when we were young (1/?)

bisexual-killian-jones:

summary: Emma Swan had her life all sorted out: a beautiful son, a perfect job, and a loving, but intrusive sister. But when she suddenly received a call asking her about something she had tried to forget over the past eighteen years, Emma’s life was sent into a tailspin. And it forced her to realize that she just might have to find the very man she had sworn to forget about: Killian Jones.

a/n: so, in honor of AU week, i’ve decided to post this. it’s an AU i’ve been working on for months. i’ve only just finished the second chapter, as i hit a wall on this fic for a long time. i can’t promise when it’ll be done, since i’m beginning a new job soon. but i’m really excited to get this out there. i have no idea how long it’ll be (probably several chapters). at the beginning, it isn’t CS, but eventually that will come into play a lot more. enjoy!!

ao3 | ffn

Emma moaned in relief as she tugged off her heels. She
planted her feet up on the coffee table as she relaxed into the leather sofa
beneath her, allowing her feet to air out in the cool air conditioning of the hot
September Friday. They had begun to dig into her feet not even an hour into her
long day full of lectures, but Emma knew that Belle would comment on her not
wearing the very heels they had gotten together the past weekend when Henry was
over at Ingrid’s. She internally winced with every step she took across the
campus, swearing that she’ll only wear these heels during the Tuesdays where
she only had one class to teach.

Emma tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear as her
stomach began to growl. This Friday had been busier than usual, her breaks
filled with endless meetings and her office hours filled with confused freshmen
and exhausted seniors. Her TA was out sick with allergies from the changing
seasons and so Emma had to at least attempt to begin grading the papers that
were slowly piling on her desk.

Which was why her shoulder was aching and why her leather
tote was sitting on the floor with papers sticking out wildly.

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