some_kind_of_stardust



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    Dr Hannibal Lecter MD, infamous yet oddly feted cannibalistic serial killer, receives so much mail while incarcerated at the BSHCI that additional staff have to be employed to sort and vet it.

    It’s not only the amount of correspondence that’s slightly alarming - it’s also the sheer variety. Underwear - both pristine and soiled; artworks - running the gamut from stick figures through to worthy of gallery display; letters with declarations of love, hate and tips on the path to redemption (often involving donating the Chandler Square house as down payment) plus nascent serial killers looking for how-to tips.

    But there’s one item that arrives early every month without fail. And it needs to be delivered to Dr Lecter post-haste.

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    Emma reaches for Regina’s hand again, but Regina’s moved her ice cream to it instead. “Though, I mean, if I were into women, your mom would definitely be first on my list,” Emma tells Henry.

    “I’m flattered,” Regina says dryly.

    Her voice sounds a little strained, and Emma tries to lighten the tone. She hadn’t thought Regina would be uncomfortable with the idea of…well, Henry has two mommies, but the Enchanted Forest had seemed a little regressive. “What? Are you saying I’m not on your list?”

    “Yes, Emma,” Regina says, and she barks out a choked laugh of her own. “If I were into women, you would definitely be on my list.”

    [A year in the lives of Emma and Regina, falling in love all the way through and doing every bit of it backwards.]

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    “I was told a double rush order would be here in twenty minutes or less,” she said coolly, and gestured to the clock on the wall beside them.

    Looking over, Emma saw the face reading 6:45, just a few minutes past the twenty minute deadline. Eyes narrowing slightly, she licked her lips. “Yeah, it’s just a couple minutes past,” Emma said, and shifted her weight to one hip.

    Tilting her chin up slightly she repeated, “Twenty minutes or less,” and Emma felt her head start to pound. What a way to end the day.

    Bike messenger AU, in which Regina is a CEO that enjoys messing with Emma, and Emma does not back down. For the sake of her job, of course, and not because of the way Regina eyes light up when she's angry.

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    24 Sep 2025

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    The King in Yellow had a plan. It worked, and Arthur Lester broke.

    Then it all went to hell.

    A certain Outer God took issue with his favorite show's cancellation, and arrived with certain demands.

    Hastur is furious. His adopted daughter is afraid. John wants to kill his other half; and Arthur has a lot of healing to do in rebuilt Carcosa, in the mystical Dreamlands.

    Forced family is not, as it turns out, a good time for anyone.

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    14 Sep 2025

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    Regina and Emma have just started dating—and everything’s going great… until Snow makes a comment at Granny’s that sets off an entire town-wide debate over which couple represents true True Love. Snow and Charming broke a curse, sure. But Swan Queen? They’ve got emotional healing, dimension-hopping devotion, and at least two people who would literally die for Henry.

    Lines are drawn. Votes are cast. A magical tattoo booth is involved. Zelena opens a betting pool. Granny tackles someone. There are s’mores, sabotaged hayrides, and Regina develops a koala-clinging reflex.

    It’s Storybrooke. Of course this turns into an actual contest.

    But for Regina and Emma, it was never about the title. It was always about each other.

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    24 Aug 2025