I had a story idea based on other stories on here. I decided to share it even though I think it's executed better in my head than out of it.
It's similar to all of the other back to beginning fics where Henry or Regina or Emma end up back at the start of season 1, but hopefully my idea will still be interesting. This will be different, don't worry. Anything that seems to be the same as another story on here, I probably read it and it's stuck in my head, but I'm not intentionally trying to copy it.
I think this is a good idea so hopefully I'll actually finish it. That's my goal. Unless everyone hates it.
Although I'll probably want to finish it for myself anyway.
BOSTON, 2019
Henry's family left a few hours ago to go back to Storybrooke after moving into his university dorm in Boston for his first year. At 18, he's by himself for the first time in his life.
He lay on his extra long dorm bed, his feet hanging slightly over the edge. He had a growth spurt over the last year and now towers over his moms at 6 feet. He smiles, thinking back to the group goodbye hug he shared with everyone before they left. Then he thinks back through the last eight years of his life and how everything changed from the day he brought Emma to break the curse.
He sighs and gets off of his bed to look across the quad outside of his window. He gazes up at the stars as they begin to show in the darkening sky and pulls his desk chair over to sit, resting his arms on the windowsill. He inhales and lets out a breath, his gaze moving up, eyes brightening as a meteor streaks across the sky.
A shooting star.
"When you wish upon a star," Henry whispered to himself. He knew nothing would happen, at least not like anything that would happen in magic-filled Storybrooke or the Enchanted Forest, but he knew wishes still held their own special kind of magic.
Henry closed his eyes and thought of everything that would make him happy. He thought of his moms, and his grandparents, and all of the people in Storybrooke who have influenced his life and are connected to him in some way. Everything is finally settled down. There hasn't been any real drama since they were all able to face the darkness after Emma became the dark one. Everyone has been getting along and living their lives happily.
Henry wants it to stay that way. He only wishes… he wishes that they could have had this happiness start sooner. If only everyone had strengthened their relationships with each other earlier, maybe more of the drama and deaths would not have happened. Could he have done anything differently to help everyone?
Henry opens his eyes and sighs. He believes he could. After all, he does still have the heart of the truest believer.
"No use thinking of what could have been," Henry chuckles to himself. "I'm starting a new chapter of my life. My moms are still getting along and everything is finally going well. I'm going to enjoy it."
And with that said, Henry slowly stands up from his chair and reaches up with his arms, opening his back, before turning off the light and crawling into bed.
His last thoughts before he drifts into sleep were still on his harmless wish. A what-could-have-been scenario playing in his head as a small, green ball of light flashes in the stars.