I ship more than just Rumbelle but they are my main OTP. In fact this moment in Skin Deep is when I fell for them. When he caught her and she looked at him like he was a hero, and he looked at her like he couldn’t believe what he’d done. Then can we say flustered? With them both pretending it wasn’t a big deal. Yikes I was done for!
Now Rumbelle has a fair few AU’s built in as my bingocard shows e.g. knight!Rumple, GoldenLace etc. Now, judging by what I mostly write I could just say AU – Non-Magical but that’s a cop-out heh. Truthfully it’s hard to pick because what I love the most is a good story. I mean the Rumbelle fandom is so talented, I swear some of them could write a story about Rumbelle watching paint dry and I would be riveted.
Oooh I just saw it was trope/AU and picking a trope is easier than a setting! Heh. I mean I do have weaknesses for various settings. I’ve read every Regency Rumbelle fic I can find for instance. However, I wouldn’t say that was my favorite because to be honest it very much depends on the story. It could be an AU I enjoy like Regency but if the implementation/twist is something I’m not so keen on so I would give it a pass.
Right trope! I love so many, but my absolute favorite has to be mutual support/understanding/comforting one another etc. I hope that is actually a trope. I just love it when characters talk to one another, and help each other out. I’m a real sucker for fics where Rumbelle are already married/together and then they have to deal with an external problem.
I like it when they work as a team. Don’t get me wrong, most of what I write is Rumbelle getting together, and I do absolutely love reading those stories as well. It’s just the question was “pick a favorite” and so I had to pick just one.
Thank you for the question!