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• Kingdom of the Land and Sea by exvellq

  Fandoms: Once Upon a Time (TV)  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/F
  • Complete Work

  09 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan
  • Evil Queen | Regina Mills & Henry Mills
  • Evil Queen | Regina Mills & Henry Mills & Emma Swan
  • Evil Queen | Regina Mills
  • Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time)
  • Emma Swan
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Family Fluff
  • post Neverland
  • Alternate Universe - Mermaid
  • (regina and henry have a beach day)
  • (emma shows up later)
  • Swan-Mills Family (Once Upon a Time)

  Summary

  AU where Regina was the princess of the lost kingdom of Catalia + Mills beach day.

  Henry noticed a lot of things about his mom when they went to the beach. From her somber eyes to her skill in the water, and the white tattoos that always caught his eye. Now that he knew the truth behind Storybrooke, he couldn't help but want to discover the truth about the oceanic tattoos that covered his mom's back.

  Or

  When a beach trip turns into a journey into the past, Henry discovers a new hidden truth about his mom—one that even his storybook never told.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Kingdom of the Land and Sea

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  10,306

  Chapters:

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  Kudos:

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  Bookmarks:

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