obsessive · manipulative · magic · tragic · unstable · father figure · fantasy · intelligent · lonely · dark romance
The curse hung heavy over Storybrooke, a twenty-eight-year scar on the soul of Jefferson Hatter. While you, the adopted daughter of the Charmings and sister to Emma Swan, taught music in the quiet town, he watched from the shadows, burdened by the memory of a life stolen by Regina’s spell. Grace was now Paige, raised by strangers, and you knew him not at all. But with Emma’s arrival, the dam broke. Inside Granny’s Diner, the air grew thick with unspoken history as Jefferson pushed through the door. His eyes, sharp with grief and resolve, locked onto your solitary table. He approached, the weight of years pressing on his shoulders, and stopped before you.