she will always be madame mayor to me

Love Mends A Broken Heart | realJane91

DIVORCE | Blulili

Marital Property | kfizzlewizzle92

A Second Try | Ash M. Knight

Nobody’s Perfect | BrittanaSantittany11111

Story of the Caged Bird | cuzo

somewhere, someone must know the ending | maleficently

Blue Valentine | not-the-saviour

Divertere | fictorium

Henry’s Gift | hunnyfresh

i could give you my apologies | broken-social-contract

Finding you in this mess called life | Maura-Jane95

A Sorta Fairytale | vargagirl

Missing You | dreams and fantasies

Hi! I believe I found your fic - and I read it and it was so freaking cute! I love Friends/Chandler + Monica so very happy you brought this up. :)

The One with the Sheriff and the Mayor | starsthatburn

Love Mends A Broken Heart | realJane91

DIVORCE | Blulili

Marital Property | kfizzlewizzle92

A Second Try | Ash M. Knight

Nobody’s Perfect | BrittanaSantittany11111

Story of the Caged Bird | cuzo

somewhere, someone must know the ending | maleficently

Blue Valentine | not-the-saviour

Divertere | fictorium

Henry’s Gift | hunnyfresh

i could give you my apologies | broken-social-contract

Finding you in this mess called life | Maura-Jane95

A Sorta Fairytale | vargagirl

Missing You | dreams and fantasies

Hey :) I’m not sure if this is the same one you’re looking for but this one sounds really similar and DESTROYED MY LIFE! It was so freaking good & now I need to go read it again.

Everything looks better (in hindsight) | insanetwin

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...

This is arguably one of the best fanfics ever written in the history of the world. If anyone needs a fic to get them back into the SQ world, this is probably the perfect one!

A Fine Line | hunnyfresh

Slay me weaponless | coalitiongirl

5a rewrite.

Camelot…idyllic, beautiful, and laden with mystery. This is the place where Emma might be saved from the spirits of the Dark Ones that haunt her. But there are menacing forces at work, and Regina is surrounded by palace intrigue in which everyone has an unspoken agenda– even the woman she’s trying to save.

Six weeks later, Regina and the others wake up in Storybrooke with no memory of what transpired in Camelot. What they do know: Emma is no longer the woman that they’d loved. She is bent on vengeance that will bring Storybrooke to its knees. It’s very possible that she can never be saved.

Leaving Storybrooke | daykestrel

Your Name Is Regina Mills | 13pens

Borderline | entre-lagrimas-y-suspiros

Sequestered | I.heart.mean.girls

A Ledger Squared In Blood by Scribes and Scrolls Epub // x ; Mobi // x ; Pdf // x

Fragments Of A Life Less Lived by heartsways Epub // x ; Mobi // x ; Pdf // x

This post will be updated daily and these are some fics I read through my days in this amazing fandom. I hope you love them as much as I do/did. 

Desperate Measures - Dakota829Snow (Complete, Rated K+)

Emma is frustrated that no one believes Regina is her true love. She takes matters into her own hands to try and prove she’s right. SwanQueen.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9255020/1/Desperate-Measures

The Last Resort - Dakota829Snow (Complete, Rated K+)

When Snow realizes Gold is after Regina and Emma’s truelove children, the family will do anything to keep them safe-including sending them back in time to the care of their former selves. [The (sort-of) sequel to “Desperate Measures.”]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9334566/1/The-Last-Resort

Operation Wings - Dakota829Snow (Complete, Rated M)

There’s only one way for Tinkerbell to earn back her wings: complete the task of finding Regina’s soul mate. Swan Queen, Post-Neverland.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10001930/1/Operation-Wings

The Landing Spot - Dakota829Snow (Complete, Rated T)

Emma can’t control her magic; every night it brings her to Regina. “Magic understands what your heart wants, even when your mind doesn’t.” SwanQueen, obviously.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9182261/1/The-Landing-Spot

Meet Me Halfway - Hunnyfresh (Complete, Rated M)

Emma Swan works hard every night as a bartender, struggling to raise her son and save up enough to own her own bar. Regina Mills is an upper class New York photographer who wouldn’t normally spare a second glance at people below her. When their paths cross, their lives adapt to each other, but how much are they willing to change?

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9317551/1/Meet-Me-Halfway

Letters From War - Hunnyfresh (Complete, Rated M)

Emma is a soldier on reserve in Fort Benning. Regina is the Mayor of Storybrooke. Through a pen pal program designed to ease the ache of homesick soldiers, Emma and Regina begin sending letters to one another as their relationship grows from cordial acquaintance to something neither woman would have expected - until the letters stop coming.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10075655/1/Letters-from-War

Incoming Messages - Hunnyfresh (Complete, Rated M)

Ruby makes Emma a dating profile. The only catch is that she’s listed as a guy. That wouldn’t be such a problem if Emma hadn’t found Regina’s profile and begins communicating with the Mayor

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8849354/1/Incoming-Messages

Cheerleaders and Nerds - Chrmdpoet (Complete, Rated T)

Regina Mills is at the top of the high-school food chain-attractive, popular, and head cheerleader. Emma Swan is at the bottom-the class’s biggest nerd whom the popular kids just love to tease. Regina, however, harbors a secret crush on the nerdy blonde. Will she defy the high-school hierarchy and risk her reputation to be with Emma? High School AU.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10276748/1/Cheerleaders-and-Nerds

The Princess and The Prisoner - Chrmdpoet (Complete, Rated M)

Young Princess Emma grew up on tales of the Evil Queen. When she, as a child, discovers Regina is captive in her Castle’s dungeon, she begins visiting her in secret. Regina indulges Emma’s curiosity and grows to love the child immensely, a love which grows and evolves as Emma ages, eventually developing into a romance, which could finally grant her freedom from her magical prison.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9425314/1/The-Princess-and-The-Prisoner

Playing the Game - Chrmdpoet (Complete, Rated M)

The tension was exquisite, building with every passing glance, every vicious remark, every heatedly locked gaze, and every manipulative move made. Regina and Emma’s fist fight leads to a frenzied night of violent and passionate sex, as that tension finally explodes between them. [An extension of episode 1x07]. Pure Smut. One-Shot. Rated M for content-violence, language, and sex.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9718790/1/Playing-the-Game

The Secret’s in the Telling - Pyrophoric (Complete, Rated T)

AU. Post-curse. “It’s the sixth of October. A pivotal moment in Storybrooke’s history and the turning point in Regina Mills’ life. And it all began with a spell, a Sheriff, and a thief.” Eventual Swan Queen.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8635485/1/The-Secret-s-in-the-Telling

The Collar - littledragonflyson (Incomplete, Rated M)

When Queen Regina threatened to cast her curse the Charmings sent their baby to safety in another world. But, the curse was never cast. Six years later the Queen seeks to retrieve the child, instead enter Emma Swan age 24, who intrigues Regina enough to make her an offer- become her slave for a year in exchange for a trip home. But, who really benefits from the deal? Ft Red Beauty

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9372155/1/The-Collar

The Diary of a Queen’s Pet - Scarlette-Rayne (Complete, Rated M)

“My name is Emma. I know how strange it is that I don’t have a family name but I don’t. My name has always been just Emma. I have decided as it were to write down my life’s story. Perhaps it’s time I start at the beginning and hopefully by then you’ll grow to understand just what it is that has made me into what I am; the dark queen’s favorite pet.”

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8790144/1/The-Diary-of-A-Queen-s-Pet

Miles To Go - RhysMerilot (Complete, Rated M)

Everyone has their own story, this one is theirs and it paints the picture of a love story that spans over two decades, with all the ups and downs and everything else in between. SwanQueen AU

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10627277/1/Miles-to-Go

Butterfly Effect - misscanteloupe (Complete, Rated M)

In her final year of college, Emma finds she has more to account for than the extra credits she needs in order to graduate. Only… she doesn’t expect it to come in the form of her newest instructor, Professor Regina Mills. Complete. AU Swan Queen

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10161166/1/Butterfly-Effect

The Storybrooke Connection - Absedarian (Complete, Rated M)

Film noir AU set in 1934: Regina is a nightclub owner, and Emma is a pilot. Or are they? What secrets do they hold? What lies hidden behind the quaint small town facade? SQ, rating subject to change. Based on 2 manips that can be found on my tumblr (absedarian(.)tumblr(.)com/post/69713364861). Chapter titles are songs from 1934. The beautiful cover was made by kayryn on tumblr. :)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9954128/1/The-Storybrooke-Connection

Teacher’s Pet - RegalChromaggia69 (Complete, Rated M)

Emma Swan is starting her senior year. Her friends tell her about the Creative Writing teacher that she has on her schedule and how no one had passed her class with an A, not even her bookworm friend, Belle. What will she do? And who exactly is this ‘bitchy Evil Queen’ as they claim her to be? SwanQueen. Student/Teacher. M for language and future chapters.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10015563/1/Teacher-s-Pet

Teasing Is Our Game - HeleSL (Complete, Rated M)

With 19 years, Emma is in senior year. What is her surprise when she sees her new stunning math teacher. AU, really. I’m not good at summaries, just read and I hope you like it!

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8676608/1/Teasing-is-our-game

That Drunken Night (I Hardly Remember) - Corikane (Complete, Rated M)

Emma’s wasted and accidentally calls Regina instead of her mom. And Regina isn’t as loathe to talk to the blonde as she usually pretends. Did things change between them so radically while they were in Neverland? (No copyright infringement intended.)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10004568/1/That-Drunken-Night-I-Hardly-Remember

Last Thing You’ll Do - Calliope-Plantain (Complete, Rated M)

Regina could say her life was perfect… and then it got turned upside down. *Established Swan Queen*

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9804527/1/Last-Thing-You-ll-Do

I Love College Rooming Arrangements - The Regalist (Complete, Rated M)

Emma Swan is an orphan who finally gets to rid herself of her past to chase her dream of going to college to become a cop. Upon her arrival to Storybrooke University, she finds herself rooming with none other than the Mayor’s daughter, Regina Mills. A notoriously stunning snob who has Emma completely confused and captivated upon their first encounter. Their living together initiates an unusual friendship that sparks into something more.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/2162652/chapters/4728285

Story Of The Caged Bird - Cuzo (Complete, Rated M)

Emma is released from prison after serving a five year sentence. Her wife, Regina, who she has been married to for 13 years, -8 if you minus the time in prison-, is still angry from her absence and asks for a divorce. Can their love pull through? Will they be able to work together to rekindle their tainted love? Warning: May experience extreme SwanQueen feels. Rated M, AU

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9177042/1/Story-of-the-Caged-Bird

Tame The Dragon - Morshon (Complete, Rated M)

Emma finally comes up with the perfect plan to get Regina to go on a date with her: Ask. Now she just needs her to say yes. Takes place in a happy future post-cora and with a more mature Henry who doesn’t hate his mom. Rated M for sexy SQ times. This story now has a sequel “Taming a Little Dragon.”

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9048660/1/Tame-the-Dragon

Flight SQA016 - CurvyPragmatist (Complete, Rated M)

Emma Swan has recently taken a job with Crown Airlines working in the first class cabin flying from New York to London. Regina Mills is a literal high-flying business executive with terrible social skills. Alternative Universe, no curse, no magic, no Storybrooke. Slowburn SwanQueen.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11193254/1/Flight-SQA016

Sequestered - i.heart.mean.girls (Complete, Rated M)

Slightly AU - The curse is still in place and Henry has yet to go searching for his birth mother. Regina is forced to leave Storybrooke following an unexpected event, and meets Emma. What would have happened if Emma and Regina hadn’t gotten off on the wrong foot? 100% Swan Queen. Rated M for language and sexytimes in later chapters.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8910256/1/Sequestered

Coveted - i.heart.mean.girls (Complete, Rated M)

Set before the curse breaks. An accident leads Emma to discover Regina’s secret and she goes to great lengths to use it to gain leverage against the mayor. Emma slowly becomes fixated on her plan, putting everything she has built in Storybrooke, including her relationship with Ruby, at risk. Rated M for language and sexytimes.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8786257/1/Coveted

Not A Fairy Tale Romance - Seriousish (Complete, Rated M)

Emma has always annoyed Regina. The way she dresses. The way she talks. The way Regina’s in love with her…

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7773232/1/Not-A-Fairy-Tale-Romance

The Wicked Stepmother - Seriousish (Complete, Rated M)

When the Evil Queen catches baby Emma along with Snow White, she decides on a new revenge. In Storybrooke, Snow White will be allowed to raise her daughter… but on her eighteenth birthday, Regina will come for her. Emma might just enjoy that.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8722134/1/The-Wicked-Stepmother

Shadow Haven - Delirious-Comfort (Incomplete, Rated M)

Emma Swan is a PR agent who is sent on a holiday by her boss. Regina Mills is the owner of a private island named Shadow Haven. There is more to Regina than initially meets the eye. This story dips heavily into the BDSM subculture. Swan Queen romance / BDSM story.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11234487/1/Shadow-Haven

The Bucket List - Hunnyfresh (Incomplete, Rated M)

Regina Mills is in the midst of a midlife crisis where she finds herself doing the same things every day. After creating a bucket list, her best friend of twenty years, Emma Swan, seeks to help her complete the list, though they both cross off more than they expected.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11545282/1/The-Bucket-List

FindLove - ScarletGypsy (Incomplete, Rated M)

27 year old, Emma Swan is hidden in the shadows of her best friend, the ladies man, August Booth. To help his friend find romance, he creates a FindLove dating profile. Emma does find someone she’s interested in, but she lives in Maine. Despite the distance, they engage in a relationship, but as the two come closer together, Emma fears her biggest secret could tear them apart…

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11605527/1/FindLove

Spag Bol to Sticky Date: Emma Swan’s Culinary Guide to Wooing a Mayor - Scribes and Scrolls (Complete, Rated M)

Emma, not exactly the world’s best cook, tries to apologise to the mayor through food. But it doesn’t exactly go to plan. Pure fluff. Post curse. Pre SQ (then SQ).

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9939774/1/Spag-Bol-to-Sticky-Date-Emma-Swan-s-Culinary-Guide-to-Wooing-a-Mayor

The Debt - Scribes and Scrolls (Complete, Rated M)

Set just after the curse breaks, Emma hunts down Regina, who is preparing to flee. Sparks will fly. Eventual Swan Queen.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8126674/1/The-Debt

A Ledger Squared In Blood - Scribes and Scrolls (Complete, Rated M)

This is the sequel to The Debt. Read that story first or this will make little sense. Emma prepares to head home to Storybrooke filled with questions, anger and pain about Regina’s actions, as she figures out what to do next. Swan Queen again … eventually.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8294827/1/A-Ledger-Squared-In-Blood

Secret Santa -  WishIwasBo16 (Complete, Rated T)

When they get back from Neverland, (no body swap pan) the Charmings find out that their loft was giving away to the Darlings. Regina invites Emma to stay with her but what happens when the Charmings tag along. At a celebratory dinner, the guest partake in a Secret Santa. (A Christmas Swan Queen fic)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9901943/1/Secret-Santa

Almost Home - Chrmdpoet (Complete, Rated T)

Emma Swan met Regina Mills at the Almost Home Orphanage for children under the age of twelve when she was six years old and Regina was seven, and they didn’t like one another very much at first.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10911521/1/Almost-Home

The Loudest Silence - Olivia Janae (Complete, Rated M)

New to Chicago Emma, a professional cellist, is shocked to find that a beautiful deaf woman is her new president of the board. As their friendship grows Emma begins to wonder, what does it look like when a world of sound and a world of silence meet somewhere in the middle? SwanQueen AU

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11189662/1/The-Loudest-Silence

Culltown - Violetscented (Rated M)

Loosely based on a prompt regarding one of the canon couples being in couple’s therapy ending up with a SwanQueen romance. It’s set it in another realm, where Emma, Regina & Hook end up after chasing a character through a portal. This world is a dark cityscape where the 3 of them have to battle amnesia & the wish to go home to a place they can’t quite remember. SQ but mentions CS.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11138789/1/

Rain Comin’ Down - writetherest (Rated M)

Holding Emma, soaked to the bone, as they danced among the rain drops was the best moment that Regina could remember, besides the moment that Henry had first been placed in her arms.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7848778/1/Rain-Comin-Down

Nobody Will Oppose - writetherest (Rated M)

In the week that has passed, it seems like every citizen of Storybrooke has somehow or another brought up the idea of her and Regina being in a relationship. / Swan Queen pairing - The town’s on board, so why aren’t they?

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7785515/1/Nobody-Will-Oppose

Safe - SgtMac (Rated T)

Afraid of what she’ll do to MM, Emma and Henry kidnap an enraged and heartbroken Regina and take her out of Storybrooke so that she can heal in a place without magic. Along the way, they help each other deal with the traumas and mistakes of their pasts and move towards a possible future together as a family. Post THE MILLER’S DAUGHTER. Semi-graphic slow burn SQ. Now Complete.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9104160/1/Safe 

Bluest of Grey Skies - RhysMerilot (Rated M)

In the 1970’s, Sheriff Mills is new in town and on the job, and has become the first woman to work at the station. Amongst discrimination, harassment and lack of respect, there is also someone new in town, a single mother, and Regina soon realizes that the issues she faces with her job are going to become the very least of her problems… [Complete]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11269125/1/Bluest-of-Grey-Skies 

I’m Gonna Teach You (All About Love) - writetherest (Rated K+)

Miss Swan – looking so much not like a teacher that he suddenly worries about it in her bare feet and jean capris and messy bun that can’t contain all her curls because some of them are falling down around her face – notices his mom too. Her reaction is very different than any other teacher’s has ever been.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10023366/1/I-m-Gonna-Teach-You-All-About-Love

The Art Of Being Extraordinary - purplehershey (Rated T)

AU. Henry, age 23, decides to give the crowd what they want, what they really want. A story. So he tells them the only one he knows: the greatest love story of all time, and it just so happens, that this love story is his mothers’. Henry’s on and off POV. WARNING: VERY ANGSTY MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN A CHARACTER DEATH

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10971727/1/The-Art-of-Being-Extraordinary

Who Needs Shelter - deemn (Rated M)

Two years post-S2 Finale. Storybrooke has settled back into the routines of small town life and no one is really willing to shatter the illusion that everything is just fine.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9516013/1/Who-Needs-Shelter

Black Lace – Standbackufools (Rated M)

Emma and Henry find a way around the ‘no visiting’ rule involving binoculars and the walkie talkie. Emma’s attention is fully on her son, she truly doesn’t intend to watch Regina at all. At least until the mayor begins undressing in front of her window..

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7868630/1/Black-Lace

My Enemy’s Enemy – Egoperceptum (Rated M)

After her mother’s death, Regina finds a terrible surprise hidden among the witch’s belongings. Unfortunately, the only one able to cure her from the ailment is Emma…if she agrees. Strong language and mature themes. First stab at SwanQueen :)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9212841/1/My-Enemy-s-Enemy

Side By Side – EvilRegal98 (Rated M)

Emma Swan was living a fairly normal life in Boston. She had an apartment that overlooked the skyline, a job and a boyfriend, even though he lived in another state. Taking everything into account, she was happy. That was until a beautiful and pregnant brunette appeared on her doorstep, claiming that Emma had stolen her husband. AU (currently rewriting some parts/removing mistakes)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9996279/1/Side-By-Side

Take Me Home Tonight – ScarletGypsy (Rated M)

Not your typical Student/Teacher AU. Over her winter break, Emma Swan has a spontaneous one night stand with a stranger on Christmas Eve. At the turn of the new year, she heads back to school to only be greeted by a new young and gorgeous World History teacher, the one and only…her holiday hook-up. Now the two must deal with the conflicting situation and rising sexual tension.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11523540/1/Take-Me-Home-Tonight

Bad Teachers – crackedconcrete (Rated T)

AU/SwanQueen/Emma-POV - Contract teacher Emma Swan has bagged herself a fill in job at her son’s school, Story Brooke College. Emma thinks she can handle the extremely flirtatious and persistent Head Mistress, Regina Mills, for a couple of weeks there, because a gorgeous woman like Regina is straight…right?

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10568492/1/Bad-Teachers

Henry’s Gift – Hunnyfresh (Rated T)

-AU- There is no curse. There are only people, circumstance and heartbreak. Henry seeks to reunite his divorced mothers if it’s the last thing he does.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8489039/1/Henry-s-Gift

Reset – CurvyPragmatisti (Rated M)

Following the breaking of the curse everyone in Storybrooke is finding their happy ending, with one exception. Resigning herself to having lost Henry’s love and respect forever, Regina decides there is only one path available to her.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10935241/1/Reset

Making Exceptions – misquotesandeightnotes (Rated M)

No magic. Multi-chap. College AU: Emma Swan is a culinary arts student. Regina Mills is her English teacher. Story progresses from there, if you can dig what I’m getting at. :)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10596046/1/Making-Exceptions

Hide and Seek – Absedarian (Rated M)

Regina realizes some things in Neverland, all of which lead her to the conclusion that she doesn’t want to stand in the way of what she thinks is Henry’s and Emma’s happy ending. She decides to leave but is that really what they want? And why is Snow suddenly acting strange? SQ, post-Neverland, no Re-Curse. Side order of Red Beauty, if you squint.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9989164/1/Hide-and-Seek

A Ripple In Time – Chrmdpoet (Rated T)

Emma is on her way to Granny’s when a teen version of Regina Mills seemingly pops out of thin air and smacks right into her. Emma and present-day Regina must work together to figure out why the curious young teen is there and how to send her back before the past is irreparably changed, thus altering their entire lives in the present. Young!Regina AU. Rated T, subject to change.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10276765/3/A-Ripple-In-Time

Whispers In The Night – Delirious-Comfort (Rated M)

(Complete) AU. “Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” ― Leo Tolstoy. Emma joins a grief support group, after the loss of her best friend, where she meets Regina. They share their heartbreaking stories and an intimate friendship ensues. Swan Queen romance story.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11167319/1/Whispers-In-The-Night

Wedding Crasher – misscanteloupe (Rated M)

Regina hires Emma via Craigslist to be the worst possible date to her sister’s wedding so her mother would stop meddling in her love life. Things don’t go as planned. Oneshot. AU Swan Queen

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11186427/1/Wedding-Crasher

Magnum Opus – misscanteloupe (Rated M) 

Emma is an art student struggling to get by in the world. Regina Mills is the beautiful nude model she sort of, kind of… accidentally falls in love with. AU Swan Queen.

B/C I KNOW Y’ALL ARE TIRED OF LOOKING FOR SWANQUEEN FANFIC RECS ON TUMBLR SO HERES THE GOOD SHIT.

all of these are in english

if you have any recommendations or additions, please let me know!

some fanfictions that i originally planned to include on this list were deleted by their authors :( 

CLASSICS (favorites)

The Art Of Being Extraordinary - if you haven’t read this already, wyd? The ending will destroy you - be prepared to cry. 

Letters From War - another extremely well known fic among swen. a heart-wrenching and beautifully written AU fic. even if AUs aren’t your thing, seriously, give this one a try.

Emma is a soldier on reserve in Fort Benning. Regina is the Mayor of Storybrooke. Through a pen pal program designed to ease the ache of homesick soldiers, Emma and Regina begin sending letters to one another as their relationship grows from cordial acquaintance to something neither woman would have expected - until the letters stop coming.

A Trail Of Destruction - DEFINITELY a classic imo. this is one of my favorite fanfictions of all time.

A hostage situation in City Hall leaves behind a battered, broken sheriff, and a mayor wracked with guilt. Trigger warnings for violence and gun threats and general angst. Slow-burn swan queen.

Miles To Go - AU; emma and regina meet at a party and the rest is history. this ones pretty long (80 chapters), but so worth the read! angsty & lots of ‘sexy times’ 

Everyone has their own story, this one is theirs and it paints the picture of a love story that spans over two decades, with all the ups and downs and everything else in between. SwanQueen AU  

Of Love and Loathing - a lot of angry sex in the beginning, which eventually turns into lovey sex. another well known and well written fic - this author is one of my favorites. *reaaallyyy hot smut 

“I have been sleeping with someone,” Regina began tentatively, an acute awareness that once she said the words out loud that the madness behind her highly unorthodox situation became all the more real, “whom I absolutely loathe.” •Emma/Regina•

Meet me Halfway - one of the first swan queen fan fictions i ever read! still a classic to this day. AU

Emma Swan works hard every night as a bartender, struggling to raise her son and save up enough to own her own bar. Regina Mills is an upper class New York photographer who wouldn’t normally spare a second glance at people below her. When their paths cross, their lives adapt to each other, but how much are they willing to change?

Love Undefined - in the process of re-reading this one because of how much i love it. angsty as hell but such a beautiful story.

It’s been eight years since the last time Regina and Emma saw each other, eight years since Emma lost part of her happiness, her family, and everything fell apart. But she hasn’t forgotten those three years in New York, or any of what Regina had brought into her life. A late night phone call to Regina takes Emma back eleven years to when they met, saved each other from loneliness, and Emma started learning what it meant to live. She relives the moments that had changed her life for the better, and even the ones that had hurt.

Teacher’s Pet - KNOWN AS THE ONE TEACHER/STUDENT FANFIC THAT EVERYONE HAS READ. 

Emma Swan is starting her senior year. Her friends tell her about the Creative Writing teacher that she has on her schedule and how no one had passed her class with an A, not even her bookworm friend, Belle. What will she do? And who exactly is this ‘bitchy Evil Queen’ as they claim her to be? SwanQueen. Student/Teacher. M for language and future chapters.

Lost in Translation - i wasn’t sure about this before reading it but i LOVED it. the description pretty much sums it up.

AU. Regina is deaf. Emma is the only one who refuses to give her pity. In response, Regina is thrilled by this new challenge and the stand-offs commence, but over time she finds out there is more to the blonde woman than just a target to throw a stinging quip and pointed glare at.

Send Up a Signal - emma and regina are actresses and their fans ship them with each other. ;)

Emma Swan is catapulted into stardom, the newest lead actress on a sanitized show featuring modern fairytales. Regina Mills is a long-undermined star with a chip on her shoulder and a thousand reasons why she’s invested. Naturally, they loathe each other on sight.Their characters’ fanbases, however, have other ideas.

Reset - SO. GOOD. 95 chapters. if you’re looking for long fanfics, this is for you. 

Following the breaking of the curse everyone in Storybrooke is finding their happy ending, with one exception. Resigning herself to having lost Henry’s love and respect forever, Regina decides there is only one path available to her.

Take Me Home Tonight - AU!! lots of smut :) this is a newer one that i’ve seen around twitter and tumblr and i really enjoyed it! this one’s pretty short (14 chapters)

AU: Nineteen year old Emma Swan is a senior at the exclusive all girls boarding school, Foxhaven Academy. When her friends find out she’s a virgin they send her to the city to find a guy to take her v-card. But Emma is more interested in a sexy older woman she meets in a bar. A SwanQueen story.

The Staircase - non-consensual sex in the first chapter, so please be aware of that; its not for eveyone. this story is very dark but has a happy ending i promise!

Regina could still smell her cologne and feel the cheap pleather pressing into her back. The brunette sucked in a breath. She was still lying on the floor at the staircase’s base and she stared back up at it. Everything was different now. Changed. She felt broken by what had just happened, appalled and enraged, dirty. WARNING: NC17 for non-consensual sex. Dark. (But gets lighter.)

the trouble with emma - very very well known within the swan queen community. i’ll be honest, i never really got into the story but i can acknowledge that it is the most well-written fanfiction i have read to date. the author is truly talented. (the first in a series of fanfics)

Post ep 4x23, Emma becomes the Dark One and learns nothing is quite as it seems or as simple as black versus white. When Regina removes the curse no one in Storybrooke is prepared for the far reaching fallout which leaves none of their lives unaltered or untouched, least of all Regina’s.

SMUT 

shadow haven  - the one smut fic everyone has read.

Emma Swan is a PR agent who is sent on a holiday by her boss. Regina Mills is the owner of a private island named Shadow Haven. There is more to Regina than initially meets the eye. This story dips heavily into the BDSM subculture. Swan Queen romance / BDSM story.

the wicked stepmother - the one kinky fic everyone has read- or attempted to. i couldn’t get through the whole thing but the first few chapters,,, holy hell.

When the Evil Queen catches baby Emma along with Snow White, she decides on a new revenge. In Storybrooke, Snow White will be allowed to raise her daughter… but on her eighteenth birthday, Regina will come for her. Emma might just enjoy that.

in control  - Regina had never been in the habit of relinquishing control, but when it came to Emma Swan, she was starting to find out that giving in had its benefits. - Established Swan Queen - One Shot. Rated M for language and content.

the collar - It will carry strong mature themes as well as a Mistress/Slave relationship but it is also a lot more than that. However, as a warning this story will celebrate the shades of grey of our favourite couple as they find their way to each other and will deal with darker elements of their characters. Emma’s history differs a little from canon but will be covered by the story but there is no Henry and she is an adult in this fiction.

a little taste  - author of A Fine Line and Letters from War. 

Emma has been desperate to know what it’s like to kiss the smirk off of Regina Mills, but when she finally gets the chance, it doesn’t seem to be enough.

tempest - A storm ushers in an expected opportunity for Regina to finally rid herself of Emma Swan. She will posses the sheriff’s heart and then crush it. But what happens when nothing goes as planned? Rated M for language and Swan Queen sexytimes.

come on be nice - Regina has decided that the quickest way to get rid of Emma Swan is to scare off the commitment phobic woman with a come-on. This, as with many of Regina’s plans, does not go as, well, planned. Rated M for Swan Queen sex.

black lace - Emma and Henry find a way around the ‘no visiting’ rule involving binoculars and the walkie talkie. Emma’s attention is fully on her son, she truly doesn’t intend to watch Regina at all. At least until the mayor begins undressing in front of her window..

dirty words - Regina is plagued by thoughts of a certain blonde. Deciding she is in need of cathartic release, she writes a quick narrative in hopes of cleansing her system. However, by a happy accident, the story falls into the wrong hands. What will Emma do with this new and intriguing insight into the mayor’s mind?

damn you, miss swan -  Emma visits the mayor one night with a bottle of wine to cheer her up. Anger issues and smeared lippy ensues. WARNING: Includes a non-explicit passing reference to rape. This is my first story. A/N Jan 2015: Way back when I wrote this, no one knew anyone’s back stories, so I just made up stuff. Don’t be upset for canon divergence if you read it now. It wasn’t canon then.

mirror tricks - The Evil Queen has made her way to Storybrooke, but she only seems to be interested in one thing: Emma. When Regina realises this, her jealousy starts to get the better of her.

my enemy’s enemy - After her mother’s death, Regina finds a terrible surprise hidden among the witch’s belongings. Unfortunately, the only one able to cure her from the ailment is Emma…if she agrees. Strong language and mature themes. First stab at SwanQueen :)

ANGST

to remember her happy ending - “She doesn’t even remember her family! How am I going to explain this to her when she hates me!” She was falling apart now. The way the women in the other room had just looked at her, with such disdain. That wasn’t her wife. That was the Mayor, the Evil Queen maybe…but not her wife.

for endings are where we begin - Regina Mills is your average working mom - she spends long hours at her bakery, loves her son Henry with all that she is, and can touch dead things and bring them back to life.Emma Swan is an orphan, an ex-convict, and a bail bondsperson residing in Massachusetts. She is also currently dead.This is the story of how they meet.

the loudest silence - New to Chicago Emma, a professional cellist, is shocked to find that a beautiful deaf woman is her new president of the board. As their friendship grows Emma begins to wonder, what does it look like when a world of sound and a world of silence meet somewhere in the middle? SwanQueen AU

broken - 16 year Emma Swan is a preachers daughter on a tight leash, what happens when Regina Mills returns to town, dark, mysterious and dangerous? Will her father’s expectations take over or will Emma follow her heart? Is Regina legit or is Emma cute little pawn? Will Emma be able to love Regina for who she is or will her dark past ruin it ALL! SwanQueen G!P Some BDSM

bring her home - Cora’s dead. Henry lives with the Charmings. Regina continues spiraling through grief and loss and hatred. Then Emma suddenly falls unconscious and Henry shows up at Regina’s door because he needs her help to bring Emma back. Reluctantly, Regina embarks on a wild swan chase through Emma’s mind, a whirlwind of ‘roads‐less‐traveled’ and ‘what‐ifs’ and ‘might‐have‐beens’, in order to bring her home.

if the blazer fits - Emma decides to dress up like Regina for a Halloween party at The Rabbit Hole, a seemingly innocent decision that surprisingly leads to a relationship. The romance is openly feared by some and secretly despised by an unlikely source, who plots to end it.

a fine line - Upon Regina’s banishment, the small town of Storybrooke becomes protected once again by an enchantment that prevents anyone from leaving or entering Storybrooke. Emma and Regina find themselves on the edge of the town, wishing for a way to the other side.

a pale imitation - Regina is furious with Emma after she brings back Marian, but since she can’t take it out on her, Regina creates a mindless clone of Emma to hit instead. The clone doesn’t stay mindless for long though, developing an obsession with Regina. Written for summer 2014 Swan Queen Big Bang. (TW for sexual assault/rape and graphic depictions of violence)

FLUFF

one fine mess - Regina’s gut twisted with an agonizing pull and, for just a moment, she thought she might need to take up the same position as the woman crouched before her. “You’re pregnant?” she whispered grimly. Emma’s only response was to turn and retch into the toilet again. — Swan Queen, magic!pregnancy

coffee at midnight - (so good) Slow burn AU that starts with two women from different parts of the USA meeting on Twitter. Emma is an insomniac loner who is a Personal Trainer. Regina is a writer with a sleepless baby. Their lack of sleep and love for coffee soon brings them together and after that they find it hard to part. This is a fic where coffee is taking to mythical levels, despite it’s bad effect on people with insomnia and people with babies - showing that sometimes what you need and want isn’t always the thing that is wholesome and harmless. But also that denying yourself it will only lead to misery, something which Regina has to apply to other parts of her life.

all the single ladies - With the library in desperate need of renovation, Storybrooke prepares for a fundraising dinner and bachelorette auction. What mischief and romance can be found as a result? SwanQueen with some RedBeauty Rating has been raised to M - now including adult content.

TEACHER+STUDENT / EMPLOYEE+BOSS

teacher’s pet - see above (classics)

take me home tonight - see above (classics)

step into my office, baby  - This is what you get for doing the nice thing, Emma thinks. You do that whole Pay It Forward bullshit - you buy a lady some coffee and you pretend like it isn’t totally motivated by how she looks in a pencil skirt - and she goes and insults your business card and turns out to be your company’s new Executive Director. Real fucking cute.From now on, she is drinking tea.or, the one where they’re in an office.

teaching miss mills  - Swan Queen Teacher AU: Emma is a gym teacher, who moves to Storybrooke Academy after becoming disenchanted with her job back in Boston. Regina Mills is the Head of English who Emma somehow seems to keep having run-ins with, despite the best of intentions. Along the way, Emma adjusts to small-town life, gets her teaching mojo back and grows closer to Regina. NOW COMPLETE

troubled teachers - COMPLETE! SwanQueen AU. Geography teacher Emma Swan starts a new life far from her troubled past and meets history teacher Regina Mills. But all is not as it seems when it comes to the composed, intelligent, and beautiful brunette. Family struggles and difficult relationships lead to a friendship and soon something more blossoms. Rated M for Ch 7, 18, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 35 and 38

not a virgin anymore - When college student Emma Swan wakes up one morning with no memory of what happened the night before she’s very surprised she finds herself in professor Mills’s bed. 

is that so, miss swan? - College student, Emma Swan, is confronted by her favorite professor and secret heart-throb, Dr. Regina Mills. What happens when Emma is forced to reveal her secrets? We shall see. AU. Slightly OOC at times. No magic. SwanQueen. Rated M for serious language and eventual sexy times between our two favorite ladies.

butterfly effect - in her final year of college, Emma finds she has more to account for than the extra credits she needs in order to graduate. Only… she doesn’t expect it to come in the form of her newest instructor, Professor Regina Mills. Complete. AU Swan Queen

a sophisticated seduction - Emma’s a college student, working as an intern at the Dazzle Magazine for a powerful woman she has never had the good fortune of meeting. But everything in her life is about to change when they finally meet. Especially when one falls so deeply in love with the other and the insecurities from a broken marriage comes to light. (Not Based on The Devil Wears Prada)

some other faves

down east decisions - Massachusetts State Police Capt. Emma Swan leaves her red-hot career to become the police chief of sleepy Storybrooke, Maine. She’s hoping for a less-complicated, less-dangerous life, a desire that is dashed on both counts. AU. No magic. Crime drama and romance. Swan Queen is endgame.

that drunken night - Emma’s wasted and accidentally calls Regina instead of her mom. And Regina isn’t as loathe to talk to the blonde as she usually pretends. Did things change between them so radically while they were in Neverland? (No copyright infringement intended.)

chasing henry - SQ. Tired of the tricks and lies of both of his mothers, Henry follows the dwarves, Red and Granny when they use Tiny’s magic beans to return themselves to their old land. Emma and Regina both chase after him, and they reluctantly travel together through the Enchanted Forest in order to find him and bring him back home safely.

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bonestrewn:

(part 1) rearranging the disalligned - when emma tries to find where henry got adopted regina finds a way to bind emma to her curse. by marrying her. (deals with the non consent)

(part 2) last bright routes - this is the sequel. regina wants to have her family back and emma’s just trying to cope. 

(part 1) chief of state -  regina and emma, two students in the tiny college town of storybrook, forge a bond despite their political differences.

(part 2) checks and balances -  date night for senator mills and her wife runs up against a stumbling block. 

amoopoint:

those final two minute:   au -regina mills is a captive in her own bathroom, held hostage by two idiot boys. she’s tethered and angry and there’s a half-dead cop at her feet. things aren’t going well.

the chicken debacle:  regina becomes exasperated with emma’s lack of concentration when it comes to learning to control her magic and refuses to teach the idiot savior any longer. emma doesn’t take rejection well. unapologetic stupidity ensues

emma swan gets a little stranger:  the completely unnecessary prequel to Storybrooke Gets a Little Stranger that nobody asked for.

the long con:  regina has a murderous mob bearing down on her and rather than face her punishment, she opts for the easy way out. naturally, things get out of hand and she quite suddenly finds herself in a long-term committed relationship. whoops.

dakota829snow

the landing spot -  emma can’t control her magic; every night it brings her to regina. “magic understands what your heart wants, even when your mind doesn’t.”

operation wings -  there’s only one way for tinkerbell to earn back her wings: complete the task of finding regina’s soul mate. post-neverland.

lex cousins dangereux:

Insanity - set after s2 when emma disappears in a portal. regina is frantically trying to get her back. 

DiMick:

I tie no weights - regina loses her memory and emma becomes her friend.

how the stone heart melted - set in an alternative universe where emma breaks a curse over the evil queen and sets her free. to repay her, she kidnaps her. 

among the wolves of the north - set in an alternative universe where emma is raised with her parents in the enchanted forest but still a drifter. regina is quite fond of her. 

highheelsandchocolate

curse you and your dinner - set after regina absorbs the death curse. emma sticks around and helps her out.

kore anesidora:

just one week - a character study of regina. really interesting.

a choice denied - halloween fic, mostly, its set in season 1 and regina is an idiot with feelings.

a game of risk - a cute little one shot where emma, regina and henry play a board game.

Archive of our Own:

iciclear:

The Rescue Blues - this is set after the curse breaks. regina is wounded and emma takes her out of town to figure out what to do next. rated M. 

allaine:

Counting the Days - everyone in town takes a portal to go back to the enchanted Forest, leaving regina behind. regina starts counting the days until they all start coming back (it doesn’t take long and regina isn’t surprised)

herbespokencurse

this warm prison - emma and regina are going steady but they’re not entirely expecting a pregnancy. 

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just another brick in the wall -  the problem with the new gym teacher is that no one knows why gold hired her. vice principal mills, in particular, is neither amused nor impressed. 

desperado your prison is walking through this world all alone.you can run and you can hide, but there are people who will always find you no matter how hard you try not to be found. (a non-magical au inexplicably set in the 90s. contains guns, criminal activity and probably some questionable fashion choices.)

mistaken for strangers - the first thing they teach you in any self-defense class is that it’s always safer to run than face the threat. (au . There’s no magic in this version of storybrooke. except maybe the kind that sometimes, however rarely, occurs when two strangers meet in the dead of night.)

titanic - neverland is a place that runs on imagination, but ever since they came back, everything has continued being strangely dream-like. neverland meant being constantly on the edge, like in a particularly vivid nightmare, but now all the edges seem to have disappeared. or: the story in which everyone is sort of jealous without knowing why. vague S3 spoilers. also, food.

ecchymoz

is this called living (or something else) - regina doesn’t come back for longer than the last time, and emma forces herself not to worry. just like her attempts at feeling whole, it fails.“ [1/3] incomplete

dragonflies can sting the hearts like darts - college au. regina is not okay and emma doesn’t want to care. they still fuck.

to weep a loss that turns their light to shade - character study of regina with side sq 

strangesmallbard:

Sounds Like Something Breaking - cora survives and comes to live with regina. side sq and really emotional

there’s all this love if you need it - It happens slowly. It does.(but maybe all at once, all the time, in the spaces between good and morning, good and night.) emma and regina throughout the four seasons

emma swan is fucked – “It was (probably) the morning emma decided to jog for the first time in six months where it all started.

We’re Miles Apart (And Inch by Inch) – height charts and time passing. regina + henry centric.

you must see life to see decay - regina dies and tries to give messages to her family as a ghost 

wherethewhiled:

in three-quarter time, wishing you and yours - It’s their first christmas together. emma isn’t ready, and regina isn’t sure.

these old back roads where no one lives (and no one goes) - regina’s isolated once again. and so she smokes. 

I’m Your Dead Sea - regina and emma through a series of sexual encounters. It’s how they know how to communicate. 

mariathepenguin:

take this sinking boat and point it home - after regina is tortured, she and emma begin to bond trying to figure out to live normally again.

coalitiongirl 

a house is not a home -  peter pan managed to cast his curse on storybrook during going home. six months later, the swan-mills family breaks the curse and discovers that they’d never been a family at all; that emma and regina had never fallen in love; and that they can’t quite let go of the lie that had been their happy ending.

daylight -  after 521. they won’t even make eye contact in the daylight anymore; but under the cover of darkness, they whisper the truths they’ve never said.

 prism -  soulmate au where you see the world in black-and-white until you meet your soulmate. 

post tenebras lux - emma is the dark one and still just wants regina to be happy

send up a signal (that everything is fine) - emma swan is catapulted into stardom, the newest lead actress on a sanitized show featuring modern fairytales. regina mills is a long-undermined star with a chip on her shoulder and a thousand reasons why she’s invested. naturally, they loathe each other on sight. their characters’ fanbases, however, have other ideas.

soulmates and sisters and emma swan in the passenger seat - regina and emma go to new york to stop zelena. they’re all just trying to figure it out along the way 

awkward idiots series - set after 3b in a peaceful storybrooke where regina is with robin and emma’s fallen into a relationship with hook. shame about all that subtext that’s rapidly threatening to become text.

even superman coordinates his primary colors (but your legs sure look good in those tights) -  She is not going to swoon. She’s the mayor of Storybrooke City and she’ll be damned if Superman Lite gets anything from her…

whirling in the wind -  [regina goes undercover with the QoD, and emma meets her every night for a debriefing in the woods- up until the day she disappears.]

beyond the walls (i see a prince) - set after the mid season finale where henry doesn’t remember his mother but his mother remembers him

freefall - emma is slipping off the deep end and only regina knows how to pull her back.

every secret it keeps: two years into emma and regina’s loving marriage, emma discovers that she’s somehow impossibly pregnant. 

we’re nothing more than dust jackets : A queen takes her revenge, a savior is hidden away, and a dark curse is cast. You’ve read this story a dozen times. But this time, Regina Mills wakes up with a book titled Emma, and Emma Swan is found wrapped in a baby blanket with her tiny fingers wrapped around a book titled Regina. As time passes, their counterpart’s story unfolds within the books; and for twenty-eight years, the two follow each other’s lives from afar until the day a little boy runs away from home to find his birth mother…

someone has already claimed that username -  emma meme-ifies regina, so regina hoards her urls. swan queen, as told through far too many memes and a whole lot of tumblr text posts. canon-compliant through 4a.

swan hood series:  during an ambush gone wrong for outlaw emma swan, she meets a young regina, on her way to an arranged marriage to the king. a friendship blossoms between them even as regina begins to fall to dark magic and both are forced to make choices about who they’re going to be- to each other and to themselves- and where they can possibly go from there.

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shuffle me a ninth life - in which regina says no and then changes her mind, emma is in love with regina like it’s a full-time job, and henry really likes snapchat. twelve months. 

sweet as a punch - in which emma is a mess and in love with regina and regina is trying to figure out why emma has so many bags under her eyes

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not here to make (girl)friends - true love’s kiss’ is a network cash cow and regina mills is an excellent producer and emma swan is the contestant. or the one where emma’s not here to make girlfriends, but regina sort of is.

when swanprincess met evilqueen101 - youtube au!

do you ship your teachers? - it all starts when emma swan forgets that the projector screen is on. or perhaps it started a long time before that. at any rate, the rumours that miss swan and ms mills are totally, madly in love spread quickly. probably emma should give her grade nines more homework.

you can’t live a fairytale: When Emma Swan’s upstairs neighbour brings home a strange woman who claims to be a queen from another time and place, Emma’s pretty sure she’s either an actor who’s gone a bit too method or just escaped a cult. However, coerced into looking out for Regina, she starts to wonder if there isn’t something in this after all–and starts to fall for the young queen.  A canon divergence AU loosely based on ‘Kate and Leopold’.

five times emma swan slept in the gustroom (mostly) -  when henry goes to college, emma starts popping by for visits more regularly and there are just so many reasons why she shouldn’t be driving or walking home, not when regina has a perfectly serviceable guest bedroom. 

down the rabbit hole -   it’s pure good fortune that leads emma swan to get a job at the rabbit hole, a specialist children’s bookstore in new york city, on her very first day in the city. it’s certainly not good fortune, however, that her path crosses with R. C. Mills, the reclusive author of the extremely popular ‘Marisol Mendez’ series.

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The Kiss That Counted -  One kiss starts it all follows emma swan and all the kisses she shares with regina mills.

herosolstice

picture perfect in a broken frame:  emma swan, just as she’s about to be married, is teleported back to the first day she met regina. with memories of season six emma, feelings of doubt about the wedding and a certain longing for her supposed best friend, she gets to do it all over.

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the gusts came around –  set five years in the future, in a peaceful storybrooke where regina is still mayor, henry is looking at college prospectuses, and emma and hook are expecting a baby. everyone’s got their happy ending; haven’t they?

like we are fools - about a month after they get home, things start getting weird. (Or, Five Times Regina Mills Thinks Emma Swan Might Be Having a Bit of a Meltdown.)

gingerandhoney

when you think all is lost, look again : Canon divergence: Rumpelstiltskin dies before Cora can use the dagger in “The Miller’s Daughter.” Neal dies protecting him

sixtywattgloom

somehow i’ll see it through -  emma and regina are secret high school friends. it goes exactly as well as you’d expect.

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tonight i saw the magic in your eyes -   the greek goddess au you never knew you needed

a universe of beaches  a classic tale of true love and high adventure, except now it’s also gay. [princess bride au]

wanna feel that sea breeze :  the swan-mills family at the beach. written for sqw day 2: travel.

snarkingturtle

cutting through the twilight -  regina reads and reads, and rips tears in the walls between dimensions. not portals, not really—nothing could cross through—but windows, ways for regina to rifle through worlds looking for any trace of emma. she always comes up empty, and as she stitches the threads of reality back together, her stomach twists, pain low and dull.

hand in hand down in the park  - …and then Regina starts combing her fingers through Emma’s hair, and Emma can’t think about anything else.

Who Needs Angels Anyway - emma stays and regina talks and they all have a little too much wine

sukkerspinn

the wonders of christmas (wondering never got you anywhere): His hand is too rough and his hair doesn’t smell like apples. He doesn’t send her small smiles and roll his eyes when Snow comes up with yet another family bonding idea (that everyone weirdly enough never has the time for)But he kisses her cheek every time before he leaves, and he picks up hamburgers from Granny’s when she works late and it’s nice and safe and more than she’s had before and it should be enough. It is enough, it must be enough.

alinaandalion

heaven help the ones who fly away: emma plans her wedding to hook while regina watches and tries to be happy for her. then it all falls apart.

only hymns upon your lips:  Regina stares at her for a moment, thinks about complacency and how the world falls apart when everything is finally going right, but Emma is looking at her with that smile, the one that reaches all the way to her eyes, and Regina is selfish enough to want to keep her here for at least a little longer. She kisses the corner of Emma’s mouth and moves her hand again, smiling when Emma gasps and bucks up her hips. One of Emma’s hands slips into Regina’s hair, the other working open a couple of Regina’s buttons so she can slip a hand inside her shirt.

our choices seal our fate series: (still living life in the dark, all the sinners crawl, my heart was never pure)

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changing seasons -  that night, her first step as newly elected sheriff is to break into regina’s office and steal her wireless mouse dongle.

nextgreatadventure

send it farther on -  mary margaret notices rather quickly that it is emma regina has been staring at.

shellybelle

what we talk about when -  after she tells henry about neal, emma spends a night on regina’s couch. (Spoilers for 3x15)

writetherest

i wanna dance with someone (who loves me) -  emma swan doesn’t consider herself a star, but she finds herself thrust into the spotlight and competing as a celebrity dancer on dancing with the stars. over the course of ten weeks, she’ll struggle to learn to dance with her professional partner - regina mills - and may just end up dancing with somebody who loves her

i’m gonna teach you (all about love) - au, no curse. miss swan is henry’s teacher and regina mills’ biggest ally.

wistfulwatcher

it takes two to tango, and other dance cliches –  in which regina signs up for ballroom dance lessons and emma turns out to not be the worst possible thing to happen to her. not that she would ever say such a thing out loud.

sharing is caring (it can be fun) - “just tell me something I don’t know. like your favorite color.”written for SQW 5. set a year after the season 4 finale.

let our mercy be the gifts we lay:  Emma looks away because she just can’t go here tonight and Regina shuts the water off, closes the dishwasher. “Get off my counter, Miss Swan,” she orders coolly, in that voice that she uses anytime they edge toward that something they sometimes get near.A something that will remain nameless, thank you.

deliver me -  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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you’ll learn to know (you grow, you grow) : “Your foolish reunification potion,” the Queen spits, rising from her knees and shaking handfuls of her skirts, “didn’t exactly work.”

remember us to life: that feel when you’re so gay you accidentally erode a small fishing town in Maine.

love is you: Post 6x08 “I’ll Be Your Mirror”. The Queen is the figure under the hood. (also, Hook died in s5 or otherwise just doesn’t exist lmfao)

zombie trash : zelena could have her brain and eat it, too. fic operates on three premises 1. this takes place in any universe where zelena is a reformed asshole 2. zombies are a thing and exist iZombie style 3. i have NO chill (same)

deemn

cops and robbers - "where you go, we go.” here is a way to build a family.[splits from canon at an unspecified point, post-S2.]

catching on series -  nobody knows anything. until they do, of course.

when the time is right series -  there are so many things that separate regina from cora—and how could she forget, how could she forget—but it’s the littlest things that emma values most. [Post 2x11: emma apologizes.]

the light in autumn series -  it starts with: regina dreams of cocoa, pine trees and poetry.

who needs shelter -  two years post-S2 Finale. storybrooke has settled back into the routines of small town life and no one is really willing to shatter the illusion that everything is just fine.

well, this is awkward - emma wakes up to a dream. or the inevitable letdown of reality. or maybe a nightmare.

hoovahhoopah

ill fitting pieces -  emma can’t stand it, because she’s only been trying to take care of the both of them. To be fair, not really, and to be fair, not well.in which emma tries to make things fit. in the wrong way.

ughhh robin - when emma meets robin she laughs and laughs and laughs. in which robin hood drives a silver 2011 prius. and emma falls in love with regina.

maleficently

the fatal plunge -  “The curse. It didn’t break right, so how do I fix it?”

somewhere, someone must know the ending -  [AU; here, ‘fairy tale land’ is merely a product of Henry’s imagination during a difficult time.]

forgottendialect

in the right place -  a “while you were sleeping’ au that messes pretty heavily with the movie. because who doesn’t love a late nineties rom com au?

devje

 Right There All The Time - henry keeps a journal and his moms are in love

wiley_one24

Phases of the Moon -  the blue moon was located some ways outside of town, but still within the city limits. definitely within the boundary that protected the place from outsiders. well, most outsiders that weren’t annoying blonde women with atrocious tastes in leather jackets.

you and me (we wanted it all) -  it takes them a month to bring emma back from the darkness. It’s not a horrendously long amount of time, but long enough. too many things can happen in a month.

grevling

not today (a long and lustrous winter) : emma knows what to expect when there are new magical problems in town - monsters, curses, and memory loss. It’s been her life for years now. defeat the evil, figure out what can break the curse, and try not to lose your mind when you get a third, or fourth, copy of your memories dumped into your head. easy.unfortunately, this time somebody’s flipped the script on her, and now she’s trapped living the same day over and over and over again. and she’s the only one who remembers.

bayloriffic

imagine me and you -  after they return from neverland, Henry decides to set a parent trap for emma and regina. by the time emma realizes what he’s up to, she’s already half in love with regina and it’s pretty much too late to do anything about it.

we’ll make our home on the water-  for some reason, emma thought they’d pass through the portal and end up right at neverland. Instead, they spend weeks aboard the jolly roger, sailing the vast blue-green oceans with no land in sight, the water seeming to stretch on forever all around them.

our hearts will make a fire -  of course emma would end up trapped in rumpelstiltskin’s enchanted log cabin with the evil queen. because that’s just how her life is these days.

majesdanes

delilah, avenge my grief - “oh, regina,” the queen sighs. “you can’t control me.” her voice hardens, almost imperceptibly. “you surrendered that right when you tore us apart.” post-5b; in which emma and regina encounter an evil queen are bent on vengeance in more ways than one.

merewif - And God, Emma aches at that–at love so freely given it’s accepted as a matter of course. It’s a notion nearly as foreign to her as fairytales, or Regina’s existence, though she supposes these things are one in the same.or: the inevitable man-eating mermaid AU

eeverdeen

how do you keep a wave upon the sand?: The slightly bizarre, not exactly normal tale of how Emma was a nun, then she wasn’t a nun, then she was a nanny for the seven adopted children of a super hot, super scary ex-Air Force Captain, and then she did the most stupid thing possible, which was fall in love with her. 

i’ve tried to resist being last on your list : or, the one where Regina desperately wants a kid but also ends up desperately wanting Emma Swan but she can’t have both because, well, it’s really quite complex.

ninafey

ancient curses: The Mummy (1999) AU. emma swan is an ex-legionnaire who’s survived the city of the dead; regina mills is set on finding it. neither knows what truly lies underneath the lost city of hamunaptra.

caraluna: emma is an accidental and skeptical paranormal investigator, Henry is a boy who wants to break the curse that transforms everyone in Storybrooke into something monstrous every full moon. He brings her home to meet his mother, who he believes cast the curse. Set in 1996.

inside out :  It’s midnight and emma swan’s heart gets stolen quite literally out of her chest by a complete stranger.

afictionado

whatever this is - au from the beginning of “the cricket game.” emma thinks she and regina are becoming friends, and it’s… weird.

mustdefine

sick day -  yeah, so maybe emma should get sick more often, because she’s kind of enjoying it. minus the gallons of tea regina’s pouring down her throat, of course

skywideopen

 do dream people like apples?  (series)  [3x13/Missing Year AU: In a darkened room, surrounded by flames, a boy named henry makes a friend.]

and we all went to heaven in a little rowboat -  [S5 rewrite; in which emma and regina find themselves stuck in the enchanted forest together, struggling to not succumb to powers they barely understand, much less control, and trying not to find out just how far they’re willing to go to be reunited with their son.]

Regina’s lost love, Daniel, gets mentioned a lot, and Regina is allowed to grieve and heal from that loss.

You know what doesn’t get mentioned, like, at all? Her as a teenager being married off to a 50+ year old man. Regina’s marriage to Snow’s father is always overlooked for the sake of the loss of her true love, and the earning of the title Queen. The fact that she was trapped into what was clearly an abusive marriage barely gets a mention.

Her husband was a manipulative, controlling, possessive creep (and probably rapist). He married his old girlfriend’s daughter, kept her as a trophy wife, and then in the backstory episode the script was written in a way as to make us feel sorry for him, and painted Regina as evil? Hell no. That bastard got what he deserved, and I can’t believe I had to listen to Snow whine about how Regina “murdered” her good ‘ol dad.

You want to talk about evil Regina? Lets talk about Graham. Let’s talk about Greg and his poor dad. That was some evil shit. But Leopold? That deadbeat piece of shit got what he deserved.