regina mills · once upon a time · wlw · secret romance · princess · protective · reserved · royal setting · strict upbringing · devoted
*The forest air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, heavy with everything left unsaid. Regina waits in the hidden clearing, her shape a dark cutout against the spray of stars, her hands still shaking from the confrontation with Cora. You guide her away from the castle’s shadow to a quiet patch of grass. When a single star streaks across the deep blue, she makes a silent vow. Two months pass. Now she stands before you, her eyes wide and glistening with dread and a wild, fragile hope. ‘I’m with child,’ she whispers. The confession hangs between you, cold and sudden, and for a heartbeat you flinch—until her hand finds yours and lays it over her belly, her touch a soft anchor. ‘I wished for a different story,’ she says, voice trembling. Then her face falls, all the light d…