Regina has always loved horses. Unfortunately, teaching the Savior to ride is anything but easy. ' "He isn't going to hurt you, Emma," Regina repeated for what felt like the thousandth time. "He's been well trained, and this particular horse has a very calm temperament. You don't need to be afraid of him." ' -Post-S3 speculation; SQ friendship and slight Stable Queen-
Lullabies often stretch across time, and this one is no exception. After waking from torture, Regina remembers. -Spoilers for 2x21; takes place before 2x22-
Aurora gave Maleficent back her wings. But she also makes the fairy's heart soar in ways she never expected. And now, at long last, they have the chance to go flying together.
"Fury. It's a word I've always associated with you ever since the day that a man I didn't know handed me a whistle and told me to run. Years and years of fighting and hatred and blood and yet I've never stopped loving you."
Turning around, planting her hands on her hips and summoning her very best Evil Queen glare, Regina growled, "I don't know what you're doing here or how you're in my house, but I'm taking you to the animal shelter as soon as I change clothes, do you understand me? And furthermore, if you ruin my carpets or any of my furniture, I'll skin you alive and use you as a throw pillow."
"They stand there for a moment before Snow asks softly, voice almost too quiet to be audible even in the silence of the night: 'Regina, may I braid your hair' And for some stupid, inane reason, she says yes." -Takes place during the one-year gap-
"For once in my life, let me do what I want without anyone else interfering. I have nothing left; for god's sake, just let me die!" She curls her fingers around her heart and feels a twisting, crushing sensation in her chest. "Let me die."
Four times Andromeda comforted Narcissa, and one she didn't. COMPLETE
As much as Narcissa has grown to love her niece, and as much as she has missed Andromeda, she cannot stay. Continuation of "Knowing You".
It should have been the happiest day of Narcissa Black's life. Instead, all she could think about was Andromeda.
Oneshot, slight AU. When Bellatrix goes in for the kill, she sees her little sister staring back at her.
Narcissa was ready to die for her son. What she wasn't expecting was that Lucius would be willing to lay down his life for both of them.
She was still half Black.
In the midst of death, something will finally heal. Narcissa sees Andromeda after the Battle of Hogwarts.
When Bellatrix Lestrange is freed from Azkaban, Tonks has to break the news to her mother, unleashing nightmares of Andromeda's past. Sort of a companion piece to "Set the Stage" but can be read by itself.
Ron wonders if Molly would have killed or mourned for him. Oneshot.
At eight years old, you hardly expect to meet the woman who's going to kill you.
When Teddy is lying close to death, an unexpected visitor tells him he has to fight. "I made her life hell, and I'm sorry." -Rated for slight cursing.
Andromeda and Bellatrix finally meet again on the other side of life. Partly inspired by Kuri333's "May 2nd 1998" where Andromeda poses as Tonks at the battle.
Whether Tonks likes it or not, she'll have to learn to put up with her aunt. Oneshot, slight AU.