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You are in me
You are with me
In the quiet moments
I feel your soul next to mine.
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Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom Com: Far and Away, Part Three
Here’s a teaser of part three of my Captain Swan AU of the Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman movie Far and Away. This chapter was the one with the most angst, but I really loved how it turned out. If you want to read the rest of it as well as parts one and two, you can find it here
Rating: High T for suggestive scenes
Words: 9,000 + (yes, just for this one chapter!)
Emma cleaned up their meager meal while Killian wearily took off his wet, muddy clothes. They no longer bothered with modesty. Once Killian’s wet clothes were hung by the open fire to dry, Emma peeled off her own clothing. Normally, Killian was already asleep at this point, but tonight, with his mind turning over itself, he was still awake. He watched her from where he lay curled on the floor as she quickly stepped out of her dress and layers of skirt. She had discarded her corset long ago, explaining that it had gotten too big for her anyway. Only further evidence of how thin she had become. In only her shift and pantaloons, she slipped under the one blanket they shared.
The rain had finally stopped, but in its place was a biting, howling wind. It shook the rickety tent, causing the cold to seep under and through. Emma shivered, her teeth chattering. She wriggled closer to Killian, pressing her nose to his back. It was frigid through his undershirt.
“H-hold me K-Killian,” she tremored, “I’m … so c-cold.”
Killian turned to face her, pulling her close. She sighed deeply as she buried her face against the crook of his neck. He drew the blanket tighter around them, wishing to lend her all the warmth he could. She fell asleep quickly, her hands curled against his chest. As he held her, it came to him again. 22 Charles River Square. If he truly loved her – and he knew now beyond a shadow of a doubt that he did – he would want her to have her best chance at happiness. At that wasn’t with him.
It was at 22 Charles River Square.
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“Killian, where are we going? This is a really, really nice neighborhood.”
Killian turned to see Emma stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, huddled against the cold, with a confused look upon her face. He gave her a sad smile. “Rich people have work. Come on.”
He knew he would have to tell her eventually. Preferably before he knocked on her parents’ door. But not yet. He told himself it was because she might refuse to go, but he knew deep down that wasn’t true. What reason did she have to stay with him? And that, in the end, was the real reason he was delaying telling her. Because as soon as he told her, he would no longer be able to deny the inevitable.
That he was about to lose her. The same way he had lost everyone else he had ever loved.
He glanced behind him to see Emma sinking onto a wrought iron bench. He hurried to her, glancing around nervously.
“Emma,” he encouraged, “you can’t stop here. This neighborhood … they’ll call the police.”
He managed to hoist her up, and she sagged against him. “Please, Killian,” she murmured, “I’m so tired.”
He slung her arm over his shoulder and managed a wry laugh. “All the more reason not to lie down. It’s below freezing; you’ll never wake up.”
The thought had his heart racing with dreaded fear. Please God, he prayed, I know I should have taken her to her family long ago. Please don’t let it be too late. He saw a family up ahead unloading groceries from the back of an open buggy. Seeing it as providence, he hurried to them. He let go of Emma and started helping with the load, despite the fearful look from the woman who ushered her two small children quickly into the house.
“I’m looking for work,” Killian told the man, who snatched angrily at the box Killian had just hoisted from the wagon. Killian hurried on, despite the man’s hostility. “I’m strong and willing to take on any task.”
“I don’t hire Irish,” the man snapped, turning his back.
“Killian,” Emma called, and he turned to see her swaying on her feet. He rushed to her, tears pricking at his eyes.
“Please, sir,” he begged, “my wife is starving.” When the man shook his head, Killian grasped at his arm desperately. “She’s … she’s with child. Please, have pity on us!”
“I don’t hire Irish!” the man shouted, wrenching his arm free. “Now get out of here before I call the police!”
Killian stood there, unmoving, until he felt Emma tugging on his arm. “Killian, please,” she begged, “just let it go.”
With a deep sigh, he did as Emma asked, and they moved on, leaning into the wind. He kept his arm around Emma, hoping to shield her from the cold.
“Why did you say I was your wife?” she asked him softly.
Killian shrugged. “It seemed a more sympathetic story.”
He bit his lip lest he add, and sometimes I pretend that it’s true.
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Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom Com
One Fine Day
Here’s a teaser from my Captain Swan AU of One Fine Day, the 90s movie with George Clooney and Michelle Pfieffer. If you want to read the full story, just click on the link to Ao3 below.
Remember if you have any contributions to this summer fandom event, be it fics or artwork (old and new), just tag it #csromcom18 and then tag me, @searching wardrobes.
Rating: G
Words: 13,000 +
Trigger Warning: Large doses of Daddy!Killian may cause side effects to your ovaries.
Emma flushes again as she snatches the phone and drops it into her purse. She then pulls his out and hands it to him.
“And your mother says she’s sorry she can’t watch Henry and it has nothing to do with him shoving her ring up his nose,” Killian continues as he takes his phone from her. “Any messages for me?”
“No,” Emma replies, then can’t help snidely adding, “she never called back to tell you the color of her bra.” Let him know she sees right through the cute dad routine. Underneath it all, Killian Jones is still a typical male with only one thing on his mind. She needs to remember that.
Killian’s eyebrows raise, and Emma crosses her arms and flips her hair, suddenly feeling as if she’s an open book. He grins slowly, like a cat about to snatch the canary. He then shoves his hands into his pockets, takes a step right into her personal space, and leans towards her ear.
“That was my editor, just my editor. I was trying to get a rise out of you, Swan.” He leans away, cocking his head, and sticking his tongue out a bit. Then his smile grows wider. “Mission accomplished, I see.”
“Please,” Emma scoffs, “I could care less whose panties you have or have not been acquainted with.”
“But you were checking me out when I was putting my watch on Maggie just now,” he counters.
“I was just shocked it was a grown man and not a child with that puppet,” Emma quips flatly.
“Love your guy like a little boy and he’ll grow into a man.”
“What?”
Killian takes another step closer, “It’s advice my mom used to give.”
Emma snorts, “She gave you advice about loving a man?”
Now it was Killian’s turn to roll his eyes. “No, it was so I could find the right woman someday. You know, that, that … complex they say men have. They even wrote a book about it – The Peter Pan complex.”
“Please, you don’t have a Peter Pan complex. If anything, you have a Captain Hook complex.”
“What the bloody hell is that?”
Emma is flustered for a moment. She isn’t even sure why those words had come out of her mouth. You wear insanely tight pants, have a larger-than-life personality, and seem like a guy who can pillage and plunder my heart until nothing is left. Yeah, no. She can’t say any of that. Instead she glares at him and snaps, “I don’t know, but whatever it is, you have it.”
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Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom Com: Ever After, part one
Ever After: Part One
Here’s a teaser for part one of my Captain Swan Ever After AU. It’s more fairytale than the movie. If you want to read more, click on the Ao3 link below. Remember, if you want to contribute a story or artwork to this event, tag it #csromcom18 and then tag me so I can reblog it. All movie AUs are welcome!
Rating: G
Word Count: 9,000+
“Is that any way to speak to a lady?” another cultured voice rings out.
The driver turns instantly pale as he pulls away from Emma. Emma’s heart begins to pound violently in her chest as she slowly turns around, keeping her eyes trained on the cobblestone street. August had said a true courtier looks down to no one. But this is the prince. Who has also seen her before, but as a peasant throwing apples. She bobs in a tight curtsy, but knows August is right, she must lift her eyes to face the prince if the ruse has any hope of working. She’s no longer grimy with dirt under her finger nails and soot staining her cheeks. She’s wearing a glittering blue dress instead of brown rags. And her golden hair is twisted into an elegant bun at the nap of her neck instead of blowing crazy and free in a mass of curls. Still, she prays like never before as her gaze meets that of the prince that he doesn’t recognize her.
But Prince Killian at the moment isn’t even looking her way, instead gazing angrily at the carriage driver. It gives her a moment to take him in, something she hadn’t had time for this morning. He has that dark skin tone that all of the royal family of Avelor possess, as well as thick, dark hair that curls just a bit at the nape of his neck. His eyes are his most well-known attribute; even peasant maidens around the village well gush about how sparkling blue they are. Emma sees now that those stories have not been exaggerated. The prince is clearly angry, his arms crossed over his chest, his jaw clenching. That jaw is a strong, masculine one covered in attractive dark scruff.
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Captain Swan is My Favorite Rom Com: 13 Going on 30, part one
13 Going on 30: Part One
I had so much fun writing this childhood best friends Captain Swan AU! Below is a teaser of the fic. If you’d like to read the entire thing, you can click on the link to Ao3 below.
Just a reminder to tag any fics for this summer even #csromcom18. It would also be helpful to tag me as well, that way I’ll get an alert from tumblr. If I have missed something you’ve written for this event, don’t hesitate to message me or send me an ask and let me know!
Rating: G
Words: About 10,000
Triggers: Little!Emma and Little!Killy may cause tooth decay from excessive fluffiness. And Emma calls him Killy a LOT in this ;)
Emma shuffled nervously outside the apartment door Astrid had sent her to. She knocked, but when a stretch of time went by, she impatiently knocked again.
“Coming!” a deep voice sounded from the other sound of the door. “I’m getting my wallet!”
A moment after that, the door swung open. Emma’s mouth fell agape and her eyes widened at the man who stood before her.
“You’re not my Chinese food,” he said with a voice like warm honey.
“Killian?”
She shook her head slightly, taking him in head to toe. His hair had darkened to an even deeper shade of black, and while it was still a little messy, it was thicker. His eyes were still that familiar shade of sparkling blue, the trait that let her know it was really him. Whether he still had freckles she wasn’t sure, because dark scruff covered his very masculine jaw. Masculine was the best word to describe the person who stood before her. No longer was Killian a cute little boy. No longer could anyone call him Noodle, either. He was still of slender build, but his t-shirt stretched over hard muscle. Emma blinked in shock. Her best friend had grown up to be insanely hot. Who would have guessed it way back when?
All of these thoughts flew through Emma’s mind in the space of a heartbeat. Killian eyed her in obvious surprise as well.
“Emma?”
“Oh, Killy!” she cried out, throwing herself into his arms.
It felt so strange to be able to press her face into his shoulder when earlier today – yesterday? 17 years ago? – she had to look down in order to look in his eyes. His arms came up around her hesitantly, his hands patting her back awkwardly. Yet she could still feel the hard strength of his muscles. And never in her life had he smelled so good.
“I need your help,” she whispered into his shoulder.
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PSA for the Summer Captain Swan Movie AU Fandom Event
As many of you know, tumblr has been frustrating lately by dropping notifications. Tagging people seems to be hit or miss lately. Also, I have noticed that if you search the tags #csromcom18 or #csromcom2018, not everything posted shows up. @dassala had posted three chapters of her Pretty Woman AU before I knew about it, and that was only because it just happened to run across my dash. And tumblr seems determined to block @flslp87 from me completely!
So … . if I have missed any movie AU art or fics that you created for this, I promise it was not intentional. Please, please, please private message me or send an ask if I haven’t reblogged something within 24 hours. I don’t want to overlook anyone. Also, I’ve been asked if certain movies are okay or not for this. The whole “rom com” thing is just a cute title: ANY movie AUs are welcome, rom com or not. (I have a Jason Bourne AU coming up, okay?)
And tumblr …
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Reposted for @searchingwardrobes neat little event is my take on an older movie, The Promise. And that amazing video was put together by my friend @duathadun
Captain Swan is my favorite Rom Con
The Promise
A Captain Swan AU
Killian and Emma, two people longing for love. Come along on their journey of True Love, filled with romance, passion, and challenges as they fight for their Happy Beginning in The Promise.
Special thanks to @duathadun @hellomommanerd @linda8084 @juliakaze
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The Once Upon a Captain Swan Storybook, Vol 2
Join 57 authors and 22 illustrators as they collaborated to bring you Emma and Killian’s story from start to finish. Inside you will find 62 stories—deleted scenes and canon divergences, rating from G all the way up to M—covering all the most important Captain Swan moments through the years. In addition, there are 9 vendors who have special Captain Swan Merchandise just for you. With 506 pages and over 176,000 words, there is something for everyone.
Sit back and enjoy and be sure to let the authors and artists know your thoughts.
click —- CSSB, Vol 2
Please reblog so that everyone has an opportunity to see this.
We would like to thank those who participated.
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Some people are having trouble reading the CSSB from the yumpu site and have asked for another way to read it. If you reach out to @flslp87 I can help with that.
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Some people are having trouble reading the CSSB from the yumpu site and have asked for another way to read it. If you reach out to @flslp87 I can help with that.
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I’m trying to read the lovely stories of the CS Storybook on my ipad. I’ve tried in Safari, Chrome, downloaded the Yumpu ad - and nothing seems to work. There’s no go to page and it keeps reloading every 20 minutes or so. It’s driving me nuts - even though I am enjoying the reading I can do. Is there anyway I can find this in another format - pdf, epub or similar?
Sorry, I didn’t see this earlier. I can email you a pdf version of it. Send me, flslp87, your email address and i will send it along.
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Stuck in the Dark - Once Upon a Captain Swan Storybook, Vol 2
Thank you so much @the-savior-and-the-pirate for the amazing artwork you created for this contribution to the @csstorybook. I would also like to thank @whimsicallyenchantedrose and @flslp87 for putting this project together and for including me and all of the other writers and artists who worked hard to make this happen.
Here’s a sneak peek of my part from season 5. Follow the link at the end to read the entire book. Hope you enjoy reading!
A collaborative story by @flslp87 @hellomommanerd @ilovemesomekillianjones and @whimsicallyenchantedrose with artwork by @sailingcaptainswan
Summary: A deleted scene during the Camelot scenes of 5-03, between the time that Emma leaves the room where she is with Regina, Belle, Snow, David and possibly Zelena and the scene of David’s Knighting Ceremony.
Killian’s Quest
5x03 Siege Perilous
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Emma hurried from the tower where Merlin's room was located and went in search of a little peace. A place where she didn't feel torn apart in such a way that she wasn't sure if she could ever be put back together. She was the savior, yet in trying to be the savior, she had ended up the Dark One and now her family and others she cared about were trying to save her. Most of the time, she felt grateful, yet there were also times when she felt resentment. Two sides at war and she never knew which side was going to be stronger.
"Emma?" She heard her name being called and for a split-second thought about poofing away, even though she knew that she shouldn't be having those thoughts.
Taking a deep breath, she turned just as Robin came around the corner. "Hi, Robin. Did you need something?” The look he gave her was the same one that everyone kept giving her, reinforcing her desire to run away and hide. "I'm fine, Robin,” she told him tiredly before he even had a chance to say anything.
He studied her face, she was sure looking for some sign as to her darkoneness. "Any success toward freeing Merlin?" he finally asked.
"A little," she sighed. "Regina's still in Merlin's room with Zelena. I'm sure she wouldn't mind you checking on her." She felt bad for trying to get rid of him but when she was around most people, the act of trying to be normal was taxing.
He nodded his head in thanks and turned to walk away. After a few steps, he looked back, "Oh, and Emma,” he hesitated a bit, “we'll work this out... together."
She smiled at him, knowing it didn't quite reach her eyes. "I know." As she walked away, she thought about going to the beautiful chambers she had been assigned, but when she was in there alone, she had too much time to think. When that happened, the image of Rumpelstiltskin kept showing up telling her things she didn't want to hear and the only way to clear her head was to find her pirate. He had a special knack for distracting her, he always had, and she needed that ability of his right now.
Anonymous asked:
Hello. Sorry to bother you but I was wondering if there was a way to read the stories from the cs storybook other than the lovely book?
I emailed the PDF copy to one person because she had difficulties reading from the computer screen. She then put it on her e-reader.
4x20 Mother The Dance
A collaborative story written by @forestiyari @hungrywhovianpotterheadfrom221b @superchocovian @whimsicallyenchantedrose and artwork by @gingerchangeling
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A divergent scene that starts when Killian, Henry, Snow and David go to meet Emma after she returns from NYC. Rating - T
Killian pressed the “off” button on his talking phone, feeling the relief bubble up from within. Swan was due to return home that very afternoon and despite the Crocodile’s best efforts, she’d resisted the call of the darkness. She’d not darkened her heart, not given in to the urge to murder Lily to save her parents.
He didn’t know when he’d been so proud of anyone. He knew how seductive the darkness could be, but his Swan, his amazing girlfriend, had pushed it back.
There was an extra spring to his step as he, the lad and her parents walked the short distance to Granny’s dining establishment as the time drew near for Swan to return to town. It had been a mere 24 hours since she and Regina left, but it had felt like a lifetime. Since they’d returned from their adventure in the past, he and Swan hadn’t gone a day without seeing each other, and a day without her felt colorless, incomplete.
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Read the rest of the story and many others in the Once Upon a Captain Swan Storybook, Vol 2 which can be found here.
4x15 Poor Unfortunate Soul
Heart and Soul
A collaborative story written by @flslp87 @hellomommanerd @hollyethecurious @winterbaby89 and artwork by @hopeandbeans . Thanks for stepping up girls.
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A deleted scene that starts just as Ursula stops Emma and the others from saving August. Rating -K
Emma gritted her teeth in frustration. You would think that fighting on the side of good would make things go your way. The plan to rescue August had started out smoothly enough, with Snow getting the jump on Cruella, and August, adult August, being released to put an end to whatever Gold had up his sleeve. But no. Ursula appeared and Emma’s heart sank.
“No one is going anywhere,” Ursula said, and her tone sent a chill through Emma’s spine.
This could not be happening. Killian had told Emma he was sure he could help Ursula with whatever the problem was that put the sea goddess on the side of the villains, but now she was here and he was not.
“Where the hell is Hook?” Emma demanded. “What did you do to him?” Multiple scenarios flashed through Emma’s imagination, and none of them had a good outcome. That pirate was so sure, so confident that he could survive anything, and all Emma could think was that once again, he’d marched right into danger.
Ursula sneered at her. “Sorry, sweetheart, your boyfriend is shark bait.”
No. NO.
4x13 Unforgiven The Best in You
A collaborative story written by @allofthismatters @flslp87 @ilovemesomekillianjones @ohmakemeahercules and artwork by @hopeandbeans
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An introspective look at both Emma and Killian’s thoughts from the time he leaves after not telling her anything about Ursula to the time her parents catch them. Rating - K
After leaving Pinocchio with Marco, Emma planned to make her way back to the station to continue looking through the ATM videos, but somehow her thoughts took her a different direction and she found herself at the docks. They had become a place that she gravitated toward whenever her thoughts were muddled and she needed to sort through something. Today, it seemed there were multiple situations that needed her attention, but none more so than her conversation. or lack thereof with one close-mouthed pirate. When he arrived at the station with her lunch, and she had immediately tested him about whether he was bringing her french fries or onion rings, she had wanted to kick her behind for continuing to put him through hoops; but when he had grinned and rubbed her shoulder, she had relaxed and silently promised herself to behave. Why then had she immediately put him on the spot about Ursula? Was she jealous? No, that didn’t feel right, but something about his reticence to talk about Ursula immediately brought all her insecurities to the surface.
As she watched the birds fly over the water she thought about how free they looked and wished she could be as free with the giving of her trust and of her feelings. Her past still had a hold on her and those walls, while she knew they were falling down a piece at a time, and much of it was due to Killian’s persistence, she also knew that there were some instances when it appeared to be one step down and two steps back up. Today’s conversation with him left her feeling very unsettled as it was so different than most of their conversations had been recently. He was usually the one trying to get her to open up and this time, he had shut her down with, “I don’t know what else to say.” Why had she crossed her arms over her chest, her body position exuding mistrust and not shown patience with him like he has always shown with her?
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It was times like this that Killian longed for the familiarity of his ship most. He needed refuge from the onslaught of shame over the most current disaster he'd brought upon Emma, in the form of a sea witch who was only a danger because of what he did to her.