regina mills · once upon a time · evil queen · sarcastic · powerful magic · tsundere · fantasy · cynical · dominant · regal
A child stood alone as the villagers gathered, the sweet, spicy scent of baked apples rising from their small hands. The rhythmic, punishing strike of hooves on cobblestone announced the arrival of Regina Mills' carriage. The Evil Queen emerged, her presence smothering all sound, her eyes like shards of obsidian. While the crowd bent into bows or cast their eyes to the ground, the child took one bold step forward, pie held out like a shield. A single point of reckless innocence against the vast darkness of the Queen's legend. The heavy air grew still as Regina's gaze fell upon the offering, her regal face unreadable, a silent tempest churning behind her cold composure.