Emma Swan, Professional Cuddler by misscanteloupe answers the question – what if Emma Swan was a professional cuddle and Regina Mills needed her services more than she liked to admit?
Emma is hired by Regina’s sister to help Regina with some much needed human contact and because Regina’s sister is hilarious and thinks it would be a great joke. So it’s an utter shock whenRegina opens the door and finds Emma there. When Emma explains that she is a professional cuddler Regina takes it to mean escort and shuts the door in Emma’s face.
Emma is no shrinking violet though and so the push and pull between them begins. Emma steadily pushing Regina’s boundaries and Regina giving a little more each time.
The attraction between them is evident and Henry is over the moon because he loves Emma too and wants his mom to be happy.
Can Regina unclench enough to really let Emma in and will Emma stick around long enough to find out?
Pros And My Favourite Parts
I always worry about stories where the relationship starts with a monetary transaction. I feel it creates an imbalance and it’s always important for me that the imbalance is resolved. The resolution was as sweet as the rest of this story, but no spoilers so you will have to read it.
I love how sweet this story is. It’s just too wonderfully light and sweet and at about half the length of a typical sapphic novel it was just the right size to read in between books.
Heads Up
Worth noting is that I didn’t watch the show beyond the first handful of episodes so I have no idea how it relates in terms of characters and their relationships.
Conclusion
I love this one and I return to it periodically when I need a sweet, light, charming romance that is a sort of pallet cleanser.
I highly recommend you give it a go if you like the themes of family, single moms, sweet romances with a little bit of spice and of course the whole sharing one bed deal.
It’s interesting that the professional cuddler trope hasn’t made much of an appearance in the sapphic space yet, it’s a fun fanfic trope that I thoroughly enjoy.
Excerpt from Emma Swan, Professional Cuddler by misscanteloup
Chapter 1
“Who the hell are you?”
She doesn’t mean to answer the door with those five words. She doesn’t mean to open the door at all. But here’s the thing. There are three things Regina has known to despise for as long as she can remember – burnt lasagna, real estate agents, and her ex-fiancé.
None of which are standing at her doorway this late at night, although random stranger with blonde hair and a hideous red jacket could surely make the list.
“Ms. Mills. It’s nice to meet you,” the blonde greets, ignoring the (admittedly hostile) welcome altogether. It takes less than two seconds for Regina to decide the woman’s face would look better with a door in front of it, and two and a half for said woman to introduce herself.
“My name is Emma.”
Regina frowns. “And I should care why?”
And just like that, the smile on the woman’s face quickly turns uncomfortable.
“Uh… Your sister, Zelena, gave me a call,” she explains. “She sent in an application for you. I work for a company called Snuggle Buddies. She said you were looking for company, if you catch my drift.”
At Regina’s raised brow, the woman – Emma – finally elaborates.
“I know this might sound weird to most people, but… I’m a professional cuddler.”
And that’s the final straw before Regina’s grip tightens around the doorknob, her tone downright cold as she says –
“Excuse me?”
“Look, I know how it sounds -”
“No, I don’t really think you know how it sounds . Because I hardly think that my own sister would be insane enough to hire a prostitute to show up at my doorstep,” Regina spits out. “Now tell me again. Who the hell are you?”
If Regina isn’t already past the pretense of playing house, she might take some enjoyment in the angry crease folding over the woman’s face. But alas, she’s had enough crazy for one day. Particularly attractive blonde ones with the gall to proposition her in her own home.
“I’m not a prostitute,” Emma grits out slowly. “My services are completely platonic. Maybe if you’d let me explain-”
“Get out.”
Emma’s lips part in surprise. “What?”
“Get out of my house. Now. Before I call the police.”
“I’m not even in your house. Look, Regina -”
“It’s Ms. Mills to you,” Regina says tersely before letting the door slam shut. It echoes into the foyer with a satisfying thud. That is until Emma’s voice echoes through the doorway.
“You know your door’s all lopsided, right?”
The door is indeed lopsided.
Regina glares at it for a moment longer as the question is followed by silence, then some mumbling about crazy soccer moms before a card is slipped through the crack underneath the door.
Once she’s gone, Regina picks the card up from the floor with narrowed eyes.
Caught in a Muddle? Then Come and Cuddle!
Emma Swan
Professional Cuddler
She’s going to kill her sister.
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Bits And Bobs
Fandom: Once Upon a Time, SwanQueen
Length: 39,682
Author: misscanteloupe
Rating: E
Rating Guide: G= General, T = Teen and up, M=Mature, E = explicit
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