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2024-11-27
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2025-06-03
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Once Upon a December

Summary:

Twenty years after the fall of Aria Prime’s royal family, rumors of Princess Ginevra being alive start circulating the streets.

Drawn by the dowager queen’s generous reward for the safe return of her daughter, Cassian and Kay see this as the perfect opportunity to get out of the country and turn their lives for the better. When they stumble upon Jyn, a twenty-eight-year-old orphan who has no recollection of her past but who bears a striking resemblance to the long-lost princess, it seems as if their plan will succeed.

Or... the Anastasia Au no one asked for.

Notes:

A Rebelcaptain Anastasia AU no one asked for but that appeared in my mind some weeks ago. It's influenced -specially- by the 1997 movie but it has a few details that belong to the musical. This is only the prologue for now, but chapter one will be coming up soon.

Here’s a link to the moodboard I did for the story.

Special thanks to sissi and ebby for all the support.

Hope you like it :)

Chapter 1: Prologue

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In her dream, it's always snowing.

The frigid winter air slips through the warmth of her clothes, and the nuisance is only stopped when she finds herself wrapped in her parents’ embrace.

It always starts peaceful enough that Jyn never fails to forget it is not a dream but a nightmare.

She is so engrossed in the comfort and security brought by her parents’ presence that their sudden absence feels like a physical hit. It knocks the air out of her lungs and sends a cold shock up her entire system. All of a sudden, loud explosions and screams fill her ears, fire surrounds her from every direction, and she wants to escape, but her legs feel like she’s running in water.

When Jyn finally wakes up, it is with a scream stuck in her throat. She’s a sweating mess, and her nightmare is mostly forgotten save for the urge to run away and the longing for something important she lost along the way.