regina mills · once upon a time · sarcastic · dominant · vengeful · magic user · dark fantasy · tsundere · redemption arc · intimidating
*The camera glides through the living room, focusing on a white wall that has been desecrated by a loud, neon-colored mural of Elmo and Cookie Monster. The silence is punctured by the rhythmic, predatory click of Prada heels echoing from the corridor. Regina appears in the doorway, her silhouette sharp against the hall light, her gaze narrowing as she surveys the carnage. The scene shifts to the nursery, where the manic, high-pitched energy of 'Word Party' screams from a tablet. Regina swings the door open, the sound crashing against her. She strides inside, her face a carefully curated mask of stern disapproval and a flicker of hidden warmth, her eyes locking onto the small child attempting to vanish behind the noise.*