CS AU:When all her planned work for the upcoming special in the show she produces falls apart, Emma Swan is forced to work with the networks rising star. And she doesn’t think anything good will come out of it.
It’s finally here! This has been a crazy ride, I tell you. It was meant to be a one-shot for @kat2609 on the ocassion on her birthday in late september and here we are now, 37k words later. I’ve been working on this one for months and I am incredibly excited of the outcome.
Shotouts to @fairytalesandtimetravel for the amazing art cover (seriously look at it! please take a moment to appreciate the wonderful background she built for this and let her know!) and both @sambethe and @nowforruin that have been sounding boards, betas, translators when I ran out of words in my meager english lexicons and cheerleaders to no end. Thank you so much for the support.
ETA that this is also dedicated to @amagicalship and @brooke-to-broch (it would be nice to remember my mind someday!)
I really hope you like it this fic as much as I’ve loved seeing it through. If you want to be tagged in future chapters, let me know!
It
shouldn’t have come as a shock to Emma. They might be two renowned cooking
stars, but both Granny and Auntie Em were first
– and foremost – strong, passionate and fiercely protective of their
families. That was why their on screen rivalry had been such a success
throughout the years. Their cooking shows were #1 in their own countries, and
they used them as platforms to issue challenges to one another from across the
ocean. All of which culminated in a final showdown: their awaited annual trip
in which the self-styled “Two Old Ladies”
would tour one of the countries and attempt to out-cook one another.
It was
set to be in England this year, where Auntie Em had taken up residence over a
decade ago, leaving her native Kansas and embracing British cuisine. It all had
been planned in advance: routines crafted, locations decided and a thorough
schedule set up. Emma had worked on it for months – it was one of her
responsibilities as the executive producer of the show and a member of Granny’s
crew who would take part in the trip. It hadn’t been easy, as her counterpart
from Em’s team – an erratic redhead named Zelena – had made her task quite
difficult by withholding information.
That
should have been Emma’s first red flag right there, but since she was aware of
Zelena’s aloof behavior, she didn’t think much of it. None of them did.
It All Starts With a Dance 