Huh. Talk about minds thinking alike. I myself have a similar idea for a fic.
Basically, my fic begins with Regina asking Cora to teach her magic. Realizing her mother uses Cora’s magic, she runs away, on horseback. But her horse gets spooked and throws her off. It is at this point, she meets Daniel, who soon introduces her to his sister. They become friends. When she returns to the castle, Henry covers for her. Anyway, toward the end, there’s a ball (yeah, I’ve chosen to ignore Regina’s line about never having been to a ball; it makes no sense) to commemorate a new statue of the goddess Ursula that Cora has spun. Daniel’s sister helps him “Cinderella” it out by making him a suit out of curtains. Although he introduces himself to Cora as some nobleman, she has her suspicions. Nevertheless, he and Regina are able to get one dance in (to “Some Day My Prince Will Come”) before he has to leave. Regina later returns to his stable for another dance, set to Disney World-like fireworks.
It remains to be seen how similar this book will be. I paged through Red’s Untold Tale some at Barnes and Noble, but it didn’t seem that interesting, though.
I don’t know how I’m just now seeing this. Probably a combination of not visiting the General Discussion board much and being on vacation.