Welcome to Neverland

Remember when we were the butt of A&E’s joke. The jokes on us. 

I’m so tired of the exploration and the disrespect that Femnerd culture suffers and this is a prime example. We are this show’s target audience but we are mocked. This caricature says that Regina fans (and subsequently all fangirls who have passion for entertainment) are childish awkward, homely and over-emotional. 

The joke was always on us, they never listened to our feedback, our comments were dismissed as “passionate” which was a polite way of saying “bitchy”. 

I don’t know about anyone else but I get upset when someone tries to pigeon hole my complex system of emotional reactions {I’m not a man, therefore I can’t use the excuse of toxic masculinity to hide my feelings behind disconnection} to simply being “bitchy” or so eloquently put “passionate.” You want to know why I’m “passionate?” it’s because I’ve been utterly disrespected by a show and showrunners that demanded my respect. Who gave me false hope with #KeepWatching who never actually considered what I wanted as a fan but took the approach “this is what we are writing for you and you better like it” like we are just simple women to be kept under a thumb. This is the audience that the writers were always trying to win over not some idolized male fanbase.. these caricatured awkward female fans ARE the fanbase, the target demo for this show are women ages 15 - 45…

I’m a grown ass woman, with a family and a career, I’m in all respects a peer to these show runners, and their elitist attitude proves otherwise, we are just the consumers of their bullshit we don’t have a say in what we are consuming and we have to tolerate being mocked in the process, “you’ll have to buy the next book to see what happens” Issac echos Adam’s #KeepWatching. This is why Once Upon a Time failed me, not only as a Regina fan but a female consumer of entertainment. 

And now, for a message of hope.  

Alright, all you lovely people, 

A lot of us are heartbroken and haven’t been happy with the direction of Regina and Robin’s story for a long time, and Robin dying was the straw that broke the camel’s back, if you will. There’s only so much unbalanced angst and hopelessness a person can take (at least that’s how I feel). 

Soooooo… with that being said, a few of us started a project and we’ve been working on organizing it for y’all. 

Have you heard of the Voyager Virtual Season Project? Because that’s what the OQ AU Project was inspired by. 

A season four alternative universe that picks up before the infamous diner scene at the end of season three. 

It’s going to be fiction written by fans for the enjoyment of fans. There will also be people contributing AU manips, gif sets, fan vids, art, playlists, etc. Let’s get creative together and keep our fave OTP alive! 

If you want to contribute, here’s what you need to know:  

First – 12pm EST, Wednesday, May 11 – If you are a fanfic writer that would like to contribute to this project, please send me a message in my inbox or a DM on Twitter letting us know that you’d like to contribute by this date. We have to cut the writers list off after that so we can get going on the mailing list and send out polls/surveys to determine the parameters of the AU. 

Second – We will be sending out polls/surveys for you to vote on at the end of the week to determine the parameters of this AU. 

The polls/surveys will answers questions like: 

During the Missing Year: - Regina’s wasn’t able to accept or reciprocate the kind of love a relationship with Robin would entail. - They did it like rabbits, yo.

Did Emma bring back Marian from the Enchanted Forest? (Assume Zelena did not kill her) - Yes. Grabby hands. Give me all the non nuclear family juiciness. - Meh. No, let’s not. We can find something else to drive conflict in this relationship.

Third – this project is not about hate. We believe everyone has a seat at the fandom table, so as always, be kind, be respectful, and let’s all have fun! 

We’ll keep you updated on the polls and where we’re going to house this giant ass virtual AU, and how often/frequently it’ll be updated!

‘Goodbyes’

I’m heartbroken. It was not called for.

Hug you all,

Oh I am so angry, and I have so much resentment for Adam and Eddy for doing this. They completely ruined everything. 

This show used to bring so much happiness to me, they created a beautiful world with complex characters, and they dwindled it down to the Captain Swan show. Where Emma and Hook get credit for everything that everyone else does, and there is nothing but suffering for Regina.

I have so much anger inside me, I could burn down everything. I understand the Evil Queen quite well now.

But damn, I’m so sad too. The loss of potential. The loss of an amazing actor, and amazing chemistry between Lana and Sean.

I miss more of badass Snow ‘fucking’ White, and I miss her having moments of powerfull couple with Charming.

I miss Emma being miss independent.

I miss when Hook and Regina banter were actually funny.

I miss Hook’s quotes.

I miss Regina being a mother to Henry. I love them!!!

I miss Henry!!! So darn much.

I miss Belle being there and helping the heros. She could be so much more.

I miss Robin being able to say something, not just hide in the woods.

I miss Regina and Robin’s love. 

God damn I may even miss Blue being shady as fuck! 

Captain Swan may exist, but now they are the main everything on this thing.