Merry Christmas Jen (@mayormillstho), from your OQ secret Santa! I hope you like this gift inspired by your love for two incredibly strong-willed and beautiful women - Regina Mills and Catherine de Medici <3

Silence permeated the air of the great hall, save for the soft whisper of rich silks, as every noble of the French court held their breath. Regina de Medici could feel the weight of every stare, her skin raised like goose flesh under each calculating gaze, yet her facade did not falter. Let them stare, she thought, her chin raising a fraction of an inch, her eyes as cold as the marble beneath her slippered feet. The layers of her gown pressed down on her and the air felt thick on her tongue as she swallowed past the lump in her throat. She was never meant to be dauphine of France, just has her husband was never meant to be the dauphin, but fate had conspired to make them so.

I’ll start with your last question: Watney is great but very itchy! I don’t know if it’s just dry skin or if it’s a nervous habit or what – I’ve only had him for two months, so we’re still getting to know each other. The vet doesn’t seem concerned, so I’m trying not to be either. He’s also looking forward to what I assume is going to be his first Christmas EVER! And has taken to sleeping with my favorite stuffed animal and it’s adorable.

So fic, I like canon AND AU a lot, though the way the show is going right now, “canon” should be some unspecified time where things are calm and no one is on a field trip to hell. Storybrooke is cool, the missing year is cool, and I LIKE the bandit universe, but it’s not my favorite. Honestly I’ll read almost anything, but I’m not gonna lie, good character pieces with smut, that’s my jam. (This is reminding me that I should update my fic recs page again.)

I am quite well, thank you for asking! Running around like a chicken without a head during this time of year haha. I’m juggling a few jobs plus Christmas which I have been most decidedly ignoring purchasing gifts for far too long, which means I’m not doing so well on the Christmas preparations sad to say. I did manage to get a Christmas tree and to actually decorate it though! And YES, $6 is too much for bows. I would probably just be like well, people don’t really need bows do they? and call it a day, so you’re one step ahead by going to the dollar store LOL. Did you manage to find some cheap bows for your wrapping paper?

THINGS I’D LIKE: Oh lord, anything you wanna do. I love fics, I love fanmixes, graphics, manips – I will love whatever you make. Feel free to grill me on anon if you want more guidance. :p

WHAT I CAN DO: I can write, compile fanmixes, and make graphics like icons and stuff.

WHAT I CAN’T DO: videos, drawings, manips (well, okay, I could maybe do a manip, but I haven’t done one in ages and they’re really not my specialty, lol)

ANYTHING YOU DON’T WANT? Not really, haha… though for a Christmas thing, I’m kind of more in the market for fluff than angst.