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An Unwanted Marriage (Marcus Acacius x Female OC)

Chapter 1: The Birth of Cassandra Gracchus

Summary: General Marcus Acacias, misled by lies about his shy, bookish wife, treats their arranged marriage with cold disdain. Despite her quiet efforts to connect, his harshness drives her to retreat. When he uncovers the truth about her father’s deception, Marcus must confront his guilt and choose between repairing their bond or letting pride destroy it. A/N: This is just a modified version of the full summary which is available to read on the Masterlist

Warning(s): Mentions of childbirth and death

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"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." – Marcus Aurelius

The grand estate of Senator Gracchus had been bustling with excitement in the days leading up to the birth of his first child. The news had spread quickly across Rome—the senator’s wife was going to bring a new life into the world, a child that would be celebrated as a symbol of his legacy. Yet, that celebration would never come.

Inside the birthing room, all was chaos.

“Doctor! Help her!” Senator Gracchus’ voice thundered, panic thick in his words. His normally composed demeanor had shattered, replaced by frantic energy as he paced beside his wife’s bed.

Antonia, his wife, had been in labor for hours. Her cries of pain echoed through the marble halls, but something was wrong. The doctors, gathered around the bed, exchanged nervous glances. They had hoped for a smooth delivery, but now they feared the worst.

“Push, madam! Push!” one of the doctors commanded, his hands steady but his voice strained. He tried to reassure her, but it was clear that time was running out.

Antonia, drenched in sweat, gripped the sides of the bed, her face contorted in agony. “I can’t… it hurts…” she gasped.

Senator Gracchus, normally unshaken, now loomed over her, his face tight with worry. His fists were clenched, his entire body vibrating with fear as he leaned in close to her ear.

“You must, Antonia. For the child. Please.”

The room held its breath as she pushed once more. There was a sickening pause.

The baby emerged into the world, lifeless.

The silence in the room was suffocating. No cry. No sound of life.

“Why isn’t she crying?” Gracchus shouted, his voice rising in terror. He turned to the doctors, his voice barely controlled. “Why isn’t she crying?!”

The lead doctor immediately moved toward the baby, his hands deftly performing chest compressions, trying desperately to coax the infant to breathe. “Come on, little one,” he muttered, his voice a soft prayer, “please.”

The tension in the room felt unbearable, every second stretching into eternity. Senator Gracchus could barely look at the scene before him. His wife, pale and trembling, lay motionless, blood staining the sheets beneath her. Her chest rose and fell weakly, but she wasn’t responding.

“Doctor, what’s happening to her?!” Gracchus demanded, his voice breaking. His heart was in his throat.

The doctor did not answer immediately, his hands working quickly. Then, finally, he looked up with grim realization. “Senator, there’s too much blood loss. Her heart is failing.”

“No!” Gracchus cried out, stepping closer to his wife’s side. “No, please, you can’t take her from me now! She can’t die. She just can’t!”

But Antonia’s blood continued to flow, a river that would not stop. The room became a blur of movement, the sounds of the doctor’s desperate instructions to the others blending with Gracchus’ frantic cries.

Then, just as hope seemed to slip away, a small sound broke through the tension—the tiniest of breaths from the newborn. The baby gasped for air, and then another, a soft cry.

The doctor stopped his compressions, his eyes wide in surprise. “She’s alive… the child is alive!” he said, relief flooding his voice.

Gracchus, shaking with emotion, looked down at the newborn in the doctor’s arms. She was so small, her fragile cries filling the room with life. He had forgotten to breathe for a moment, his body tense with the mix of relief and horror.

But his wife, Antonia, did not stir. Her hand, once warm, was now cold. Her lips were ashen. Gracchus turned to her again, his voice catching in his throat. “Antonia? Please… don’t leave me.”

It was too late.

The child was alive, but her mother… her mother was gone. The room fell into a stunned, sorrowful silence. Gracchus stood there, paralyzed by grief, as the newborn was gently placed into his arms.

The babe, still fragile, let out another tiny wail, but all Gracchus could do was stare down at her, his heart shattered in two. This child, this little girl, was his heir—but she was also a reminder of everything lost in that moment.

A mother was gone, and with her, a piece of his soul.

“She’s Cassandra,” Gracchus whispered, his voice hoarse with the weight of sorrow. “Cassandra Gracchus.”

As the hours passed, the estate that had been prepared for celebration now stood in mourning. A birth that should have been the beginning of something bright had instead marked a tragic end.

And as Gracchus looked down at his daughter’s innocent face, his heart hardened into something cold. He would raise this child, but she would never fill the emptiness his wife left behind. She would be a symbol of loss, a reminder of the cost of life.

In that moment, as he gazed into the eyes of the newborn, Gracchus swore that he would never allow her to forget the price she had paid for her existence.

An Unwanted Marriage (Marcus Acacius x Female OC)

CAST

Pedro Pascal as General Marcus Acacius

Anna Popplewell as Lady Cassandra "Casey" Acacius neé Gracchus

Derek Jacobi as Senator Gaius Sempronius Gracchus

Joseph Quinn as Emperor Publis Septimus Geta

Fred Hechiner as Emperor Caracalla

Connie Nielsen as Lucilla

Rest of the cast as themselves

I have had this Fanfiction idea in my head for so long so I need to write it down. And no copyrighting.

Basically there is this young girl pr-teen mutant named Elizabeth. But to the government she is subject 32597. She was given/taken away from her adopted family by the government to “understand her powers” but that is really just code word for experiment on her, torture her and psychologically damage her.

But here’s the thing the government does not know that this girl is the unknown daughter of Erik Lehnsherr aka Magneto. And half sister to Peter Maximoff.

Elizabeth’s powers are much like Rouge’s (The movie version Rouge from X-Men 1). Expect she can’t hurt them physically. If she takes to much than yay. But it is not like rouges where everyone she touches gets hurt immediately.

Elizabeth is an Ultra Omega (made that up). She has almost every single mutation out there because of her powers. But she also has a secondary mutation her Metallokinesis, the ability to control metal with your mind and thoughts.

In Days of Future Past both Logan and Elizabeth get sent to the past instead of just Logan. Elizabeth wakes up in her old cell in some government facility and breaks out and successfully saves all the mutants experimented on and also destroys the building. She makes her way to Logan using her telepathy to find him. From there they go the the X-Mansion that is old and run down because of the Vietnam War and no students around.

With convincing they get the Professor to agree to help them break Erik out of the Pentagon. They get Peter’s help as well.

They break Erik out with a few minor casualties and make it outside and leave to the airport.

Elizabeth manages to convince Charles to get Peter to come along because he may be useful. (In reality she can’t think of losing her big brother for the millionth time not with what happened to him in the future)

They go to Paris (the whole show down with Raven happens except Erik is trying to convince Raven and not trying to kill her) the plan fails and then they head back to NYC to the mansion.

Erik sees the school in its destructive state and asks why it looks like this

Hank goes on his rant about the war and the students getting enlisted or getting taken out by the parents. How Charles went into a depressive state and took the serum for his spine but lost his mutation.

Erik is horrified, Peter is suprised.

Logan and Elizabeth are not though.

As Hank rants Charles sits on the steps.

Elizabeth doesn’t care for Hanks rant and looks around the foyer to the mansion and spots the elevator to the basement floors.

To Cerebra.

Logan notices this. And she looks towards him and he gives her a look like “Go see for yourself”

Charles notices this as she takes off toward the elevator:

Hank, Peter and Erik notice this as well and Hank stops ranting.

Charles asks her to not go down there. But Elizabeth is stubborn like her father and doesn’t listen and just flicks her wrist to open the door to the elevator and walks inside.

Everyone (but Logan) is shocked she could do that.

Erik knew that was Metallokinesis. The elevator has iron.

Soon Charles let’s out a scream of pain and he falls to the floor.

Meanwhile Elizabeth exits the elevator to the basement floors and the basement lights up

She walks looks around and spits cerebro.

She knows it will only reckonize the Professor. No problem for her. She just needs to find someone real quick.

It probably hasn’t been used in years and again no problem for her.

She walks towards it kneels down and shapeshifter her face to look like the Professor.

It opens for her.

It works.

Meanwhile upstairs Charles sup res Santa wear off and he needs more Erik and Logan make him see otherwise and then Charles asks Logan to help him to his study. Peter is outside running btw.

The get into the wheel chair and decide to all go check on Elizabeth and Cerebra because it could wreck Elizabeths mind.

They get down there to see the doors of Cerebra open and Elizabeth using Electrokinesis to power it back on.

Peter joins them as well.

Elizabeth gets it running and everyone starts making their way over until Elizabeth picks up the helmet and then looks back at them and then puts it on.

She looks through the mutant and human minds to find the one she wants. A young girl with fiery red hair and pale tan skin with the powers of the Phoenix force.

Somewhere else in the world, Young child Jean Grey sleeps peacefully away until her mind is penetrated and she sees a young woman a few years older than her standing in front of her in a grassy plain.

The woman than whispers “Jean”

This causes Jean to snap her eyes open and wake up screaming cause the whole block, her house and the bedroom to shake. It causes her bedroom glass to break but a forcefield came and protected her.

Meanwhile Elizabeth is watching all this happen in Cerebro and realized she may have just made a grave mistake

Jean calms down eventually.

Elizabeth keeps looking for one more person important to her in the future her best friend Zachary Conners. She finds him living in a small town in New Jersey called Winford Brookes (made up name. And yes Dylan O’Brien’s character Stiles Stilinski is the face claim)

She leaves him be. They will meet in the future.

She goes through all the imporant people in her life till she is done and takes the helmet off powering down the machine

{time skip}

Charles tries to use it doesn’t work Logan and Elizabeth encourage him and he gets it to work the second time and he tracks down Raven and Raven still basically tells Charles in a nicer way to f@ck off and leave her to assassinate the person responsible for the future sentients and destruction of man and mutant kind.

After that they come up with a plan to get to Washington as they go to get into the car Elizabeth gets knocked down by a huge telepathic/telekinetic wave that knocks her down causing her to put her hands to her head and scream. Her eyes glow and she is in mental pain.

She passes out. And then wakes up in the plane. They carried her to the plane.

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Gladiator/Gladiator 2

An Unwanted Marriage (Marcus Acacius x Female OC)

Percy Jackson

Criminal Minds

Harry Potter

Imagine if Draco Malfoy had a younger sister that attended Hogwarts

Once Upon A Time

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Merlin

Merlin AU Fem!OC Imagine Headcannon

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X-Men Fanfic Idea

The Maze Runner

Hunger Games

The Little Mermaid 2023

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DCEU

ONE SHOT (FOR NOW) ===================

Imagine: If Emma was 5 years old when the curse was cast and she was sent through the wardrobe. And she had a newborn baby sister (the second daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming), who was swept up in the Evil Queen’s curse, and she was placed as the adopted daughter of Rumpelstiltskin

*This means Emma is 30 instead of 25* *Henry is still 10 years old. Emma had him later. Elizabeth is 16-years-old. Her aging got slowed down because of the curse.* *⚠️SPOILER WARNINGS⚠️ to whoever hasn’t seen Once Upon A Time* A/N: THIS WAS GOING TO BE A SERIES BUT THE IDEA'S I HAD FOR THIS SERIES ARE NOT FULLY COMPLETED ALSO I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT SO I AM VERY BUSY OUAT MASTERLIST

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Cast:

Lana Parilla as Regina Mills/The Evil Queen

Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan aka The Savior

Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret/Snow White

Josh Dallas as David Nolan/Prince David “James” “Charming”

Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills

Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin

Bailee Madison as Elizabeth Gold-Charming

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“We will always find you”

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A/N: Please do not judge me this is my first time writing something like this

A hospital bed comes into view of everyone

Emma:

(Emma, Regina, Dr. Whale, and Mother Superior are gathered in Henry’s room at the hospital.

Regina: No… No…

Emma: I love you, Henry.

(Emma kisses Henry on the forehead, which causes the spell he was under to be broken. A pulse of magic spreads throughout Storybrooke. He wakes up and gasps.)

Henry: I love you, too. You saved me.

Regina: You did it.

(The pulse of magic awakens everyone in the town. Soon, a crowd begins to gather in Henry’s room.)

Emma: Henry… What’s going on?

Regina: No…

Henry: The curse. I think you broke it.

Mother Superior: That was true love’s kiss.

Regina: No, no…

Mother Superior: If I were you, Your Majesty, I’d find a place to hide.

Regina: Henry… No matter what you think, no matter what anyone tells you, I do love you.

(Regina flees the room.)

(David, after turning back from the edge of Storybrooke, sees Mary Margaret in the street.)

David: Snow!

MMB: Charming.

(The two run towards each other.)

MMB: You found me.

David: Did you ever doubt I would?

(They kiss.)

———–

(Mr. Gold and Belle continue to watch the purple smoke pour out of the well.)

Belle: I-I don’t understand.

Mr. Gold: We’re in a land without magic, Belle. And I’m bringing it. Magic… Is coming.

Belle: Why?

Mr. Gold: Why? Because of magic… Is power.

(The purple smoke continues to engulf Storybrooke. Regina, still observing from the window, smiles. The smoke wraps around the clock tower, as the clock strikes 8:15.)

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Few minutes prior to these events

Elizabeth POV

I was waiting back at my Papa's pawn shop for him to come back.

He told me he would prefer I stay inside the safety of the pawn shop seeing as all the chaos that has been happening as of late.

And then he just dashed off with the woman he keeps calling Belle.

Everything as of late has been whacko. More whacko than average. I just wish I knew what was going on

'It all started the day Emma Swan rolled into town' I think as I lay on a cot in the back room of the pawn shop.

'Not that I'm blaming Emma.'

'I really want to go see if Henry is okay. He's my only friend in the small, weird town.'

"I mean it's not like Papa will notice I'm gone at all," I say as I get off the cot I was just lying on.

I reach down and grab my shoes and put them on. I then go over to the coat rack and grab my jacket and my scarf, seeing as it is a little windy outside.

I walk toward the entrance of the pawn shop and twist the knob and open the door to the outside world.

The minute I laid my feet outside there was a slight gust of wind and I felt goosebumps go all over my body making me shiver.

I turn in the direction of the hospital and start to walk that way wrapping my jacket closer to me.

"I have a really bad feeling about this," I say to no one.

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I walk for a little bit till I reach the edge of the town square.

Just as I go to turn the corner a feel a sharp breeze blow through my head making me go stalk still at the corner of Maine Street.

A whole bunch of memories start flooding into my brain. Funny thing is I don't remember any of these memories, like at all. I get sweeped into my brain and start relieving memories I do not remember at all.

Elizabeth Memories

Still Elizabeth POV

A dwarf tells Mary Margaret to keep pushing and David Nolan stands next to her encouraging her.

'Why are Mary Margaret Blanchard and David Nolan in these memories?' I ask myself out loud. No one heard me.

I kept watching.

I noticed off to the side a little behind David Nolan was a small, young girl no more than 5 years old. She was wearing a beautiful snow white dress, and cute little white shoes, and she had her hair up in a half up half down with little jewels and a white bow in her hair. She looked nervous about who must be her parents.

I looked back toward Mary Margaret and David Nolan.

"Just one more push your Majesty" with one final push her baby was out.

"Oh...oh" Mary Margaret said in pain, relief and happiness.

"Congratulations your Majesty"

'Your Majesty?!?' why was this short man calling Mary Margaret your Majesty? I'm so lost and confused right now.

'Just keep watching!' I tell myself. And I did.

"You did it, Snow. You did it. Your okay!" David said in a soothing caring tone

'Wait what Snow? As in Snow White. The same one from Henry's Storybook' I ask myself. I'm now totally lost.

"I sure did Charming. I sure did" Snow? says

'Snow, Charming. WTF! This has to be a figment of my imagination. No way any of this is real' I say out loud.

I see out of the corner of my eye the young girl walk toward Charming?!?

I'm so lost and confused.

The young girl hugs her dads legs and he pats her head while hold Snows? hand with the other.

The dwarf size man comes back with the little girl wrapped and swaddled in a cloth switched baby blanket.

I decide to walk forward and see what was on it.

"What shall you name her your highness?" the dwarf man asks

Snow and Charming? (man this is still confusing, what this got to do with me at all) looked at each other with a knowing look.

"Elizabeth. Her name shall be Elizabeth!!!"

I froze. I stopped walking toward the bed.

'Elizabeth. No way. That's my name. No, it has to be a coincidence? This all has to be a coincidence'

I get out of my frozen state and walk around the canopy bed and go to the other side to get a look at the baby in Snow's arms.

I look at the baby and it looks so similar to me. Its facial features are so similar to mine.

'Wait! If that's me then where's....' I trail off.

'Henry always mentions Emma as Snow and Charming oldest daughter. Wait that means that....'

I turn my head toward the little girl and now I see it.

I see it all. OMG! That little's girls facial features look so familiar earlier now I know why.

This girl is Emma!

'That means that this Enchanted Forest really exists and that Henry was right the entire time about me being the long-lost daughter of Snow and Charming...Mary Margaret and David Nolan. GAH this is so confusing it's annoying'

I then hear what is warning bells in the distance.

I panic internally. I look toward my parents? gosh, that's weird to say. I love Mr. Gold as my Papa. My mind snaps back. Mr. Gold, omg!

Wait that means Henry was right about him being Rumplestiltskin as well. OMG, I'm the adopted daughter of Rumplestiltskin. Well, now when I say it like that...it sounds cool and awesome.

Anyway back to the situation.

They take about how the Evil Queen is here and how Charming needs to get Emma to the wardrobe.

He and snow fight and he finally goes. But not before giving her a kiss.

"Come back to me," she says, "I always will" charming says in return and he takes off with 5-year-old Emma in one of his arms (Emma is on his hip) and a sword in the other.

They turned the hall and I decided to go see what happens so I follow Charming. Not before turning back to my biological mother, and seeing her coddling crying 1 minute old me in her arms.

I reluctantly turn and follow in the way Charming went

{Time skip - we all know what happens with Charming, the Evil Queens Guards, Snow (but this time she has baby Elizabeth in her arms), and the Evil Queen}

I saw the room get covered in some dark mist that is supposed to be this curse that Henry keeps talking about.

Memories end

I gasp and open my eyes. I then blink my eyes to readjust them to the sun.

I then take in my surroundings and see a whole lot of people in the town square and the streets now.

Some run to others and hug them. Others seem to look confused about what's going on. I then see two figures off in the distance and now exactly who they are.

MY BIOLOGICAL PARENTS - Snow White and Prince David "Charming"

I see they are having a moment so I go to walk back to Papa's? (do I still call him that anymore? ) I think about the whole biological parent reveal through my memories and my mind goes back to Mr. Gold, my cursed version father. 'What will Snow and Charming think to know one of their biggest enemies (I know through Henry's little book ok) raising their biological daughter.' I stop walking and stay in place on the sidewalk. I have left the town square by now and headed back toward the pawnshop

I think about this predicament with a serious-looking but sad-looking face. I then come to a realization.

"You know what! I don't care if Snow and Charming hate it. He was the one that raised me all these years. He was the one who was there for me when I got sick or needed a shoulder to cry on (other than Henry). He tucked me in at night and loved and cherished me. If that changes because Emma broke the curse. I'll be damned if I let that happen. Rumplestiltskin is my father and so is Charming (David). They're both going to have to share me. Rumple technically is my legal guardian. They'll both have to live with that. If one of them doesn't (*cough cough Charming*) so be it but I not changing my mind" I was proud of myself and I kept walking toward the pawn shop.

I go to turn around for a second after I heard a scream and a shout from some people and I wish I didn't.

"Maybe I really should have stayed inside the pawn shop today" I whisper to myself flabbergasted as I see what is in front of me.

It's the same giant purple cloud of smoke from my memories.

It's sweeping right over everything and everyone in Storybrooke.

I saw it sweep through Mary Margaret and David Nolan

And it came toward me at a somewhat rapid rate covering me in a cooling mist and wind.

It didn't seem to do any harm to anyone.

I shrug once it cleared and kept walking toward the Pawnshop.

I finally make it to the pawn shop and open the door and go inside before shutting the door.

I begin to make my way to the back of the shop when I feel a gust of power all over my body.

I lean on the counter for support. Laying both my hands on the counter, I close my eyes and try to calm heart rate.

To much has happened tody. I don't know what that feeling was but I don't want to know right now.

Between finding out my heritage and then finding out h=who my adopted father is and then who I am, I don't want to know what that was.

I kept my hands on the counter, with my eyes closed and breathing evenly. My heart rate calmed down.

I then lean off the counter and start walking to the back room.

I get behind the curtain when I hear the bell above the door to the shop go off.

"Ugh!" I say over dramatically. That's when I hear his voice.

"Elizabeth darling, you in here!" That's Papa's voice I wiplash my head around and practically run through the curtains.

Yup, it was definitely him!

He was looking at Belle asking if she was okay. She said yes.

He then looks up towards me and gives me a little smile.

That did it for me.

I ran toward him and practically bear-tackled him into a hug. (We did not land on the floor)

He was surprised, to say the least, from what I can tell from his hitched breath.

He moved his cane to his left hand and put his right over my shoulder pulling me into a hug.

I hug back tighter refusing to let go.

He sighed eventually "Darling you'll have to let me go you know that right" in his Scottish accent.

Me being the man baby I am whine and say"Nahuhu" hugging tighter.

He just laughs and I love the feeling of that laugh.

"Okay darling time to let go!" he says sweetly and jokingly

"mhh fine. Just one more minute Papa!" I whisper.

Rumplestiltskin POV

'Did she just call me Papa?!!?' I thought surprised. I hug here back anyway.

"Fine one more minute darling!" I say.

I look toward Belle and she is looking at me so lovingly.

God I love this woman.

God I love Elizabeth she's like my daughter to me.

Going by the fact that she did not run off toward Snow and Charming the first minute she got, I take it she still sees me as her Papa.

Papa! Gosh I haven't been called that in a lifetime.

I know she knows her parentage.

I also know she wasn't in here the whole time.

She must have got the little memories she had as a baby back.

"Time to let go now darling"

She reluctantly let's go. I grab Ella's hand and she looks me in the eyes. she looks at me with love. Even though I'm the Dark one. I'm pretty sure she doesn't know that one though.

Back to Elizabeth's POV

I reluctantly let go of my Papa.

Yes, I said it he is and always will be my Papa. No matter who he is. Idk what happened in the past back in the Enchanted Forest whatever happened I do not blame him.

Awkward silence endures

Papa coughs and finally says "Well...It's been a long day. Why don't we close the shop up early ey!"

"Sure!" I say

Papa, Belle and I go about cleaning the store up and closing up. Unfortenatly not locking the door. But the sign is flipped to closed now. Papa and I are behind the counter. I lean on his shoulder. And I swore I saw a smile for a minute

I pick my head off my head, and see him smirk "Was that I smile I saw?"

"No, whatever do you mean?"

"You know what I mean Papa?"

"Do you mean this?" and then he proceeds to tickle me.

I end up on the floor laughing-crying.

Belle went in the back a while ago to get rest.

Just Papa and I

Papa soon ask me something unexpected "Darling, why did you not go back to your biological family? I'm sure they miss you!"

I shrug and sigh a sad smile he looks at me with a knowing look.

"I'm just not sure, Papa. I mean I did just find out TODAY that I'm from a realm full of fairytales and mythical creatures. And better yet I'm one of the two children of Snow White and Prince Charming. Which to me is just weird. The Disney movie version of Snow White never had Prince Charming I thought that was Sleeping Beauty and why are you laughing"

"The fact that you compared your biological mother to a Disney movie is funny" I gave him a look "Sorry carry on dearie"

"I'm just not sure how they'll look at me, ya know"

"Is it the fact that the Evil Queen made me your adoptive father? Or the fact that I'm Rumplestiltskin and their worst enemy?"

I frown at that last one but I say "Idk anymore"

"Go to them dearie they are your family after all!?!"

"But you are also my family," I say back

He frowns confused and gives me a look to elaborate

"The curse may have been the cause of my separation from my family. But without it, I wouldn't have found the best Papa in all the realms. You were there for me through everything. I practically grew up with the most sweet person I know. I mean a little mean and cruel..."He hits my arm sarcastically at that comment, "But sweet too"

At the end of my little speech, I turn to him and he's silently crying so I give him a hug which he returns.

We pull away

"They may be my family, but you Rumplestiltskin will always be my Papa."

{Time skip - the town getting mad they are not back home, planning to take down Regina, her getting locked up}

Charming POV (Suprise)

I can't believe Emma did it. She broke the curse.

I looked over toward Snow as we began to walk toward Gold's pawn shop.

I just realized where's Elizabeth.

I stop walking and thought hard.

The curse broke so where is she?

Emma and Snow noticed I stopped walking and came back to me.

Snow asked "What's wrong?"

"The curse is broken, right?"

"Yes?!?" Emma said

I turn to Snow and say, "Then where's Elizabeth!" Snow finally got it and gasped

"Elizabeth?!?!" Snow said

"Whose Elizabeth?" Emma asked, "Was she that baby girl in my memories?"

I nod. "She's your baby sister!"

Emma looked shocked but rubbed it off.

"I have a baby sister!" Emma said.

"Yup!" Snow and I said

After a while we kept walking toward Gold's Pawnshop.

We made it there and Emma opened the door and I did not believe who was standing behind the counter with Gold.

Snow gasp.

Gold and the girl looked toward us.

silence

Gold then spoke saying "Can we help you dearie's?"

I ignored him and looked at the young woman in his company. I recognize that chin and those eyes and hair anywhere!

I then spoke in a soft but loud tone "Elizabeth!"

The young girl looked at us in shock, recognition, and fright.

Snows POV

My darling baby girl is here with HIM.

But why?!? Charming asked "Why are you here...with HIM?" in a venomous tone.

That was apparently the wrong thing to say because next thing I new Charming was up against the wall a knee to his chest along with a sword aimed right at his heart. With Elizabeth wielding the sword.

She spoke with so much venom "You..Take..That..Back"

This was such a long day.

Charming was stunned

Gold...Rumple came and pulled her back with a bit of a struggle but pulled her back a good couple of feet from Charming.

I ran and helped him up.

We both looked back toward our darling baby girl as she stared toward her father with venom in her tone but fear in her eyes.

Rumplestiltskin POV

'Stupid Charmings' I say in my head

Here I am trying to hold back my darling little girl from killing her other father. As much as I would love for her to actually do it, she would be devastated after, so second best option then.

Elizabeth POV

How dare he say that about my Papa? I'm going to tear him a new one.

I didn't think in my fit of rage as I grabbed the closet sharp object and pinned him to the wall and aimed the sword at his chest right above his heart.

I had so much anger inside me, but so much fear.

Papa got me off him before taking the sword from me and pushing me gently back toward the counter as I looked at my biological dad with venon, anger and fear.

"Geez! Definitely my temper thats for sure!"

That's it. I try to run at him but I was pulled back by Belle this time.

I was too busy staring at my biological family.

Belle then gently said to me "Go take a nap hmm? Or go meditate it will help but don't do this"

I sigh before going to the back to meditate.

Charming POV

Elizabeth went to the back of the store to do something to calm her down.

We looked toward Gold...Rumple whatever.

"Can you please tell me why you came so I can go back to calming my darling daughter down?"

Now that just shocked me

"Wait a damn minute! Daughter! She is not your daughter she is ours! Why the hell would she be your...." I did not get to finish the sentence before i got blasted back to a wall by an unknown force. I slumped down and Snow and Emma came and helped me up.

We looked in Rumple's direction but our gaze move to Elizabeth who had a fireball conjured in her hand.

Elizabeth POV

I heard yelling and went back to the main area of the shop.

'Protect Papa' was all I heard in my head, it was like I heard a voice in my head, I felt a tingle in my arms and all throughout my body as I got up and rushed back to the front of the pawn shop. I somehow summoned a ball of light 'magic' to my hands and blasted it toward Charming.

He got back up with Emma and Snow's help and every just looked flabbergasted at me.

I sigh defeated.

"Papa Imma take a walk" and turn toward the front door and don't stop to hear a response

Rumplestiltskin POV

Okay! You know what she needs fresh air. Just hope she doesn't go far.

"Now what do you need dearies"

{They explain}

[Time skip - 2 hours later]

Elizabeth POV

I was at Henry's castle.

I like it up here.

The wind blowing all around me, the world is just so calm and still up here. No worries at all.

I don’t know how much time last but it must be close to 3pm due the sun being lower.

I hear footsteps approach my sitting spot on the castle and I look up to see Henry. I proceed to stand up Henry gives me a hand and I look around and ‘yep, just as I thought my biological family is here. No wait it’s just David. Where’s Emma and Mary Margret’

I sigh and Henry must’ve noticed I noticed him.

Henry's eyes meet mine, filled with a child's earnest curiosity. "But, Elizabeth, he's your real dad."

I sigh, attempting to distill complex emotions into words suitable for a ten-year-old. "Henry, I was just a tiny baby when the curse brought me to Storybrooke. Snow White and Prince Charming are my biological parents, and I can't change that. But growing up, it was Rumplestiltskin who played the role of Papa, guiding me until I turned sixteen. They weren't there for me, curse or not. Family isn't just about blood; it's about who was there for you when you needed them."

He processes my words, and a thoughtful expression replaces the initial confusion. Finally, he wraps his arms around my legs and whispers something to David as he runs off.

Alone, I turn towards the horizon, and my thoughts spill into the quiet air.

Imagine: Draco Malfoy has a little sister named Elizabeth Malfoy, who is one year young get than him. She was sorted into Gryffindor Draco’s 2nd year at Hogwarts.

Headcannon's

She met Harry, Hermione and Ron on the Hogwarts Express because Draco would not allow her to sit with him and his friends

She stumbled upon their carriage by mistake and asked if she could sit there

They said yes and introduced themselves.

She came in and sat down and introduced herself as Elizabeth Malfoy and Ron went bonkers

Harry told him to not judge a book by its cover and to shut up

The Sorting ceremony happened and everyone looked at her as her names was called expecting the hat to sort her into Slytherin

The hat was on her for longer than 5 minutes

Professors started whispering around her About being a Hat Stall

They were all shocked, including herself, when the hat shouted “Gryffindor”

She was frightened

She sat there frightened till McGonagall told her she needs to join the Gryffindor table

Someone clapped first and everyone else started clapping awkwardly

She got off the stool and walked down the steps to the Gryffindor table

As she walks down she looks to her older brother Draco and he is in shock

They just stare at one another till she is dragged by Harry to sit down

During the feast Ron would not stop smack talking her family

This causes Harry to stand up amd smack him upside the head

Harry says he lost his appetite and then turns to Elizabeth and asks if she wants to go up to the common room early

She nods her head yes because she is in shock that Harry Freaking Potter who is a year above her is being nice to her the daughter of Lucius Malfoy.

Elizabeth just follow behind Harry as he walks out the Great Hall with Ron yelling behind them at them in the background throwing slurs and stuff

Elizabeth is in shock of the moving stair case

She stops Harry before they can walk up the stair case and ask why he is being nice to her

Harry says “Just because your Draco’s sister does not mean you are like him”

Elizabeth’s eyes are watering but she holds them back because “A Malfoy does not cry”

Xaden calling everyone minus Violet a little shit had me cackling for a good 5 minutes

Xaden: “Listen up you little shits!”

Xaden: “Not you Violet. You’re an angel, and we’re thrilled you could join us.”

This is the best movie that I have seen in 2023. It is movies like these (from the repost above) and moments in these movies that make me realize that true love is real and it is possible.

Not to mention the way that Eric pulls Ariel closer instead of pushing her away.

i am so unwell over this scene you have no idea

the fact that we can tell EXACTLY what eric is thinking, how he goes from realizing ariel is a mermaid to recognizing that there's a bigger thing to focus on and he'll process the reveal later, when the woman he loves isn't in danger.

how he immediately looks down at ariel and sees her expression, he sees how terrified she is, because for the past three days he's done nothing BUT learn how to read her expressions, so he knows her fears without her having to say anything, and his only thought goes to "keep her safe, keep her here, keep her close"

and can we please talk about the physical affection between these two???? how ariel's hand goes from laying on eric's chest to holding onto his shoulder, how eric goes from just kind of holding ariel up to pulling her as close as he possibly can, curling himself around her and surrounding her in his arms, fully prepared to take the brunt of ursula's power if it comes down to it. because she's his world, and he refuses to lose her again.

and eric's GLARE??? HELLO???? the man just realized that the silent girl he's fallen in love with and the girl who saved his life is the same person and he just wanted to kiss her and celebrate that but now he is PISSED and he just wants to live happily ever after so he can and will do everything he can to get that ending for him and ariel.

Merlin AU

FEM! OC | Imagine Headcannon

Imagine if Merlin and Arthur knew each other before Season 1. Imagine if Uther, Arthur's father, and Igraine, Arthur's father, were friends with Merlin's parents Balinor and Hunith, before the Great Purge and before Uther band all magic practices. What if when Merlin comes to Camelot and after he saves Arthur he finds out that he and Arthur's parents were once friends and that he was betrothed to Arthur by their parents.

What if Merlin and Arthur became married and were actually in love with one another?

(Arthur is 2 years older than Merlin. In S1 of the show, Merlin is 17 years old and Arthur is 20 years old.)

Merlin came 2 years prior to season 1 and married him.

Merlin was 17 when he married 20-year-old Arthur Pendragon.

They are actually both in love with each other (#merthur). Merlin is still born with magic and is still Emerys. Arthur knows that he has Magic.

Instead of Merlin coming to Camelot in Season 1 it is Elizabeth James (OC). She was born to a Sorceror/Dragon Lord and a farmer's daughter two towns/villages east of the town Merlin grew up in, Ealdor. The town's name was Ambonisa. Gaius is Elizabeth's mother's half-brother, making him her uncle.

*Basically Elizabeth James replaces Merlin as a servant and Merlin replaces Qwenievere as Arthur’s love interest and Queen. (I know Arthur and Gwen don't get together or married till like S3, but I think this is a great story idea. Especially to all the fans of the BBC Merlin series who ship Arthur and Merlin together. I know I certainly ship Arthur and Merlin)*

A/N: The idea for this story came to me while watching Merthur TikTok. I ship Merthur all the way. Best ship in the whole series. Also the GIF images are not mine. Credit to whoever made these GIF's they are amazing

The Clouds and The Stars

Request: Yes or No

Sequel one shot to The Sun and Moon!

Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Married life... such a curious thing. Many grew up with an expectation as to how it would be, mostly based on their own parents' relationship. There were the happy parents who formed a love match and loved each other with their whole hearts. There were the friendly parents who were more friends than partners but still cared for one another. Then, there were the saddening parents who either due to a forced marriage or perhaps because of time grew to despise each other, only tolerating each other for the sake of their children whom they unknowingly harm with their arguments and jabs. 

(Y/N) grew up with friendly parents. Lucy and Henry had ended their respective social seasons by marrying under the guise of being madly in love in order to chase after what they truly wanted, even if their desires had to be kept behind closed doors and only exposed to trusted individuals. Secrecy had always been a part of his life, even when it involved marriage, and he supposed now, as he lied in bed and watched the sun peek through the curtains, he'd truly followed in his parents' footsteps. At least, however, he'd found someone. Found more than one, in fact. 

"Love," (Y/N) couldn't help but smile as Anthony sighed into his ear, his muscular arm tightening around him and pulling him closer to his chest. Anthony buried his face in the crook of his neck and inhaled deeply, lips pressing against his skin before he hooked his chin over (Y/N)'s shoulder. He gently nudged him, a soft grunt leaving him when (Y/N) remained still. "Love."

"What is it?" (Y/N) chuckled and finally shifted, moving onto his back and peering up at Anthony when he propped himself up onto his elbow. Anthony smiled at him, cheeky and pleased, one hand moving to cup his face and rub his thumb soothingly over his cheek, a warm twinkle in his dark eyes. (Y/N) felt his skin flush under such an adoring gaze. 

"I simply wished to see my husband's beautiful face, is all." Anthony cooed, and (Y/N) smile widened tenfold, a bashful and breathy laugh escaping him. They weren't married to each other, not legally or in the eyes of the church at least, but in their hearts and to their families they were. Many in the ton suspected but with Queen Charlotte's silence and Lady Whistledown calling their dance together a 'much-needed change for such dreary balls', anyone with suspicions or beliefs remained silent. Of course, they still had to remain a secret, lest someone grew annoyed enough to reach out to the church. 

"Such a charmer, Anthony." (Y/N) spoke teasingly, sighing softly against Anthony's mouth when he swooped down to kiss him. Anthony pressed harder against his lips and fully rolled over, laying ontop of the painter and only pulling away to trail kisses down his jawline and to his neck. Always so hungry, so needy and clingy. "Anthony, we have things to do-"

"They can wait," Anthony murmured against his skin, one hand slipping under his shirt while the other took his hand and locked their fingers together. (Y/N) rolled his eyes and released a breathy laugh, breath nearly hitching when Anthony needily rolled his hips. "We have time."

"It's an important day, Anthony. Francesca will need her brother today, you know." (Y/N) reminded him, dipping his fingers beneath Anthony's chin and gripping it lightly so he could tilt his head up. Anthony sighed dramatically, putting his full weight down on him and bringing their intertwined hands toward his face, a gentle kiss pressing against the back of (Y/N)'s hand. (Y/N) smiled.

"Suppose we should be quick, then." Anthony grinned mischievously, his free hand pushing up (Y/N)'s shirt and head dipping to pepper kisses along his stomach. 

"Anthony!" (Y/N) tried not to laugh too loudly, mindful of those still slumbering in the nearby rooms. He could hear the maids and servants bustling around, likely readying the house and preparing breakfast. Such a big day for the Bridgerton family again, and yet, there lied the Viscount, acting like a hormonal boy all over again. (Y/N) swatted at his shoulder and pushed himself up but it only prompted Anthony's head to dip even lower. "Anthony Bridgerton!"

Releasing a muffled laugh, Anthony finally relented and sat back, his hand still keeping an iron grip on (Y/N)'s no matter how hard the painter trying to pull back. (Y/N) groaned again in fake annoyance that only made Anthony giggle like a child and reach out to pull him onto his lap. He leaned in, pressing their lips together again. (Y/N) melted against him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder, squeezing Anthony's hand and feeling his fingers tighten even more. 

"If only-" (Y/N) leaned back, briefly interrupted when Anthony pecked his lips again. "-you put this much effort into having an heir with Steph." 

"Mm, I've been busy and she seems more than content with her... lady friends," Anthony said, nuzzling his face into (Y/N)'s chest. "If you'd been a lady, I'm certain you'd be expecting by now." 

"Yes, I'm aware. You've made that abundantly clear, Lord Bridgerton. I don't understand how you can have this much stamina." (Y/N) shook his head with a soft laugh, sweetly kissing the top of his head and exhaling softly. "But, I am not a lady nor your wife, Anthony. You need an heir. I'm sure it won't take too many attempts."

"And what of you and Kate? I'm sure you nor she will have this difficulty if you try for children of your own. We have each other's blessings, you know. If you'd like to have a child-"

"We've been breaching the topic, actually." (Y/N) revealed, finally untangling his hand from Anthony's and rising up from the bed, searching for the clothes he kept in Anthony's home for days he spent the night. Because of their predicament regarding Anthony's position as Viscount and their inability to wed publicly or have children, both men agreed to take on brides. Stephanie provided the perfect candidate for Viscountess and (Y/N) had always held affection for Kate. "She's more than happy to have children. She thinks two is a good number, in fact, so they have someone to keep them company."

"How many do you think Steph will want?" Anthony sighed, standing up as well to get dressed.

"Well, if you have a boy first... I think you'll both be content with just one." (Y/N) chuckled, slipping his coat on and adjusting the ends of it while Anthony began taking clothes out of the closet. The thought of parenthood, of fatherhood, hung over the two of them, both exciting and nerve-wracking. The four of them would care for the children together, that'd already been agreed upon, but still... bringing life into the world? It made (Y/N) queasy yet... pleased. 

"If you and I could have children," Anthony whistled sharply, a grin spreading across his face and fingers swiftly buttoning up his shirt. "We'd have a bigger brood than Mother." 

"I don't doubt it." (Y/N) retrieved Anthony's coat from its spot draped over the armrest and approached him, helping him slip his arms through and adjusting it for him. He smiled, finishing the last button of his shirt and fixing the collar before tugging Anthony closer to kiss him. "You're insatiable, Anthony."

"Only for you." Anthony cooed, gearing up to lean in again but the sound of the door opening made him pause.

Stephanie dramatically gasped at the sight of them, lifting a hand to her head and fanning herself rapidly. "Oh, Kate, what ever will we do? How could they do this to us?" She gasped again, a teasing smile stretching across her face as Kate giggled and gently nudged her and walked further into the room. (Y/N) rolled his eyes at Stephanie but smiled widely at Kate, pulling away from Anthony to extend his arms out toward her. 

"My darling wife." He greeted warmly, coiling his arms around her waist and planting a kiss between her brows. Kate hummed softly, leaning her head down to rest it on his shoulder. Stephanie stopped at Anthony's side, taking a quick look over his clothes before nodding approvingly and curling her arm around his. 

"Shall we get to it? Breakfast is ready and Violet has been fretting over Francesca nonstop. She's worried about the poor girl." Stephanie told them and Anthony sighed heavily, leaning over to kiss (Y/N)'s temple and nod to Kate. The Viscount and Viscountess fell into conversation and exited the room, leaving Kate and (Y/N) alone. 

"So, my darling husband," Kate began with a small laugh, lifting her head and smoothing out his shirt with her palms, her keen eyes searching for anything out of place before rising to look him in the eye. She smiled, pecking his cheek. "We have a long day ahead of us, as you know. Ready for this social season?"

"As long as I have you and Anthony and Steph, I'll always be ready."