New Fic: Repetition and Variation (OUAT, Gen, AU)

Title: Repetition and Variation

Fandom: Once Upon a Time

Characters: Regina, Snow White, Prince James, David, Leopold, Rumplestiltskin

Rating: Teen and Up

Warnings: Character Death

Words: 3,900

Summary: The years pass. Regina doesn’t become the Evil Queen. Snow is betrothed to James but in love with his bastard brother, David. Regina sees history repeating itself and tries to intervene.

Notes: So I was trying to figure out a plausible way for Snow to end up as the Evil Queen, since Isaac’s whole book MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. Anyway, I found an idea I liked–this has nothing to do with Isaac’s AU, so just forget about all that and come along for the ride. My thanks to both @shinewithalltheuntold and @ussjellyfish for reading this thing and giving me feedback. I’m (a little) sorry for the pain I inflicted upon you both.

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Snow is sixteen and beautiful and Regina hates her for neither of these things. She can’t even manage to hate her for her childhood betrayal, not now that Mother has been gone and Rumplestiltskin has stopped visiting, his absence somewhat less mysterious than his initial appearance, considering his pointed barbs failed to entice her to any but the simplest of magics.

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