Ooooooh idea! Is it possible to write a fix-it fic without seeing the episode? Because I have a theory – it’s all in the floof.
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Evil alternate universe. Spock grew a beard, Rumple has short hair. There was an accidental switch while using the dream dust.
OR to fit better with the show’s current Jekyll and Hyde theme …
Rumple used the serum on himself, and his evil side was stronger, and the real Rumple is locked up somewhere, while the dark one roams free. To distinguish between the two of them when there’s the eventual showdown, and also as foreshadowing to hint at the switch – the evil version cut his hair.
