Hope is the Thing With Feathers: 5/5

Finally, I have finished a WIP! Whoop, whoop! I apologize for the long wait for this chapter. This fic stalled for me, and every time I wrote anything for it, I ended up deleting it. Thank you to my co-creator @hollyethecurious for saving this chapter. The idea of them binding their souls together was her idea, as well as Henry’s place in breaking the curse. If not for her, I might still be staring at a blank word doc! Krystal, I hope you enjoy the ending to your fic!

Summary: Emma and her son Henry move to the tiny, quirky town of Hopeful, Maine for a fresh start. Emma isn’t expecting her son to get obsessed with a haunted castle or for her to get involved with the mysterious, handsome man who lives in the cabin behind it. Emma soon finds that both the castle and the man have secrets she could never have imagined. For @kmomof4 for her birthday.

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Rating: M

Trigger warnings: positive portrayal of past Millian

Words: About 5,000 in this chapter

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Chapter Five: Never Stops at All

There were a lot of ways Emma could have handled the bomb that Belle dropped on her in the library. She could have stayed and had a woman to woman chat about feelings. Nope, scratch that, it had never been Emma’s style. She could have gone to the loft for a hope speech and a cup of cocoa from Mary Margaret. Hell, Emma wouldn’t even have had to tell her anything and Mary Margaret would have offered some sort of motherly comfort. But school wasn’t out yet, which meant MM was still at Hopeful Elementary with her third grade class.

People in mature relationships probably would have gone to their significant other and had a meaningful conversation. Emma had been drawn to Killian’s side, that much was true, but the minute he opened the door, every word she had rehearsed in her drive there flew out of her head.

Instead, she had grabbed him and kissed him like her life depended on it. Every time he pulled back and tried to speak, she had silenced him with her lips against his. Killian had willingly gone where she led him, which was straight to his bed.

Again, probably not the best way to deal with her rampant feelings.

Now she lay in his arms, both of them sated and relaxed. Well, he was relaxed anyway, sighing against her hair. Did he know that ending his curse would allow him to move on? Did he even care about leaving her? Emma swallowed against the lump in her throat. The urge to run, to flee welled up inside of her.

Then she remembered his words on the hilltop and at Milah’s grave. She turned in his embrace, running her fingers along his jawline, tracing the scar on his cheek. He smiled tenderly at her.

She licked her lips. “What do you think will happen if we find a way to break your curse?”

Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom Com: Sleepless in Seattle 2/3

Rating: G for this story, but most of the stories in Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom-Com are rated T

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Emma’s tires screeched as she flew into the space in the overnight parking deck. She grabbed her purse, frantically checking to make sure they had everything: keys, tickets, cash, her driver’s license, Dramamine in case of turbulence.

“Okay, kid,” she told Henry as she jumped out of the car, “we’re going to be racing to the terminal like in Home Alone. You ready?”

“I guess,” Henry grumbled.

“Seriously?” Emma couldn’t help snapping as she yanked their suitcase from her trunk. “Walsh got you a trip to Disney World for Christmas, and you’re having an attitude?”

Henry crossed his arms in front of him petulantly. “My affections cannot be bought.”

Emma rolled her eyes as she shoved Henry’s suitcase into his hands. “Where in the world do you get your vocabulary?”

“I read, Mom.”

Emma ran for the parking deck elevator. “It’s the happiest place on earth. Can you at least try to enjoy it?”

“You think Walsh might get tied up at work and not be able to join us? Cause that would make me very happy!”

Emma rubbed her forehead wearily as she jabbed at the elevator button. God, she and Walsh weren’t even married yet, and Henry’s stepchild syndrome was already giving her a migraine.

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The post-holiday crowd at the Boston airport jostled their way through the baggage claim area. That was probably why Alice’s father had a firm grip on her hand, though she felt she was far too old for such things. They had arrived yesterday to unpack the boxes that had been shipped to Uncle Liam and Aunt Elsa’s new apartment and to make sure the furniture had been delivered. It had been hard work but fun, with pizza and camping out on the living room floor.

Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom Com: Sleepless in Seattle 1/3

I imagine that those of you who know me well laughed when I said that this Sleepless in Seattle AU would be a one-shot. I honestly should have known this would get away from me. But it will only be three parts because I already have a lot of the rest written.

Part one follows the movie very closely, but the rest will not. This is also my first time writing Knightrook. Though I’m not overall a fan of season 7, I couldn’t help adoring Alice/Tilly and her relationship with her father. It seemed like the most logical parent/child relationship for this fic. I also wanted a childhood friendship like Jonah and Jessica in the movie, so in future chapters look for Alice and Henry to become partners in crime.

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The thing about being ten is that people – well, grownups – tend to assume you aren’t paying attention. Especially when you’re a ten-year-old boy with your eyes glued to your Gameboy. Which is why Henry Swan’s Aunt Mary Margaret didn’t think anything of it when she started talking to his mother Emma about love and magic.

Mary Margaret was one of those glass half full people, so naturally she assumed when her sister announced her engagement to Walsh Oaken, that Emma was head over heels, madly in love. Henry could have told her differently, but again, no one thought he was paying attention. His mom knew he couldn’t stand Walsh; Uncle David knew he couldn’t stand Walsh, even Aunt Mary Margaret knew. But everyone assumed he wouldn’t like anyone his mother dated, so no one thought to ask his opinion on the matter.

Okay, so that wasn’t entirely true. His mom of course wanted to make sure he was okay with accepting Walsh’s proposal. “It’s not like he’s trying to be your dad,” she was quick to assure him, “you still come first, and the buck stops with me when it comes to raising you. But he’s nice, right? And responsible, and trustworthy . . .”