A Chance to Breathe
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Last published Mon, Jun 8, 2026
An ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE fanfiction of Swanqueen -(Can be read without knowing the original story. )
Seventeen-year-old Emma Swan has always been a survivor. After her mother's overdose, she and her baby brother Neal are placed with caring foster parents. Struggling to trust and haunted by her past, Emma navigates a new school where she meets Regina Mills, a stern yet compassionate teacher who sees beyond Emma's guarded exterior. Can she open her heart to those reaching out before her past pulls her back under?
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