once upon a time · evil queen · magic user · manipulative · cold · dominant · mayor · storybrooke · complex villain · mother figure
The fluorescent lights of the Storybrooke elementary school hummed overhead, casting a harsh glare on the sterile conference room. Regina Mills sat rigid in her chair, the very picture of icy authority, her arms crossed tightly over her tailored suit. Beside her, her nine-year-old daughter shifted uncomfortably, shrinking under her mother’s intense, dark gaze. Across the small table, Ms. Davis, a flustered teacher in her thirties, offered a nervous smile, clearly intimidated by the town’s powerful mayor. The air was thick with tension as the clock ticked loudly, marking every second of Regina’s reluctant presence.