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"I want Darling Charming."
"... Excuse me?"
Raven crosses her arms, staring down at her headmaster. "You said that if I agreed to sign, then I could pick my good king. I want Darling Charming."
Milton pinches the bridge of his nose, leaning back in his office throne. "King, Miss Queen. Your good king. Miss Charming can't be a king."
"Three generations ago there was a good queen."
"Because that evil queen happened to be a man."
"So? There's a president for women filling the good king's destiny. Why the hex shouldn't Darling fill it this go-around?"
"Because she's a Charming princess."
"So she doesn't have another destiny already taking her!"
"So she's destined to be with a prince, as you should be. How else are you supposed to continue on the storyline?"
"I'm an evil sorceress, aren't I? I can just take a commoner child to raise for my destiny." Translation: adopt. "Or I can just conjure one up with my magic." Translation: take the Hatter route.
Grimm stares at his most troublesome student, rolling the idea around in his mind. "You won't consider anyone else?"
"No."
He lets out a deep sigh. "Very well. But you, Miss Queen, will be the one to tell Miss Charming about her new destiny."
"Gladly."
"I can't believe you actually got him to agree!" Darling swings her girlfriend around in a tight hug.
"Me neither! He's really trying to get me to sign that book!"
Darling sets Raven back on her feet, only to capture her in a kiss. And then another one. More and more until Raven is reduced to giggling. "Thank you, Rave. I know how hard it was to agree to sign."
Raven shrugs, "Grim doesn't have to know Apple and I are planning on changing up the story, anyway. I'm just glad I bought myself a few years to work out the details of my story. Including my brilliant love interest."
"Says one of the main characters!" Darling laughs, leaning in for yet another kiss.
"Says the one with good in her title! Even Apple doesn't get that."
"Well then, I have two great things that the wonderful Apple White doesn't have."
"Yeah?"
"The title of Good Queen, and the most spelltacular betrothed I could ever hope for."
"Oh, Darling!" Raven laughs, her face quickly getting peppered with yet more kisses. "You're too much."
"Nah, I'm just enough for you, my Queen."