places still out.)  Needless to say I’m very glad I took this week off for my birthday, the break will be very appreciated.  XD  (Even if I will miss my work kitty, because she is my spoiled, obnoxious, little honorary-ginger bby, and I don’t trust any of my coworkers to look after her correctly, as most of them are very much dog people.)

Had a couple questions about post-OUAT stuff that if you were okay answering I was going to file away in “Notes in case of future ideas and inspo”.  I’ve managed to sort of talk around or just avoid them in the previous two, but are the most likely to be relevant to the stuff my brain seems to be coming up with lately.  If you don’t want to spoil it yet, that’s fine, or if you want to email me, or put it under a Read More or whatever also works.  But I think the main ones were:

1. Do all the boys end the story with their triskele/spiral necklaces?  (You have NO IDEA how much self control it’s taken to not mention them yet.  XD )  No particular detail is required, mostly just want to know if I can mention them without worrying who’s wearing it or if it’s a sore point or whatever.

2.  Does Jax get the Bite before or after the story ends?  If after, is it before or after the twins?  I’ve only had a couple vague ideas involving the kids, but that felt a potentially important detail. XD

3.  This is not actually a question, and you don’t have to address it at all if you don’t want, but a part of me is intensely curious about any details of the twins (or even future bby Argent) that you would like to share, if you ever decided on any extra specifics.  Again, if you’d rather keep any of that under wraps I am more than happy to keep it vague if I do any more little scenes (and do my own speculating ;D ), but between my boss and her 5 month old, and my friend and her 2 month old, I kinda have babies on the brain.  (In a general “cute to play with and cuddle, but yeah, no, they’re going home with mom” kinda way, but still. XD )

Anyway, I’m getting ready to head out and run some errands, so I will wrap up for now.  I hope the weather is being nice, and your pain levels ease up, or at least level out, and that any of the mobility aids you’ve been seeking out are affordable and helpful!  Take care!  *Lots of hugs to you and Mo!!!*

Hi B! The weather here dipped below 30F / 0C and it’s currently 26F / -3C and thus freezing. My fibro is therefore flaring up like a bitch and it has decided to put me in agony for the last 24 hours. The nagging pain I could handle, right now, after a day of chores, appointments, and a grocery trip,  it is burning and throbbing. And it absolutely sucks.

A doctor friend of mine thinks I might have thin fiber neuropathy since I am picking up changes in air pressure, have a heightened sensitivity to temperature, and other weird things. And reading the symptom list, yeah... I think she might have a point.

It sucks though. It hurts a lot.

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But I am glad you have a week off! I hope it’s a good week, with the power restored. I’m sure the kitty at work will be very happy you’re doting on her again when you get back <3

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My cane is actually a huge help, and I will most likely get a wheelchair either by the end of this week, or by the beginning of next week. (A loan model, but if I like it, I will be buying one for myself.) Which, uh, will be a big financial thing, like 180 - 250 bucks, but I hope to get that saved together before June. Fingers crossed!

As for the questions:

1. They do! All of the original necklaces made it through the various scrapes the boys were in. And while it was a sore point for them right after Chris left the first time, by the time the story ends they’re all wearing them again in full display.

2. Jax takes the bite near the end of the story in a ceremony. He’s 17 at the time of the bite. He’s the first of the new packmates to be turned, Isaac, Erica, and Boyd are introduced and turned not long after. (I am still on the fence about introducing Liam)

Jax’s turning is in 2011, and the twins Mikhail and Adeline are born in 2012.

Adeline is a druid and is the first born of the twins;

Mikhail is a born werewolf and born 20 minutes after his sister;

I haven’t given them a canonical birthday yet, but probably somewhere in April 2012.

And this is Rosalie Argent, she was named Marie at some point during my planning, still haven’t made up my mind 100% as to what her name is, just that she is clasified as Human, and she was born in 2013. So whatever name you choose, is the name she will have in canon. ;)

I hope all of this helps, I have a lot planned out for Once Upon A Time verse, and I honestly still love talking about it, so I actually really love these questions. And I would love to answer any you have tbh ^^ As much as I can <3

Take care B!