I really love it! I wish they could have a sequel!

That was such a nice touch! I wish Cora got to understand something on the show, something apart from "you would have been enough" in the last moments of her life.
Anyway, thanks a lot for writing!)

I'm reading this for the billionth time and still loving it.

I didn't know what to expect from this story, but this was just beautiful, thank you!

This was sweet but I do think Cora was very in character. And yet somehow still sweet. Wow. Well done.

Wow...that was beautiful. Kind of wish this actually happened in the show. They had Dr. Whale almost do the same thing only to be saved by Ruby. Anyways, brilliant job on this :-)

so beautiful

I normally avoid suicide fics, but I love Regina and I randomly clicked on this and I was ever so glad I did! Now I was so excited before the episode and I loved that it was setting up a showdown between Cora and Regina. To my surprise, the most terrifying thing about Cora wasn't her intense hatred for my favorite character.

This review on the episode said it better than I could :) "Here’s a woman who genuinely loves her daughter. There’s no question of it. She doesn’t resent Regina. She doesn’t hate Regina. She loves her–adores her even. She holds onto a wilted rose for twenty-eight years because her daughter gave it to her and she moves heavens and earths just to be with her. It’s almost…touching" (Cranz).

That's true; except she's an evil villain whose version of care is to crush the person! (ie setting her daughter up and allowing everyone to hate her even more). You did a great job representing the twisted version of love Cora has for her daughter. Unfortunately for Regina, I think your story does a great job of representing what's in store when they meet up in person in the future.

I rarely ever write reviews, even if I find good fanfics, because it's hard for the words to ever come to me. For this fic, I had to. This fic is just incredible.

I'm probably one of the few that do believe Cora deeply loves her daughter, but her wickedness and over possessiveness overshadows it too much for it to really be noticeable. I do agree and feel that in a situation like seeing her daughter attempt suicide, that would break Cora.

I loved the way you kept emphasizing how Cora was trying so hard to convince herself she did what was best for Regina and she couldn't have brought her to this. She didn't want to believe her selfishness to have her daughter to herself was what pushed her to suicide.

What I really loved was how you portrayed Cora's transition from elegant, proper lady to a frantic mother that just threw her etiquette lessons out the window, like when she dropped to her knees. Which is not something Cora would usually do.

You portrayed Regina well in the fear she had when she woke up, and yet a part of the little girl in her yearned for her mother. It tied together at the end just /beautifully/ with the embrace and when they both cried. /Cora/ cried! At that point it showed that Cora realized what she had done.

And the ending line, magnificent because that's all Cora ever stressed was how love was weakness. And there, with her broken child, she just didn't care.

You are an amazing writer. I love finding fics like these where there's a gentle touch on a relationship we never see written; my favorites being Snow and Regina, and Cora and Regina. This site is so flooded with Rumbelle and Captain/Swan (granted, I love that pairing), that the really deep relationships are never touched on. I'm hoping to make a lengthy Snow and Regina fic, cause I see very little.

All in all, this fic was beautiful, believable, it made me weep (which is hard for a story to do), and you have earned yourself a follower.

this is good please do more

Rip my heart out why dont you. Thanks for the angst!

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WOMAN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME I THINK I AM DEAD FROM SAD!REGINA

But, seriously, holy shit. (sorry I'm a tad overwhelmed right now)

wow. Now THAT'S how to write some emotional stuff.

So many hugs to you (and please pass them on to Regina for me).

Nova

(Permission to kill Cora?)

I really enjoyed this story-well done. I especially appreciate that it showed redemption for Cora in a way other than...well...killing her. While I know that this story is much darker than anything they would actually do on the show, I could certainly imagine it and liked it very much.

Beautifully written. Thank you.

Oh my god! This was simply amazing. I'm a sucker for Nice Cora. I now have a huge need to see this on the show! Any chance for a sequel?! :D