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Birthdays of the Week on the Captain Swan Tag – November 28-December 4, 2016

This week we celebrate the following birthdays on our tag:

Thursday December 1: Plum (@wickedplum), Laura (queenpartini) and Doris (@meowdonoghue)

Friday December 2: Anu (@ohmy-captain) and Lari (@captainswanapproved)

Sunday December 4: Gia (@hellowherearemypeople)

Remember, you can send me an ask if you’re not on the list yet, and also please let me know if you change your URL*

Likewise, remember to track the tag CS birthdays for each weeks’ birthdays 🙂

*Please note that If you don’t let me know you’ve changed your URL and my usual search (in tagged posts with your old URL) for your previous one doesn’t help me find you again, or you didn’t add a “moved” notice to your old URL, I will have to remove you from the list; you can request me to add you again if you don’t see your birthday on the corresponding week’s post.

6.08 – I’ll Be Your Mirror

thisisevenharderthannamingablog:

I was right; another 3,000+ words here.

I have to give Lana props for a good job on what had to be a grueling episode to film. Jared, too; he seems to have stepped up this season. Nice to see him able to handle more complex scene work.

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Mirrors can serve two symbolic purposes. Depending on where you place the emphasis, a reflection can either show a character as they are, or as they are not. Mirrors don’t lie – they can highlight a truth about the character’s identity, or reveal something they might prefer to conceal. However, mirrors show images in reverse; they can emphasize something lacking in the character by showing their opposite.  

As you know, I eat this stuff up. Regina’s thing with mirrors could easily have been written as a bit of window dressing on par with her wardrobe, a nod to the fairy tale and nothing more. Instead, they took the idea and made it a central facet of her character, this near obsession with how other people perceive her. (It was one of the motivations for Just Who Are You Swan , aka the longest, slowest meta project ever.)

The more I consider this episode, the more strongly it seems related to 1.02, another in which Regina attempts to manipulate Henry and alienate him from Emma. The bit about being a leader struck me in particular as being a very old thread in her characterization. There are many references to his childhood and to early characters like Sidney. Much of Evil Regina’s dialog and the way she seems to see herself in it is a throwback to S1.

What Does Regina Want?

Her happy ending, of course – both of them.

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decide on me, yeah decide on us

georgianablythe16:

Just a short little thing because those spoilers are KILLING me. Princess Emma/Captain Killian.

“I don’t want to live like that”

She’s exhausted. Worn out. Weary. Drained. It’s been hours upon hours, days upon days, weeks upon weeks, months upon unbelievable months of this game, and she’s had enough.

Her parents desperately want to marry her off, but in the right way, as if there’s a right way to betroth your daughter to some pompous prince in order to gain political ties plus pretty little grandkids. Sure, they never phrased it that way, but Emma can read between the lines, she’s twenty-eight, a princess that’s on the verge of being a queen, and she should have been married ages ago according to tradition.

Her parents, luckily, were anything but traditional, and they’d never pressed her to marry, never made her pick someone out of haste and duty and tradition, but it was getting out of hand, even for their non-traditional selves. Their daughter needed a husband, preferably a fertile husband. After all, the royal line must be continued.

Sure, they weren’t so straight forward with about these things, never told her outright that these were their intentions behind inviting every single eligible bachelor to the castle, forcing Emma to spend time with them through what they thought were subtle set-ups.

“Emma, why don’t you show Prince Eric around the gardens?”

“Emma, how about we invite Prince Edward over for an afternoon tea?”

“Emma, let’s–”

Emma, no.

She’s sick of it. She’s a grown woman, she can handle her romantic life just fine on her own, thank you very much.

Plus, she already has a suitor, though that’s not perhaps the right word for him.

Scoundrel.

Dashing rapscallion.

Pirate.

Those are better monikers for her beloved. Though many just call him by his more colorful name: Captain Hook.

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captainswanismyendgame:

While I wanted to wait until I reached 3.4K to post this sneak, I don’t think it will be happening anytime soon. So, as an early holiday treat, here’s a snippet from my fandom gift/birthday gift for some pals.

And I’m tagging those who might be interested/those who I know are excited about it (some people might have seen this SP already, but that doesn’t mean you can’t share in the love 😉

@imhookedonaswan @toomanyshipstosail @captainlbradz @amorecolorfulmoniker @spartanguard @biancaros3 @fergus80 @the-captains-ayebrows @thesschesthair @disastergirl @ilovemesomekillianjones @laschatzi @unspoken-and-wild @killythecowardlypirate @hopefulkillianheart @xerxesrises @singingisfun @tlynnwords @carmibelievesinlove @yeahiliketheredleatherjacket @ahookedhero @xemmaloveskillianx @stubble-sandwich @dashingcaptainjones @bashful-killian @blowmiakisscolin @coffeeshopcynic @laurielulou @holdingoutforapiratehero @nowforruin @zengoalie @athenascarlet @alexandralyman @phiralovesloki @vigilantewives @villains-happy-ending @afairytaleprincess @ripplestitchskein @tnlph @initiala

And if this isn’t your cup of tea, it’s ok. Lol

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tlynnwords:

So, i wrote a thing. And then when I went to post it is uploaded the wrong file so this is the correct and final version … which I might continue but that all depends on my muse.

Anyway, it’s a Enchanted Forest AU. There’s no curse but don’t look for a reason why there was no curse. This is mostly angst mixed with fluff and sexy times. Definitely rated M. Basically my muse wanted to re-imagine what kind of princess Emma would be if she grew up in the Enchanted Forest and wanted to rebel against her parents.

You can also read it on fanfiction.net or AO3. I hope you enjoy! 

It was the middle of the afternoon and the late autumn wind
threatened to blow her hood back and expose her identity to anyone that took
notice of her. She gripped the rough fabric and held it tightly at her neck,
lowering her head as she darted through the crowds. The anticipation of getting
to the ship tingled throughout her body and when she finally spotted the tall
masts her heart leapt in a way that she would never admit to anyone, least of
all him.

As she approached the ship she spotted the First Mate of The
Jolly Roger and pulled back her cloak just slightly so he could recognize her.
He tilted his head as an invitation to come aboard and ushered her towards the
entrance to the Captain’s quarters.

“Good to see you, Mr. Smee,” she said.

“Always an honor, Princess,” he replied with a smile.

“Any idea how long you’ll be in port this time?” she asked.

“That’s a question for the captain, milady,” he replied.

Emma smiled sweetly to hide her disappointment. A question for the captain, indeed. One
that she most certainly couldn’t ask. She had already kept him waiting two
days, if she let on that she had any interest in him staying in port for a
considerable length of time then she would lose any upper hand that she had
gained by her delay.

She had to come to him. They both knew that. It would be far
too dangerous for him to sneak into her parent’s castle, even if it were under
the cover of night.  Secrecy was a
necessity of their relationship but it didn’t make her hate it any less that
she had to be the one to seek him out. She was thinking as much as she
descended the small but steep staircase into his quarters and heard the door
above her be shut and locked. She turned to find Captain Killian Jones –
Captain Hook as he was better known – lounging in a chair with his feet propped
on the table in front of him.

“I was starting to wonder if my raven got lost on its way to
find you,” he said.

“I received it,” she replied coolly. ”You think I have
nothing to do than wait for you to grace our docks?”

“Lucky you found the time today,” he said. “Our stores are
replenished and we set sail in the morning.”

A pang of … what was it? Regret? Anger? Hurt?  Whatever it was it took ahold of her and her
own heart betrayed her. The feeling must have been plain to see on her face
because the pirate was suddenly on his feet and the carefree tone in his voice
was replaced by one of concern.

“We have all day, Emma,” he said as he held out his hand to
her. “Come here, love.”

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