Samuel Mills

The Death of a Prince, the Making of a Monster Read: tl.gd/n_1spg7qe

They have to kiss with tongue or they’re not allowed to leave. I’m pretty sure that’s in the book. I don’t make the rules.

@StillHerBastard @NeverABastard @HookHandedDevil @powrlvrmother @madammayortoyou @unfrozenheart …Sorry. Again? Do you raise the dead often, big brother?

@NeverABastard @HookHandedDevil @powrlvrmother @madammayortoyou @OfHeartAndDark @unfrozenheart Oh, no. I am NOT attempting necromancy again. That’s out of the question. It’s too dangerous. Not just for the caster, but everyone.

*my life turns into a blur of lies and smiles and silence, and I do my best to reserve my pain for the safety of my apartment. I do my job well, and I pay my rent, but otherwise, I let life slide by me. But when the winter solstice comes, the day of greatest darkness, I call in—

@NeverABastard @StillHerBastard @powrlvrmother @HookHandedDevil @madammayortoyou @unfrozenheart Is there some way we can trade places? I would gladly go if it means she can stay. I can do it.

@StillHerBastard @OfHeartAndDark @powrlvrmother @HookHandedDevil @madammayortoyou @unfrozenheart They don’t look like they love each other. Just like they are doing their jobs. I shake my head* It’ll fall apart again. Every time we try to fix things, they get worse. *looks desperately at my mother* I can’t lose you again.

@powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard @HookHandedDevil @madammayortoyou @NeverABastard @unfrozenheart …I know I’m open to it.

@StillHerBastard @HookHandedDevil @madammayortoyou @NeverABastard @OfHeartAndDark @unfrozenheart a process, for all of you. I'm proud of how favorably everyone seems to view Regina, but surely some of that respect and grace can be shared as well?

@HookHandedDevil @powrlvrmother @madammayortoyou @NeverABastard @StillHerBastard @unfrozenheart *I wiggle my fingers* Be ~kind~ to each other…or something. Hellofather.

@powrlvrmother @madammayortoyou @OfHeartAndDark @NeverABastard @StillHerBastard @unfrozenheart You look good. *saying that, I realize that I must look good, too, that despite the hell that followed losing you, I picked myself back up- with help- and kept moving forward one step at a time* Eh, so what do we need to do here exactly?

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother @HookHandedDevil @madammayortoyou @StillHerBastard @unfrozenheart *There’s a sudden urge to be literally anywhere else right now, but I force myself to stay put. I don’t think I’d get very far anyway*

@powrlvrmother @HookHandedDevil @madammayortoyou @StillHerBastard @OfHeartAndDark @unfrozenheart Of course. *jumps up, ignoring the rush of dizziness that hits me. I know this space well enough to cross the room, even if it is still spinning a bit. After steadying myself in the door for a beat, I open it* Father. Come in.

@powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard @madammayortoyou @NeverABastard @unfrozenheart @HookHandedDevil Right. He has to walk. Unless he decided to- *stops short of saying ride his dragon* Um, bum a ride from somebody. *nope, nope, nope, not my place to get into that, definitely not*

@StillHerBastard @madammayortoyou @OfHeartAndDark @NeverABastard @unfrozenheart @HookHandedDevil I dont know if he is coming. Has he responded, Imogen? Of course, he can’t send himself here…

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard @madammayortoyou @unfrozenheart @HookHandedDevil Terrible decision making is my specialty.

@powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard @madammayortoyou @OfHeartAndDark @unfrozenheart @HookHandedDevil … Thanks, Mother.

@madammayortoyou @powrlvrmother @NeverABastard @StillHerBastard @unfrozenheart @HookHandedDevil *sometimes, I think maybe Aidan isn’t the favorite and the way Mother hugs Regina confirms this. I can’t even be mad about it* …Hi, Regina. *I stand awkwardly behind Mother, having gotten up when she went to the door*

@powrlvrmother @NeverABastard @StillHerBastard @OfHeartAndDark @unfrozenheart @HookHandedDevil I wasn't there...

@NeverABastard @StillHerBastard @powrlvrmother Yes, please. Coffee would be fantastic. And I wouldn’t bother. Sounds like he’s working his way down to the bottom of the list…one word at a time.

@StillHerBastard @OfHeartAndDark @powrlvrmother *comes back to the table with a mug and the coffee pot, whispering to Sam* I should just change his name to “The favorite” next time. Coffee?

@powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard @NeverABastard *rolls my eyes at the bits of conversation I do hear. He’s such a whiny thing despite getting the best of everything, but…I don’t try to interrupt*

@StillHerBastard @OfHeartAndDark @NeverABastard Alright. Then tell me how everything fell apart from your perspective. Because I don’t have time for everyone to claim to be innocent.

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard Suppose being drained is only fair, really. At least for me. *I speak more to myself than anyone else*

@powrlvrmother @StillHerBastard @OfHeartAndDark *has been listening to Mother’s side of the conversation, frowning at the mention that her time here would be tied to Sam and I’s energy. I wasted far too much already, so I decide to skip the tea and brew coffee for myself*

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother Don’t tell me you have everyone saved under unflattering nicknames…

@powrlvrmother @OfHeartAndDark I do. *goes to get my phone offering it to my mother before flushing bright red* Um, who are you wanting? The names are a bit complicated.

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother I think…things settled down, but with no sense of resolution. The evil was conquered, but…we’re what’s left over and the rest of the family doesn’t know what to do with us. And Aidan is a prat. But, I think that’s what comes of being the- sorry- being the favorite.

@OfHeartAndDark @powrlvrmother Nobody really knew how to handle me. Or, me without you, anyway. Aidan thought I would be a monster, and Father thought Sam would be.

@powrlvrmother @NeverABastard Well…I was beastly, but I had somewhat of an excuse even though I still feel bad about it, but Aidan shrunk Imogen and put her in a box once and he doesn’t have any excuse at all. And nobody trusts anyone. Which…doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but it doesn’t help matters.

@OfHeartAndDark @NeverABastard *sighs, looking at you both critically* How do you expect me to help with anything, if neither of you are willing to even say what happened?

@VasilisaTheFair *the smirk and the compliment make my palms sweaty which is ridiculous because I was trained to remain calm and collected no matter what by the Queen of Hearts herself, but here we are* Brilliant. That’s…good. Thank you.

@OfHeartAndDark I look him over with a subtle smirk, though my tone is innocent. "I bet you are." I grin and do a quick run-through in my head of my orders. "You can have me start as soon as you want. I'll work everything in as fast as I can."

anything from me, but I think karma would. And I am not like my sister. I can’t just work for her. People want nothing to do with me. Bad breeding, bad reputation. I’m walking down a side street, trying to be inconspicuous when the wind picks up and offers me an answer of sorts.-

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother Simple. Yes. Whatever is fine… Your husband is fine, too, Mother. Everyone is, really. Technically. It’s just that the closeness is gone.

@powrlvrmother @OfHeartAndDark Hear the details. It would disappoint you. *’I would disappoint you,’ I almost say. But I catch myself just in time, looking away to keep you from gleaming the truth from my face*

@powrlvrmother @NeverABastard It’s not like I was a very good ruler. Besides, it’s not like I’m harming the dead… I’m helping them.

@NeverABastard @OfHeartAndDark Be nice, Imogen. *keeps an eye on Sam's expression, ready to step in if something escalates* As I recall, you used to hate tea. People can find meaning in different things.

@NeverABastard @powrlvrmother I dig graves. It’s no tea shop, but it’s something and it’s quiet. I don’t bother anyone and no one bothers me.

@OfHeartAndDark @powrlvrmother *had already started for the kitchen, reaching for the cabinet where I keep the tea, when I stop* You what?

@powrlvrmother @NeverABastard I- *accepts your arm to supposedly escort you to the other room, but really, it’s to steady myself* Well… I work the grounds at the Storybrooke cemetery.

@NeverABastard @OfHeartAndDark That sounds like a good option, Imogen. Thank you. *offers my arm to my son, noticing that he's looking a bit pale* What do you do in this land, Sam?