Synopsis: When Mr. Gold calls in Lord French’s marker, bankrupting his estate, it leaves Lady Belle with nowhere to go until Mr. Gold offers her a deal. She enters his service as a maid and true love blossoms between them. Belle dreams of forever but there is a room, which is permanently locked, that stands in the way.
Note: My conscience wouldn’t let me leave this fic alone. I really did like the original ending because it works well. From a writer perspective it’s good, but it is everything I hate as a reader. I had this idea of how to fix it and give them a happy ending before I wrote the fic. It felt a bit tacked on and convenient, which is why I didn’t write and post it, in the first place. Anyway, I felt guilty about the sad ending so I decided to write it up 🙂 You can choose your own ending, original sad, or the added happy ending. Enjoy!
leni-ba replied to your post:
The Beauty and the Tragedy (Alternate Ending)
*happy sigh* To be sincere, I was left wondering what would happen if Gold let her go. I love that this is the answer to my musings. *hugs fic* Wonderful, wonderful!
Well yeah it couldn’t really go any other way, not after all that time. If it was some sort of magic device or something, that would just be like waving a magic wand, a ridiculous deus ex machina. Whereas I like the idea that it was something simple, and yet very meaningful and heartfelt.
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you liked it 🙂