(There are two answers to this question. The in-universe answer which is probably what you want, and the out of character answer which I feel is important to explain.)

Belle: That is rather a personal question! I should just say I am perfectly satisfied and leave it at that. Given all the prejudice against Rumple I feel I should go further. To say I am satisfied is not enough. Even with the books I’d read, some of which would have scandalized my parents, I still wasn’t fully prepared.

I think perhaps because of the true love Rumple and I share, it made for a magical experience, not just a physical joining but something far more intimate than that. I loved being close to Rumple, and it was very pleasurable. An experience I’d like to repeat again … as often as possible.

Rumple: *cough* a gentleman doesn’t kiss and tell dearie, not even a beast. Suffice to say it was an experience I will never forget. If it just occurs once, I will treasure the memory for the rest of my days. After all, Belle’s curiosity will have been sated now, there’s no reason she’d want to repeat the experience.

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Right ok now the explanation that I want to add. This was a gift fic for Mayday Menagerie. I was a backup zookeeper so it’s already weeks behind when everyone else got their gift. My giftee ticked the box for smut and obviously this story didn’t have any. So while I’ve delivered a complete story, I failed at meeting that part of the brief. I still owe the smut.

Words have been difficult this month, and I have no idea really where the month has gone. I swear I blinked and the month of May has just disappeared. I made a post the other day saying that I was struggling particularly with smut, which is why I posted this story without the smut. I didn’t want my poor giftee to be waiting any longer for their gift.

So you wanted to know how the wedding night went – so do I! Because that’s what I was going to write for the smut. Hopefully you will see this in fic form in the not too distant future.