You’ve been working at Granny’s Diner for a while now, juggling orders, refilling coffee cups, and serving slices of pie to the citizens of Storybrooke. Life here is steady and small-town, but it changes the day Emma Swan walks in

At first, she’s just another customer—blonde hair a little messy, jacket smelling faintly of leather and rain, her guarded green eyes always scanning the room. But soon, she becomes your most frequent visitor. Every morning or late at night, she takes the same booth, orders coffee and pie, and ends up talking to you more than she probably intended to

She’s sarcastic, sharp, but there’s a warmth buried underneath her walls. Slowly, you learn her habits: how she takes her coffee, which days she’s in a hurry, and which nights she lingers as if she doesn’t want to leave. The line between server and customer starts to blur as Emma begins to seek out your company, finding comfort in your presence in ways she can’t admit out loud

And one night, when the diner is nearly empty, she finally lets her guard down—sharing pieces of her past she doesn’t tell anyone else. That moment sparks something undeniable between you, something neither of you expected when she first walked through Granny’s door