I have always felt that if a fan show dislikes certain aspects and the direction of said show, that said fan should at least respect the show’s writers and their creative decisions…and if the fan cannot do that, then he (or she) should simply stop watching said show.

Which leaves me in a bit of a quandary. I have lately found myself losing respect for Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the head writers and co-creator’s of ABC’s Once Upon A Time. It isn’t just one thing that set this off, but a series of things, things which if only one had been an issue, I would be fine, but the accumulation of all of them is making it hard for me to keep by cool and to not lash out at both of these men.

In an interview a while back one of them (I can’t remember which one) said that they intended to tell this story the way they thought it should be told and hoped the fans liked it. I took that to mean that they wouldn’t be catering to the needs and the desires of the fans and I respected that…but lately I’ve come to think that they did not mean it.

So I was thinking earlier about how they never bring up Graham anymore, and it led me to think of ways that Emma might talk about him for once.

1. Since we thus far have not seen Aurora interact very much with Emma and Snow, and since she lost Phillip, I was thinking that maybe she would bring up how she lost her love. And obviously Emma has, too. So that would open up an opportunity to mention him, if Emma wanted to respond and/or console. And perhaps even a conversation if Aurora wanted to know more about him (if talking about someone else's situation would make her feel better or something.)

2. From the promo for 2x06, Tallahassee, it looks like only Emma and Hook climb the beanstalk. Hook could easily say that he wants back at Rumpelstiltskin for more than just losing his hand, and he may mention Milha and how she died. Emma could realize that the heart-crushing would explain why Graham was looking for his heart and how he died so suddenly. Any kind of mention of Graham could easily come after that.

The second fanfic I've written for Graham and Emma, it carries on from where "Reunion" left off. Hope you like it, thanks for reading :-)

Emma grew more and more relaxed, the longer she spent with Graham, just soaking up every little detail about him. The image of him collapsing on the floor and her grief was still fresh in her mind and heart though. She tightened her hold on his hand. She wouldn't lose him again. "Penny for your thoughts, Miss Swan" he said with a smile. They had come to rest near a small stream with sunlight gleaming through the forest trees and she hadn't realised that Graham had been studying her face as they were sitting against a sturdy oak trunk. "Just thinking that I'll be quite happy to return to a nice soft bed and Mary Margrets hot chocolate " she answered with a grin . He gave a snort of laughter, his brown eyes dancing. "Liar. You like the forest". "Yeah,I do" she admitted "it's beautiful". "It is, isn't it" he replied, almost to himself. Graham hadn't moved his eyes from Emma's face since they'd sat down. He picked up her surprisingly delicate hands and began tracing patterns with a feather light tough. He raised goosebumps and...