TradeMyWillowsForRoses
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He’ll stick to old habits for now.
(As it turns out, however, the old adage remains true. Old habits die hard.)
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15 Feb 2026
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everything looks better (in hindsight) by insanetwin for coffeesometime, PrincessBread
Fandoms: Once Upon a Time (TV)
27 Sep 2020
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Emma almost has everything. She's got a wonderful son, a beautiful, tender friend and co-parent, and a family she can count on. It was all she ever dreamed of, once upon a time. At times, she thinks she finally understands what authors mean when they end their story with: they lived happily ever after.
But the feeling always leaves her by the morning. Sometimes she thinks her real happy ending has disappeared somewhere in the past, somewhere in between the curses and forgotten memories. And now it is only a possibility lost to her memories.
If she could go back...
(or in other words, season 6 emma goes back in time and accidentally makes season 1 regina fall in love with her.)
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29 Dec 2025
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Carol navigates grief, intimacy, and the quiet danger of being given everything she asks for. Waiting for someone to intervene becomes its own kind of ache.
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17 Dec 2025
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“Helen knew how… scared you were. She didn’t want to spook you, which is why she waited. She loved you after knowing you for only a few months, but knew if she took that step forward, you would…”
“But I didn’t,” Carol said. “I didn’t run.”
“No,” Zosia said quietly. “You didn’t.”
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17 Dec 2025
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Carol knows that Zosia’s smiling that eerie smile they can’t get rid of; the reflex-pleasure at taking care of her and working to construct her happiness. Carol hates it less now, can tolerate quite a bit of it, even ask for help on special occasions. It’s a compromise, both their natures must bend for it to work.
___It’s the week of the anniversary of Helen’s death. Carol and Zosia have been companions for over a decade. Carol hasn’t been successful in reversing the merge, and neither has the hivemind in assimilating Carol.
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29 Nov 2025