RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (2023) book → screen (x)
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CS FF Flashback: Fireworks (that went off too soon)
It’s Independence Day here in America, but considering there’s a uncontained deadly virus, I have three incurable autoimmune diseases, and I could give birth to a fairly large baby at any moment, I’m not exactly out enjoying myself. But I was reminded that one of my favorite CS stories I’ve written is appropriate for today, so I derived a little joy from rereading that. Maybe it might bring you some smiles, too.
This one is M rated but not explicit, and has two chapters, one of Emma’s POV & one of Killian’s. He’s basically Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, and she was his best friend in college. Years later she hears one of his songs and it changes her perception of the past by a lot - and alters her future, too.
Read on AO3.
My taste in home decor is heavily influenced by the interior of a certain 242 year old vampire’s apartment. Except his were probably darker.
Also I love Psych marathon days.
When I watched you die, I was afraid I was never going to get a chance to tell you something. Tell me what? I… love you want to thank you for sacrificing yourself.
‘creative captions for old-timey books’ by SnideOctopus
This is pure gold
CS Fic Rec Monday
I hope you’re all staying safe and inside as much as physically possible! I said I was going to do this weeks ago, but I finally remembered to queue it all up! Here are some dang good multi-chapter fics you can curl up with! You’ve probably already read them if you’ve been around for awhile, but rereading is fun, too! Plus, I know these writers would get excited to see a new comment or two 😘
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As Real As You Want it To Be by @ive-always-been-a-pirate: Teaching at the same school as Killian Jones was both infuriating and distracting, but when he throws Emma under the bus for the final time, she devises a plan to get back at him. After all, nobody likes to go to a wedding alone. Time for some CS AU fake dating.
Warm Nights and Firelight by @oubliette14: When in the wake of a messy breakup Emma makes the impulsive decision to return home to her parent’s ranch in the Rockies, she certainly doesn’t expect to find a strange Irish guy living in what was once her apartment over the garage, and she definitely doesn’t imagine that the home she couldn’t wait to be rid of five long years ago would be the very place her heart begins to heal.
If Looks Could Kill by @wellhellotragic: Emma Swan is a dedicated FBI agent getting over a bad breakup. When she and her partner, Ruby Lucas, are forced to go undercover as contestants on a reality show, Emma is forced to try and win the affections of Killian Jones, a man she despises.Killian Jones is a lost boy. Having recently been nicknamed the ‘Bad Boy of Boston,’ he’s been living up to his moniker using women and rum to avoid dealing with his dark past. When he’s forced to take the lead in a reality show, he encounters a gorgeous blonde who turns his world upside down. Miss Congeniality meets The Bachelor.
The Reason by @xemmaloveskillianx: The three of them share a laugh before they all look to Emma. She has yet to comment on the new addition because she isn’t sure what to say. She usually doesn’t like change, they have a good thing going there, just the four of them. Plus, they all know him and she doesn’t, but she trusts their judgement, and she’s sure any brother of Liam can’t be all that bad.So, with a shrug and a smile she says, “Welcome to Storybrooke, Killian Jones.
The Wife by @ineffablecolors: No one knows all that Emma has been through and certainly no one knows all that Killian has been through and being husband and wife doesn’t make them any less unknown to each other. And really, how can you help someone heal when you don’t even know how hurt they are?
Beauty in the Aftermath by @high-seas-swan: Confronted with the sudden appearance of her birth parents, Emma, in a moment of panic, flees. She flees the diner, Storybrooke, the country. She finds herself a day later in the Dublin, Ireland Airport terminal wondering what the hell she has gotten herself into. With some fear, a little determination and a considerable amount of faking it along the way, she sets off on a trip she never planned on taking but needed more than she ever knew. She finds herself, she finds a Brit adrift on his own journey and finds out what home really means.
Playing the Part by @shireness-says: As a stage manager who’s clawed her way up from the bottom, Emma Swan can handle just about anything thrown her way. But does that include handsome lead actor Killian Jones? A CS Broadway AU.
Love, Kindness, and Other Useless Things by @joneskillian: CS AU, set in 1815. Lord Killian Jones is haunted by the demons of his past which makes him nowhere near the man he once was, so he can’t be the father he wants to be. And above all, he believes he is undeserving of love. Perhaps with Emma that is all about to change. But falling in love is never easy, that’s just how it is.
Oh my goodness, this is basically all of my favorite CS fics! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Me when anyone tries to tell me the governor is overreaching when closing non-essential businesses and telling us all to stay home unless absolutely necessary.
Hi there! I know things are difficult and uncertain right now for everyone, so I just wanted to reach out and say I hope you’re staying safe and doing well. I hope you’re able to find something to smile about and do something nice for yourself today. Feel free to let me know if there’s anything I can possibly do for you! ❤️
The Valentine
Summary: Canon divergence from the end of 3a. Pan never escaped Pandora’s box, and thus never cast his curse. Now that Storybrooke is villain-free for the moment, the town can get back to everyday life. As Valentine’s Day approaches, 12 year old Henry makes a Valentine for his crush, Grace–a Valentine that through a mix up, falls into the wrong hands. Can this errant Valentine re-ignite a spark that’s been smoldering since Neverland?
Pairing: Captain Swan (and, I suppose, whatever the ship name for Henry x Grace would be, lol)
Rating: G.
Word Count: ~3400
Big shout out to @sherlockianwhovian for making the banner above and to @imlaxdris71 for beta-ing!
Tagging the usuals: @sailormew4 @annaamell @flslp87 @emmateo26@ @doracianstormrose @bethacaciakay @ultraluckycatnd @effulgentcolors, @ilovemesomekillianjones @kat2609 @brooke-to-broch @missgymgirl @galadriel26 @the-lady-of-misthaven @charmingturkeysandwich @jennjenn615 @laschatzi @kimmy46 @snowbellewells@iamanneenigma @daxx04 @nickillian @a-rose-for-a-savior @in-spirational @gillie @britishguyslover @ginnyjinxedandhanshotritafirst @kmomof4 @linda8084 @golfgirld @captain-swan-coffee @searchingwardrobes @hollyethecurious @laughswaytoomuch@deathbycaptainswan @allyourdarlingswans @killiarious @winterbaby89
Twelve-year-old Henry took a deep breath and looked down at the red, pink and white card in his hand. It was covered with hearts and flowers and a whimsical drawing of cupid with his arrow notched and pointed toward a dark haired boy and a blonde haired girl who were shyly looking up at each other.
His stomach felt funny—like he didn’t know whether he was excited or whether he was about to throw up—as he thought about what he planned to do. What if she didn’t like it? What if she didn’t like him the way he liked her? What if she laughed at him and everybody at school made fun of him?
He didn’t think Grace would do that to him, but you never know. He’d only just gotten over thinking of girls as gross, and honestly, they kind of scared him.
Taking another deep breath and then letting it out, Henry nodded in determination. He’d just survived an adventure on Neverland. He’d been kidnapped by Pan’s minions, and he’d have literally lost his heart if his moms and his dad and the rest of his family hadn’t come to save him. If he was brave enough for that, he was brave enough to let a girl know how he felt about her.
❤️❤️❤️
The whole point was to make her look… less distracting.
To the AO3 commenter who suggested I say “fuck” too much in an M rated story... may I present to you the Self Portrait poem I wrote 11 years ago. Mind the first stanza specifically.
(They said nice things, too, but I can’t get over that the amount of fucks required mentioning when it’s, in my opinion, a perfectly average amount of fucks.)
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