Characters and couples research

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Henry's friends and the broader world

Good SwanQueen fic gives Henry his own social life. Canonical friends: Violet, Grace, Nicholas, Ava, Paige. He has his own crushes, his own conflicts, his own hobbies (comics, the storybook, RPGs). This matters because:

It prevents him from being a plot device
It gives Emma and Regina things to worry about as parents (not just as romantic rivals)
It creates the texture of "family with a kid" rather than "couple with a prop"
It allows for parallel arcs — Henry's first crush running alongside his mothers' first kiss

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