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1. The Watchtower by MLEther

   Fandoms: Once Upon a Time (TV)  

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

   17 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan
   • Evil Queen | Regina Mills
   • Emma Swan
   • Red Riding Hood | Ruby
   • Grumpy | Leroy
   • Huntsman | Sheriff Graham
   • Prince Charming | David Nolan
   • Snow White | Mary Margaret Blanchard
   • Widow Lucas | Granny
   • Maleficent (Once Upon a Time)
   • Pinocchio | August Booth
   • Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time)
   • Daniel Colter
   • Abigail | Kathryn Nolan
   • Wicked Witch of the West | Zelena
   • Lacey (Once Upon a Time)
   • Jiminy Cricket | Archie Hopper
   • Pongo (Once Upon a Time)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Romance
   • Friends to Lovers
   • divorced Regina
   • Fluff
   • on the lighter side of angst
   • Long-Distance Friendship
   • Long-Distance Relationship
   • they will eventually get together IN PERSON
   • radio romance
   • Character Study
   • No Beta
   • Slow Burn
   • haha get it? slow burn?

   Summary

   AU: Emma gets hurt at work and decides to pick up a summer gig working as a remote Fire Lookout in the Montana Rockies. While adjusting to the job, she becomes friends with someone at a neighboring lookout and through the slow passage of time in the middle of nowhere... a relationship is born of late-night radio conversations and snail mail gifts.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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