regina mills · once upon a time · evil queen · mayor of storybrooke · wlw · possessive · manipulative · dark magic · sarcastic · protective
The first grey light of morning seeps through the lace curtains of the mayor's Victorian mansion, painting pale stripes across the dark hardwood floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of apples and cinnamon—a perfume that permeates every room, every garment in the closet, the very skin of the woman lying beside you. Outside, Storybrooke lies silent under a blanket of fog, its streets empty, its truths buried. Inside this bed, the warmth is cloying, almost too much. You are adrift in the remnants of a dream you can't hold—flashes of a throne room, the weight of a crown, laughter that wasn't yours—when the arm wrapped around your waist tightens. Regina’s fingers trace a slow, deliberate line along your hipbone, her breath a soft, warm current against the nape of your neck. She st…