[ event: Flashback ]

[clocktowering]

Once upon a time, the people of Storybrooke were once the characters from the fairy tales we all grew up with. Then the curse hit and everyone was trapped without their memories in the town we know quite well already.

We all know that story, of course, but what about before the curse? Well, that's where this post comes in. There are untold stories from before the curse that we would like to investigate and these flashbacks posts are where you tell them. Post with your character (with a location or plot idea if you wish) and tag others, as long as they are in their fairy tale forms (sorry Henry and Emma players). We ask that you warn for spoilers in your subject line if you intend to use knowledge gained from tonight's episode in your scenario. Thank you!

Remember, everyone, play nice and have fun.

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[oncesnowed.livejournal.com]

[ Her own arms encircle her friend in a tight hug as a hand strokes Ella's blond hair in a comforting manner. ]

Oh Ella, don't worry about me. I just wanted to be here for you..

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[sweptawayashes.livejournal.com]

[There's a muffled sniffle as she leans into the embrace as best as she can.]

I...

...I miss him so much...

[oncesnowed.livejournal.com]

[ Her heart breaks for her friend; she can only imagine the pain she must be enduring. Just the thought of losing James is enough to cause a sensation similar to a dagger ripping through her heart. ]

We'll do everything we can to find him, Ella. I promise.

[sweptawayashes.livejournal.com]

[Her voice is little more than a ragged whisper.]

...Oh, Snow. Please don't make promises that may not be able to be kept. Rumplestiltskin said...

[...But she can't speak on that anymore.]

[oncesnowed.livejournal.com]

[ Guilt wracks her-- more than anyone, Snow should know the pain that comes with hollow promises that can't be ensured. Her arms tighten around her friend, and she has to blink away the tears that are forming in the corners of her eyes. ]

We will find a way. We'll question Rumpelstiltskin and make him tell us what he's done to Thomas.

[sweptawayashes.livejournal.com]

[Ella's not even bothering to prevent the tears that are flowing form her eyes. She's feeling too much at the moment to even try.]

But what if...


...What if it's too late? What if he's already...

[oncesnowed.livejournal.com]

You mustn't think that, Ella.

[ Her voice is firm, even as she's just as unsure as her friend on the inside. After all, Snow has the same fears as Ella as the Queen's threat perpetually haunts her thoughts. But she must be strong for Ella. ]

You mustn't give up hope.

[sweptawayashes.livejournal.com]

[Since the beginning of their friendship, Ella had begun to view Snow as her hope mentor, of sorts-- the person who would keep her spirits up when all else failed. With Thomas' disappearance, that reliance seemed to have grown even more.

She takes a soft, shuddering breath, before nodding.] I won't. It's all I have left.

[oncesnowed.livejournal.com]

[ Snow continues to embrace her friend as they stand in the garden until she remembers that Ella is far into her pregnancy, and standing for too long wouldn't do any good. Snow slowly takes a step back out of Ella's hold and instead takes her friends' hands into her own. ]

You should sit down, Ella.

[sweptawayashes.livejournal.com]

[She nods, cautiously taking a seat back on the bench, extracting one hand from her friend's grip to rest carefully on her swollen belly. She manages to dredge up a smile up from somewhere as she tugs a little on her friend's hands.]

You shouldn't be up on your feet for too long either. Do come sit. [She pats the stone beside her lightly.]

[oncesnowed.livejournal.com]

[ Ella's attempt of a smile is a positive sign already, and Snow seats herself on the unoccupied space on the bench beside her friend. She shifts so that she is facing Ella. ]

I'm jealous that you're so far along! [ Ella's pregnancy is something that should be celebrated, and Snow is determined to do just that. Her hand rests on her own belly, not nearly as swollen as Ella's as she is months behind. ]

[sweptawayashes.livejournal.com]

[She actually manages to laugh a little at that.] Believe me, it's nothing to be jealous of. My back and legs hurt all the time, now.