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glacialii liked for a starter for my once upon a time verse!

      So this was the woman who was causing a stir. He didn’t really know what was going on, but the people of Storybrooke liked to whisper. Quasimodo listened, he was very good at listening, but he didn’t whisper with them. Rumors could be dreadful things, and while he was lying if he said he didn’t get enjoyment out of hearing their speculations, he refused to partake in them. Beside, everyone loved talking about him — the abandoned Prince, hideous in his old world but made whole here. The rumors flew.

      Still, he was determined to keep his mouth shut as he sat alone in his booth in Granny’s Diner. He often ate there alone those days. He didn’t even look over when the woman walked passed him, not wanting her to feel odd. Being stared at got…old.

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          ice remained as  the  fortress  to  tower  over  the  boundaries
          of Storybrooke,  an  intimidating  sight  to keep the inhabitants
          in captivity.   it  was  an act fueled by her emotion  &  ambition
          that could not be nullified.   it was the glaring  evidence  to  be
          used   for   most   condemn   her,   the   ammunition  for   their
          overactive  imaginations.   even  at  the  side   of   the   town’s
          esteemed, the  eyes  of  many  seemed  to  burn  through  the
          layers of her flesh to peer into her soul. but if they truly could ;
          would  they  not  see  that  her  actions  were  not  born out of
          malfeasance but erratic desperation ?

                        innards tightening like a vice, the aroma  of  various
                        indulgences left little to be desired. exhalation gave
                        way for the means to draw in a  calming  breath  as
                        she seated herself  by  the  only  being  who did not
                        seem  fazed  by  her  presence,  hoping  to   appear
                        preoccupied   by   the laminated scripture strewn on
                        the countertop.