Killian returns home from visiting his brother, looking forward to asking a question that will change his life. That day, his life is indeed changed. Just not in the way he expected. Captain Swan AU.

Emma loses her phone after a chase, but she finds a phone in a cafe just when she needs it most. Killian forgets his phone in a cafe when he is about to take a flight to Ireland. Killian makes a call to his own number hoping someone answers on the other end of the line. What will happen when Emma answers the call?

Granny Lucas loves to be both chef and matchmaker for the town of Storybrooke. When she sets her skills on Liam and Killian Jones, she is sure she has found the perfect matches with Elsa and Emma. Even if successful, can they find happily ever after? A Modern A/U

Confronted with the sudden appearance of her birth parents, Emma flees; the diner, Storybrooke, the country. She finds herself in the Dublin, Ireland Airport wondering what the hell she has done. She sets off on a trip she never planned on taking but needed more than she ever knew. She finds herself, she finds a Brit adrift on his own journey and finds out what home really means.

His neighbors may be brightening their own holidays, but they're ruining the constant melancholy of his life. He's determined to keep to himself until the single mother that lives next door to him drops literally through his door two nights before Christmas. It's the moment that may be temporary, like everything else, but it may just change everything.

Short CS holiday story, broken into three parts, where Emma is unlucky in love and decides that for her Christmas wish she'd like to find the right person for her. In an attempt to write what she wants into existence, Emma crafts a letter to the man she wants to find someday and then shenanigans ensue. Based on the song 'Dear No One' by Tori Kelly.

Modern AU where Killian is a world famous soccer star who has hit rock bottom and been sentenced to the place where 'football' legends go to die – America. While here he crosses paths with Emma, an up and coming musician and film scorer who challenges everything he thought he knew and makes him want more than the game he's always loved.

Emma Swan is an enemy of love who just happens to be an up and coming wedding dress designer. She's convinced that true love is nowhere in her future but then she meets Killian Jones, whose magazine is covering the opening of her new boutique. Suddenly Emma finds herself drawing up new plans for her life, ones that seem to all be leading towards her own form of wedded bliss.

AU: When Princess Emma's ship is captured by the Jolly Roger and Captain Killian Jones, she offers herself as a hostage for ransom if he will let the ship and the other passengers go. With Emma, Killian remembers the honour he once held dear, and Emma catches glimpses of the gentleman Killian had been. Against all odds, the pirate and the princess begin to fall for each other.

PR Director Emma Swan moves to Pittsburgh intent on restarting her life. But playboy shortstop Killian Jones is making her job a hell of a lot harder with his antics. CS AU.

Killian Jones had come to the small town of Storybrooke for some peace and quiet, and atmosphere, for his latest screenplay. He hadn't expected to fall for Emma Swan, his temporary landlady, who clearly wasn't looking for love. But he knows better than anyone that just because you aren't looking for something doesn't mean it won't find you. (modern AU, CS)

A/U: Emma Swan never thought she'd get married, have the big wedding or meet the perfect guy. And now it's all happening for her. But what when happens when she hires the wedding band and meets the guy she supposed to end up with? How long does it take her to realize she might not have everything she ever wanted after all?

Emma decides the best way to get Mary Margaret off her back about Walsh is to say she already has a boyfriend. Except she doesn't. That's where Killian comes in. Fake!Engagement fic.

Young Professor Swan leads a quiet but hectic life. Killian Jones is a hardened detective.When tragedy strikes, the young couple works to find answers to a mystery that will take them on a journey together. Sometimes the universe has plans wherein the past, present, and future converge to assure that destiny is reached in every life.

Emma Swan returned to her southern hometown of Storybrooke to pick up the pieces of her last shattered relationship, determined to rebuild her life in the one place she swore she'd never return to. What she didn't expect was the new priest and the journey of passion, love, and redemption he would take her on. [Priest!Killian Modern AU]

Emma is journeying to bargain with King George of her family's neighbouring kingdom, when news comes that complicates her plans. The arrival of Killian Jones, childhood friend turned pirate and mercenary, gives her a solution - if she can convince him to take it. Enchanted Forest AU

Trapped in Storybrooke, Emma learns Killian is cursed in Hyperion Heights with a new identity and no memory of her or their daughter. She decides to send her shadow to visit him, hoping that it will trigger memories of her.

Using Twitter to ask an actual princess on a date may not have been Killian's best idea... until it was.

Modern AU where Emma is a Boston police detective and Killian is firefighter. They both get called to a fire in progress but it ends up being a false alarm, however there can be no denying the sparks between them. Includes fluff and my usual attempts at humor as well as a touch of fake-dating and meddling friends. Inspired by the song 'False Alarm' by Motoma and Becky Hill.

Emma Swan is struggling as an actress. All seems lost until she manages to swing a spot on Kings and Queens, the most popular Medieval TV Show of all time. But here's the catch: Emma hates being in love, and acting it is proving more tricky than she first thought. Her whole world is about to change, especially working alongside her new and mysterious co-star Killian Jones.

Michelin Star Chef Killian Jones is surprised when he see Social worker Emma Swan eating alone in his restaurant. After a short meal together he is spellbound, only problem is she's dating his sous chef! CS Modern AU!

Hitchhiker Emma catches a ride with a quiet truck driver named Jones. Can these perfect strangers become friends... or maybe more? A Captain Swan AU that I've been teasing on Tumblr for ages. MA for slightly explicit sexual scenes and language.

Nick has a made a decision to move back to Chicago how will the rest of the gang react! UPDATE May 24th, 2016 I know the updates have been few and far between but This story will be continued the final chapter has already been written it's just getting to that chapter that has been the issue, but I am working on it and an update will be coming

Sometimes forever is just one second.

Stuck in the Enchanted Forest after her wish was granted, Emma seeks out Killian. She doesn't expect what she finds. [Speculation and possible mild spoilers for 6B].

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. Credit to fairytalestimeandtravel for the cover art!

Killian Jones is fighting a losing battle with his vice and hiding it behind his music persona. Emma Swan is the cop who arrests him for it. But that isn't the first time the two of them have met. After Emma impulsively offers him her apartment to recover away from the tabloids, it also won't be the last. For her it's just giving someone a chance she never had. But can it be more?

Crime reporter, Emma Swan's star is on the rise. So when she is suddenly fired in a "corporate restructuring", she doesn't take it all that well. Cue the drinking. The daytime TV. The unexpected offer to man the phones of her brother's best friend's floundering PI firm. With rent past due, and options limited, Emma agrees. How hard could working for Killian Jones be? CS Modern AU.

She wasn't really good at any kind of resolutions - New Year's or otherwise. Maybe that was why it was so easy to break them.

After an accident, Killian wakes up with very few memories, but one name stands out: Emma Swan. Only problem? Killian and Emma have not been on speaking terms for six months. Emma is dealing with her own problems and is too broken to help him. Her life is spiraling and she can barely save herself, let alone him. Can these two broken souls fix each other? Modern Captain Swan AU.

Captain Duckling Christmassy AU: we see one another once a year and it's getting harder and harder to say goodbye, so please stay. My CSSS gift for @flipperbrain

CS AU. For twelve days leading to Christmas Eve, Killian gifts Emma with a different photograph each day. These photographs embody holiday memories spanning from the Christmas they met to present day. "His hand snakes out from between them, and he holds out a picture. "Day one," he whispers and smiles at her confused look. Just what the hell was he up to.

AU story set in our world where Killian is a pirate in the early 1800s and Emma is a local girl, who though an orphan is beloved by the people of her small town of Storybrooke Maine. They fall madly in love despite staggeringly different ways of life, and become the stuff of legend. Based off of a slight past-life hint I dropped in my earlier story 'Steady.' Guaranteed HEA.

Emma Swan reluctantly agrees to go to Senior Prom with Killian Jones. After a night together she panics and leaves, only to come face to face again with him ten years later.

When Emma Swan meets Killian Jones, he's a mix of sass, sex and hot mess. As their lives start to intertwine professionally, they're drawn together personally but their pasts keep getting in the way. A Captain Swan Police AU.

Emma Swan is an average, small-town schoolteacher who thanks to a friend's bachelorette party has been dragged to Vegas. The city of sin isn't exactly Emma's speed, until she meets Killian Jones. They agree to one night but sort of get married accidentally (on purpose). Now Killian must convince Emma this thing between them is real despite how it began. Includes smuff and a CS HEA.

[Now with extras] When Emma Swan's car breaks down outside of a small town in Maine, she finds herself stuck at the local garage, but as the repairs take longer and longer to complete, she has to decide if, in the end, she wants to leave the town at all.

It's been ten years since Emma Swan set foot in Storybrooke, Maine. After a nasty break up and a job offer from her brother, she heads back to her hometown. Hoping to find a new place, one she can call home, she begins searching for an apartment. A simple enough plan, until she finds herself face to face with the first man she ever loved: Killian Jones.

The King and Queen of Arendelle are dead, lost at sea. Princess Emma of Misthaven wishes to attend her friend Elsa's coronation. Her parents agree on one condition: she accepts a bodyguard for the duration of her stay in the foreign kingdom. Their choice? Lieutenant Killian Jones, of the Royal Navy.

Modern AU: Emma moves to Storybrooke, Ohio with her son Henry to try to start a new life after her previous one fell apart. She wasn't ready for life in a small town. The lovely residents. The welcoming preacher and his family. And most importantly, the sinful brother of the preacher. (a bday gift for the wonderful Brooke-to-Broch)

The world of a yacht broker, Killian Jones, is bursting at the seams when he finds out his wife is having an affair. In the midst of a divorce, he moves across town and begins taking his son to a daycare recommended by his best friend. When he meets Emma Nolan, another single parent who's going through a similar experience, will they be able to help mend each other's broken hearts?

so like, i know we broke up and stuff but funny story, i haven't told my family yet and they just assumed you'd be coming with me for [insert family celebration] and i really don't know how to tell them and i know this is really selfish but i can't break my great grandma's heart like that, she'll probably have a heart attack and– wait what? you'd do that for me? holy shit, ily

Killian Jones is a recently discharged British soldier trying to start over. His brother Liam has found happiness in a small town in Maine and while visiting, Killian meets Liam's fiancé's sister Emma Swan. Before he knows it, Killian finds himself completely and irrevocably in love. Now all that's left is to convince Emma to let him stand in her light and by her side forever more.

Killian can't seem to mind Emma sneaking into his bed, even months after she left him.

This was just about the dumbest idea she had ever heard. Marry a guy she barely knew? But sometimes desperate people do crazy things. And crazy things can sometimes be the best things you ever do...

It's only supposed to ever be one night, but before they know it, it's a doorway in Paris, and an apartment in San Diego, and a blinking low battery light in Maine. Emma knows she needs to let Killian go, but there's always that one day a year she can't seem to stay away...

Modern Captain Swan AU fic where Emma is the Storybrooke physician, and Killian is a best selling writer. They were next-door neighbors and best friends when Killian moved to town at thirteen, but the story picks up years later. A misunderstanding kept them apart, and now only proof that the love between them has always been there can bring them together.

Maybe if they could think of the perfect word to describe their friendship, everything else would fall into place. (Captain Swan au)

"Seriously. We know how to pick 'em, Jones." In the wake of another break-up, Emma & Killian make a drunken pact. [Captain Swan, with mentions of past Emma/August]

Set right after season five. There will be angst, I can't help myself.

The only times she had heard from Killian had been when Kristoff would bring a package with a letter from him for Henry on his birthday. Emma had never asked him how Killian managed to get them in time or how he contacted him. She was better not knowing, anyway. He hadn't missed one of Henry's birthdays since the day he left. Oh, and the divorce papers. That had been all the only

CS AU. Her life hadn't been easy but she always found some comfort when she was near the water. Now Emma Swan lives in a tiny resort town, enjoying small town life. Killian Jones recently lost his brother and wanted a new start. When he meets Emma in a random encounter, he finds himself wanting more. Will these two allow the salt water to sooth their souls? *Updated weekly.

Season 3 Canon Divergence set during the end of the CS movie (There's No Place Like Home), an alternate version of what happened after they returned to Rumpelstiltskin's castle.

Is your date scaring the crap out of you? Are they so boring you think you might die? Did they make a casually racist comment halfway through dinner? Welcome to Hinder, the app that sets you up with an easy excuse to get the hell out of there!

AU where Emma owns a cafe (Saviory Sweets) with Mary Margaret. Killian is a local Police Captain and he thinks that Emma is dating Graham because the two are so close. It confuses Killian when Emma flirts with him. A bit of miscommunication eventually leading to fluff/smut, this story will include Captain Swan, Snowing, Red Hunter and others TBD. Inspired by "Steady" by Hey Ocean!

Killian Jones is a pirate captain down on his luck after a falling out with the Evil Queen. Emma Swan just found out she is the Savior. Their shared goals bring them on an epic quest to liberate the kingdom once and for all. It's a lot easier said than done.

Emma and Killian in a different AU setting every day for one week.

If there's one thing Killian Jones is ruthlessly stubborn on, it's not letting Emma Swan know how many coffee/hot chocolate/bear claw combinations he's had to gift on to unsuspecting strangers when she doesn't show up at the little bakery near their apartment building. Turns out accidentally running into each other costs some money. A CS AU week submission - beloved tropes.

CS AU based on this prompt - You're always the waiter/bartender at the restaurant I bring my dates to. You've started leaving your own personal ranking of each date in the checkbook and I don't know if I'm annoyed or amused

Captain Duckling/EF AU. On her 21st birthday Princess Emma runs away from home to fulfill her destiny as the savior. Determined to save her people from a never-ending war, she seeks the help of Killian Jones a lieutenant she fell in love with five years before, only to find him now the Captain of a band of pirates. Will love be enough to save her people, and help her find her HEA?

a series of sexy one shots that tell the story of Hook and Emma

Sequel to World Unknown. Emma and Killian navigate through a new season of life with the sudden growth and popularity of the band.

You always meet twice in life, but sometimes it takes you more than two meetings to realize that you've met your second half. 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' AU.

Emma moves back to town following the highly-publicized scandal that leaves Killian Jones as the new owner of the Huntsman's Horn Stables. She's determined to help pick up the pieces in the wake of the tragedy, even with the eyes of the racing world on Storybrooke Downs-and the eyes of the new trainer on her. (AU) (Ensemble cast) (Part 1 of the Storybrooke Downs series)

"If she had met Killian Jones under any other circumstance, she would most likely be irritated with him for just about every aspect of his existence. However, she meets him just in the nick of time, as she's being cornered by two zombies that just won't quit and her kid is screaming." the zombie apocalypse au nobody asked me for. captain cobra swan abounds.

CS AU: Emma Swan is an international popstar who goes off the grid following a very public and messy breakup with her now-former manager, Neal. Killian Jones works at a small hotel owned by his brother in the rural English village where Emma chooses to hide out. They find themselves drawn to each other, but what will happen when Neal refuses to accept Emma leaving him?

Killian is sick. It's a lucky coincidence that Emma is a doctor who doesn't know when to quit.

Emma Swan never expected life to be this good: her kid is happy, she has the best friends anyone could ask for, and she's living her dream working with horses on a ranch. But all of that changes when her best friend Ruby comes home married to Liam Jones, because Liam's brother Killian is the kind of man that makes a good life an amazing one. All Emma has to do is give him a chance.

We met a few times when we were 14 and you were my first crush, but now it is 14 years later and my best friend is trying to set me up and hey don't i know you from somewhere?

A collection of Captain Swan one shots set in AU worlds - because these two will fall in love whenever or wherever they are. Ratings will vary.

Jessica Day is fifteen years old and afraid of the world. One day, she sits at Nick Miller's lunch table and everything changes. High School AU.

Emma signs up to be a test subject for a "guaranteed true love match". The kicker is that she can't see her match until their wedding day. The moment she sees him for the first time, she knows she's doomed.

This is an AU fic in which Killian Jones is runs a nightclub in the small town of storybrooke. He is living by the funding of the Nolan family. David Nolan is his silent partner. Killian overhears a plot to kidnap the Nolan's daughter, Emma. He makes an attempt to try and stop it. Everything ends up going very very wrong and Killian and Emma end up in a fight for their lives.

Heartbroken Emma Swan needs a place to live - fast. Killian, Robin and Dave had a spare room. Surely nothing could go wrong here? Surely ladies man Killian Jones can resist her charms? And surely there is no chance of straight talking Emma Swan falling for the hot English guy across the hallway? New Girl AU, as prompted by AthenaScarlett on tumblr.

Set in a post Happily Ever After world. The dark curse is broken, and everyone is living in the Enchanted Forest once more. Emma finds herself feeling bored, listless. Killian tries to help. Smut ensues. (AKA the one where they try sex pollen. On purpose.)

Emma's 28th birthday brings nothing but a broken washing machine and a gorgeous crackpot at the laundromat. Full cast of characters. Slow burn. CS through and through. (What if Cora didn't protect Hook from the curse, she just kept him from being taken to Storybrooke? CS breaks the curse.)

Killian Jones not only finds out about his father's death, but about the brother he never knew he had. Rather than let another Jones boy grow up without a father, Killian takes on the role of father/big brother that Liam Jones had played in his life. (If he just so happens to fall in love with his brother's best friend's mother, Emma Swan, in the process...) AU of course

AU setting (No magic) in which Emma Swan is a criminal private investigator. Her life takes a turn when her boss tells her she must now work with a man named Killian Jones who doesn't even have a clue what a private investigator does. (I tried making it a little bit like a romantic comedy)

Modern Art AU. Killian Jones is a highly respected museum curator that focuses mainly on XIX century art. Emma Swan is a rising contemporary artist fiercely protective of her work. When Killian gets assigned to curate Emma's first solo exhibition, things don't necessarily start well but soon they will discover there is much to learn in art. And love.

The airport is the last place best-selling author Killian Jones wanted to end up. Yet when a broken heart and a business class ticket lead him to a chance meeting with a fellow passenger named Emma Swan, he discovers that sometimes the flight you never wanted to take might land you exactly where you're supposed to be. Rated M for future chapters :]

When in the wake of a messy breakup Emma makes the impulsive decision to return home to her parent's ranch in the Rockies, she certainly doesn't expect to find a strange Irish guy living in what was once her apartment over the garage, and she definitely doesn't imagine that the home she couldn't wait to be rid of five long years ago would be the very place her heart begins to heal.

An 8 part series that follows Emma, Mary Margaret, Ruby and Belle on a girls' vacation in the white mountains. Killian, David, Graham and Will also happen to be in the same complex. Thanks to some typical male stupidity, the groups cross paths and sparks fly as a result. One part per day of the trip and eventual epilogue.

Emma's dire situation calls for desperate measures, proposing marriage to a duke seems to be the only way to protect her son, and there is just one nobleman who might consider such an outrageous offer - Killian Jones, the Duke of Hillsborough, the most notorious rake the ton has ever seen.

Emma' four year old Henry gets quite smitten by the new florist Killian Jones. With each visit to the florist for flower lessons, is it really Henry who is practically in love with the guy or his stubborn mother? (A cssv gift and request for Florist Killian due to the Words)

We're best friends but I think I'm in love with you AU.

Sequel to The Basketcase. Nick, Jess and the rest of the group are heading off to college, and Nick fears the worst for his relationship. But 2000 miles isn't that far...is it?

Emma Swan isn't a middle schooler. So why is she receiving notes from a secret admirer? She's also definitely not a romantic person. So why is she writing back? Modern!AU Captain Swan, with side orders of Snowing and Frankenwolf. Updated with second epilogue.

Set after 3x20 "Kansas". After saving the town one more time, Emma decided to return to New York, leaving her past behind. Three years later, she realizes that might be not have been the best decision.

After a long dry spell Nick and Jess give into their urges and get their naughty on but can they handle being friends with benefits? (Dedicated to the anon on Tumblr who wanted a FWB story!)

It's one of the oldest stories in the book. Two old friends have a few too many drinks, two old friends share a kiss. Happens all the time, right? But what happens when only one of them actually remembers it? (Captain Swan AU, with a side order of Snowing, mention of Emma/Walsh)

After her breakup Jess heads back to Portland with the gang for her Dad's wedding, where Nick and Jess realise how close they've grown. Will they accept why they couldn't make their other relationships work? Will they accept each other once again?

"is that REALLY what you want us to write on your custom-order cake?" Modern AU / Killian and Emma meet over the phone and enter into an unlikely partnership. Changed the rating to M for the most recent chapter.

"I don't even know your name." It's a weak protest at best, because she doesn't know his name, but she's come to know a piece of his soul, one mug of hot chocolate at a time. She knows what he looks like when he's struggling to hold on, because 2 a.m. isn't a time for secrets, and neither is the creeping dawn. Captain Swan, modern AU.

Captain Swan AU. Killian and Emma knew each other in middle school before she was taken away to a new foster home. They meet each other again years later as neighbors in an apartment complex. Contains smut.

"There's no way I [kissed you] because I thought that…that you were…" She motioned toward him, the words like lead on her tongue. "That you were my…you and me…were…my…" Killian rolled his eyes. "True love, darling." "Shh!" Emma snapped. Set after events of 2x11. KillianxEmma. Humor/drama/Romance. My idea of them embracing their true love for each other. M for later chapters.

Captain Swan, AU. Killian Jones is a young priest with a haunted past. Emma Swan is a woman just as broken as he is, who dreamed of a man who might someday be her salvation ... or damnation. Officially rated M now.

AU Captain Swan. Based on the path of the Tarot's Major Arcana. Every journey starts with a single step. Emma never left Killian up the beanstalk, instead, they went back to Storybrooke together. Now Emma's finding herself increasingly drawn to the infuriating pirate captain, and a series of events that neither one of them could have predicted has been set into motion.