âRegina, We have gone through many things together, we have come a long way to get here, we share two beautiful children who could not have asked for a better mother for them and I can not conceive my life without you, would you do me the honor of marrying me?â Emma asked kneeling and pulling out a ring.
âOh Emma...â
âI know if you arenât ready.....â
âNo! sillyâ She said kneeling as well âI had this ring with me for a whole time, waiting for the perfect time and you... just you my beautiful idiot you just did it.â
âso... is that a yes?â Emma asked with that adorable smile.
âof course! Yes!â Regina replied with tears in her eyes and a beautiful smile, that smile that is about Emma.
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The Results are in and we have our seven prompts.Â
August 26th -Â Fuck Destiny, I Choose You
August 27th -Â Linked Minds
August 28th -Â Shared Dreams
August 29th -Â SoulmarksÂ
August 30th -Â 98% sure we're Soulmates but she'll never notice me
August 31st -Â Physical magnetic attraction/repulsion
September 1st -Â Magically Linked
You are now welcome to start working on your creations! Please remember that while you are welcome to work on/finish them early, you may not post until the appropriate day. If you are interested in participating in the event at all, please read the text below the cut, which details important event and participation information.
Like previous SQWs, I will be making a masterlist of entries at the beginning of the week and updating it as the week progresses (generally at the end of the night). The official tag to track is #swanqueenweek, so if you would like to see things as they are posted (as I queue the entries to be reblogged), please track that tag.
Participation will also run similarly to past events, and you can read the FAQ for some of the general questions (or send me an ask/IM). Now that the prompts have been posted, you may begin working on your fanworks as soon as youâd like. While you can make them as early as today, please do not post until the appropriate day in your timezone (i.e., donât post for day 1 until August 26th in your timezone). If you want/need to work on your creations early because you wonât be able to post them yourself, or you want them housed on the SQW blog, feel free to submit them. You can do this at any time, and I will hold on to your creation until it is time to post.
If you are interested in or planning to create some form of fanwork for the 11th SQW, please note the following guidelines on how to participate.
Anyone is eligible to participate in SQW. You donât need to have declared participation or registered in any way. You do not need to be on tumblr, and if you post off-site, please just drop a link in the submission box (or send a fanmail message).
I will be going by EST, so no posts will be reblogged until midnight EST of each day.
If you post your creation to your blog to be reblogged here, please tag it with âswanqueenweekâ in the first five tags. (Iâve seen posts that say the first five tag rule is no longer applicable, however I havenât verified this, so to be safe please still use the main #swanqueenweek tag in the first five.)
I will make periodic announcements when the queue is full/empty so that you have an idea of if your post was seen, but you can always submit a link to the submission box to make sure I see it (if Iâve already queued your post Iâll just ignore the submission), or send me an ask/IM checking on if yours is queued. I will respond as soon as possible to let you know.
You do not have to participate in all seven days, you can pick and choose the prompts you like/are inspired by, one for each of the eight, or multiple creations for each day. Go crazy!
There are no minimums/maximums for participation.
You may make late creations and post them any time after the day of the prompt has passed (e.g., post a Day 1 creation on day 3, or a day 4 creation three days after the event has ended, etc.).
Creations can be stand-alone, or they can be connected, either by content or by post (e.g., you can make it a multi-chapter fic with each chapter being a prompt, or you can make a post that just collates all content).
There is no content restriction, but please tag your submissions with any necessary warnings/ratings/etc. to keep this a healthy environment for all!
This time, our prompts are pretty general, but as always feel free to interpret the prompt however you see fit.
You are welcome to collaborate with others. This event isnât strictly for collaboration the way the Swan Queen Big Bang was/Supernova will be, but you are more than welcome to buddy up with someone else if youâd like.
Creations must be made specifically for this event. You may not add on to a pre-posted fic/art/etc. to fit it to the prompt. However, if there is a project youâve been working on and it has not been posted prior to August 26th, you may use that work.
There is an AO3 collection for all Swan Queen Week creations, and I have created one specifically for this 11th SQW on AO3. When you post, please feel free to add yours to this collection, which is linked in the sidebar of the main blog.
If you would like to participate, but donât want to make a fanwork or donât know how, there are plenty of other things you can do to be a part of the 11th bi-annual SQW. Below are a few suggestions:
Betaing: If you are interested in volunteering to be a beta between now and the end of the event, please let me know and I will add you to this resource list. When you send me a message (ask/IM/submit) please give a little bit of info about what you will/wonât beta, and an estimated turn-around time.
Consultants: If you are interested in helping others either learn a new skill, or possibly serve as a sounding board for ideas, let me know and I will add you to this resource list. When you send me a message (ask/IM/submit) please give a little bit of info about what kinds of stuff you can help with (e.g., photoshop, music suggestions, video editing, etc.).
Creating Tutorials: SQW is obviously for celebrating our favorite ladies, but it can also be an awesome catalyst to learn a new skill or pick up some new tips. If youâre feeling uninspired by the prompts but still want to participate, tutorials can be a really helpful thing for those wanting to get their toes wet.
Pimping: It seems a bit obvious, but people need to know the event is happening to be able to participate! SWEN is an ever-growing family, and our newbies need to know this is going on. Pimping out the event to other sites or on your own blog will help spread the word and let all those new to SWEN about SQW.
Excitement Posts: Are you just so excited for SQW you canât stand it?! I donât blame you, because our shippers definitely know how to celebrate. So, fanperson it out in a post!
Further Prompting: Maybe you have a plot bunny but no time to write it. Or you see a screencap that is just perfect, but donât like making graphics. Send them in, and for those creators that are just a bit stuck, maybe your specific prompt will get their juices flowing. Please also feel free to send in suggestions for types of creations people could make that maybe are less obvious (e.g., fake facebook threads, fake trailers, poetry, etc.).
Just as a reminder, SQW is meant to be a fun event to flood our dashboards with Swan Queen, but it can also be a great opportunity to put yourself out there and try something new. If you donât know how to make something, or are nervous to post, I hope you feel comfortable enough to give it a shot. (Participating in SQW is a great way to pick up some lovely SWEN followers, hint hint!)
There will be a gifset promo post like usual coming soon, but if anyone else would like to make promo posts or anything feel free to do so, and drop a link in the submission box (or tag it #swanqueenweek) and Iâll reblog it here.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, you can always contact me. Have fun planning your creations, and I canât wait to see them!
Reginaâs office was dimly lit as the sun settled behind the desk, windows glowing slightly as the orange colored rays casted slowly elongating shadows on the untouched papers and pen atop the wooden surface. Regina, seated not on her usual seat but one of the small couches she had, kept an eye on them, mentally counting seconds away as she breathed in and out, right hand on her chin, left drumming a silent tune on her slacks-clothed knee.
In front of her, the small pouch she hadnât been able to look at ever since Tinker had left the office, glared at her from the corner of her eye. Brown and with small dots of still working magic buzzing against her own purple one, it really didnât seem much. What was on the inside, however, was what made the brunette sigh deeply as she sat straighter as ever on the couch, refusing to look at it despite the twitching on her fingers.
Fate.
That had been the word used by Tinker, an excited smile on her lips. Fate and prewritten stories Regina, as the blonde put it, could have if she dared to search for another soulmate. âThe one you would get to keep.â The fairy had said, nodding towards the pouch before glancing back at Regina, eyes twinkling.
It had been a nice gift, Regina thought, one the fairy had been very careful to handle as she had put it exactly on the same place it still waited for her. One the brunette knew wasnât easy to come by as, even with the merging of the realms, fairy dust was still something very difficult to replicate; the powers it held on Storybrookeâs mines not as strong or as safe as it had once been back when the Enchanted Forest had been whole.
After some slow, long seconds, Tinker had realized that Regina, still holding her pen at that point, didnât plan on answering and, with one deep final nod towards the pouch, had left.
âJust try it.â She had said before closing the door, her voice floating up towards Regina, each word stabbing her mind as she stood, conjuring a cider glass that now laid empty at one side of the couch.
Mind fuzzy but feelings clear, the brunette licked the insides of her mouth as she, finally, dared to steal a glance to the pouch. So close, a voice on the back of her mind whispered to her.
She had come to terms that Robin, both one she had encountered after that trip to the enchanted forest and the one that had been created by Emmaâs wish, had been a soulmate. A potential one. One that could have worked wonders to the woman she had once been; just on the brink of becoming the Queen. The one who had later transformed herself on the Evil one, the one everyone had feared at some point. The one who had incarcerated and killed without restraint. She also had realized, as she had sought Danielâs grave, that as much as she had loved him, as much as a part of her still loved him, she wasnât the woman she had been then; naĂŻve and full of a light that wasnât hers to give anymore.
She had realized, at last, that she didnât need him in order to be happy and yet, as Tinker had left a few hours before, the childlike wonder of having lived at the Enchanted Forest, the tales she got her father to tell her at the light of candles and with the ever present fear of Cora finding them both out, the old desire to discover there was someone there for her made her almost want to see who would be pointed out as her soulmate. The one she could be with.
It was a stupid thought, she mentally scolded herself. She had merged the realms after all; she was now a Queen. She had her family, the one she had ended up creating and finding along the way. A pouch, she firmly told to that voice, wasnât going to make her happier.
Yet she wanted to see, wanted to searchâŚ
Or, maybe, the voice at the back whispered just as her heart spiked, magic quietly crawling up her body, it wasnât just that.
It was just a fear of what the pouch would show her; who it would be the chosen one, the one at the end of the greenish line. The one that wouldnât be a woman that she so desperately wanted to be.
Standing, Regina run her hands through her hair, ruffling it up before she let her magic style it back in one simple burst of purple magic. She could feel her lungs constricting as Emmaâs name appeared on her mind, accompanied by the blondeâs gentle smile, by the way she had looked at her after the coronation, as they finally got to talk after everything, after decisions that shouldnât have been made and losses that shouldnât have happened.
She wanted Emma to be there, at the other end of the line because, despite everything, Regina knew enough of herself to realize that she wanted that, that story. One she had searched on books, all written by different authors, all proclaiming her Queen, all whispering how she had always been a side of a coin which prophecy had been written on her blood and magic, on her magic and prowess.
She wanted that, and, because of it, she felt like a child simply asking for something she couldnât have. Asking for something she shouldnât even want.
And yet, there she was, walking towards her desk, resting at its edge, as she felt the powder inside the pouch calling for her. A simple spell, her mind told her, one simple spell that would make everything much clearer.
She wasnât where she was by following fate and fate alone however. She was where she was now because of her, because decisions had led her there, decisions that went against the evil power she had been taught, the one needed to fulfil the prophecy she had been tied to follow; of the Evil Queen and the Savior, of dark curses and realms and reigns that werenât there anymore.
And, just like herself, Emma had walked away from that path; refusing to be a character on a mere prewritten story, refusing to be the martyr, refusing to transform herself and just be a footnote on a history book.
That had been the reason why, a month after the coronation she had given Hook his ring back, a shadow of the backbone Regina had always seen on her, returning as she had told him she couldnât keep going. Not for Hope, not for her.
They were more than characters, more than stories told with invariable endings.
Lighting a fireball, she let her magic engulf her for a second before sending it in a calculated throw towards the pouch, careful to keep everything but the leather bag and its interiors as pristine as they were.
âCome at the office.â She said seconds before, her voice soft on the speaker of her phone, knuckles white and trembling as she stared at the ashes of what had been her destiny until the flames had destroy it. âThere is something I want to tell you.â
She was going to write the next chapter, she thought as she heard Emmaâs response, a soft smile curving her lips. No more magic, no more ink, no more dust. Only her.
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan
Characters: Emma Swan, Regina Mills, Killian Jones, Robin Hood, Snow White, Prince Charming | David Nolan
Additional Tags: Swanqueenweek summer 2018
Summary:
Prompt 1: Fuck desntiny, I choose you for Swanqueen week.
Last five minutes of Operation Moongoose part 2 with a big twist. Thatâs all the details Iâm willing to share.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan
Characters: Emma Swan, Evil Queen | Regina Mills, Blue Fairy | Mother Superior
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Swan Queen Week, Femslash, Screw Destiny
Summary:
When their soulmate test comes back negative Emma Swan has to deal with her certainty that she is meant to be with Regina.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
After Neverland, they thought everything would be quiet for a while. Of course not. When they return, they have to face Pan's curse and Regina has to sacrifice what she loves most to save the town, which means that she can't stay with Henry and Emma. And we are talking about Regina, everything is going wrong, but of course she will also have to deal with the soulmate that Tinker's fairy dust has shown her years ago.
Following the prompt for day 01 of Swan Queen Week: Fuck Destiny, I Choose You.