Well there was that one time when he came home early and we were in the kitchen … talk about a mad scramble. Gold all but shoved me in the pantry. Neal was a little confused and suspicious as to why his dad was shirtless but he seemed to accept the laundry excuse. That or he’s his dad’s son, as the second he asked Gold gave him fifty bucks for the movies, just to get him out of there.
No it wasn’t for Neal’s sake that I reminded Gold, it was for mine. Gold is always so damn controlled, keeping quiet on the off-chance Neal might hear something. I wanted him to lose that control, to just give in and enjoy. I wouldn’t trade our marriage for anything, but sometimes I miss the early days, when we used to just hook up and have fantastic sex. Don’t get me wrong the sex is always fantastic now. It’s just … I don’t know maybe I should suggest we take a long weekend sometime soon…
You know, Lacey… Some people might argue that trying to keep quiet is half the fun 😉
Lacey: That depends, maybe sometimes for the thrill if we were somewhere interesting … besides sound doesn’t carry in this house. I already checked that.
(OOC: I really must write the actual fic for this before I wind up writing more random oneshots /facepalm)
Mostly I have a word or feeling in mind and then I start searching through iTunes. I hit up the thesaurus a lot, trying to capture the feeling/essence of the fic in just a couple of words. Sooner or later I’ll hit on something that feels right and then it’s just about trying to make it flow and pop because obviously not all words/phrases sound good as a title.
Ask me about the show. Ask me anything about my fics, ask my characters anything. You can send me a word and if it’s in my WIP doc then I’ll post a teaser snippet. I accept prompts for any of my existing verses.
Two Movies: Captain America: Civil War, Star Trek: Beyond
Three Series: Stargate, Agents of Shield, Once Upon a Time
Four People: I don’t think love is the right word but Elizabeth Henstridge, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla and Amanda Tapping
Five Foods: Coffee, crunchy nut cornflakes, soya yogurt, pancakes, pizza
I always seem to wind up tagging the same people, so if you see this and want to do it then consider yourself tagged 🙂 Then tag me in your answer and then I’ll know in future that you don’t mind being tagged sometimes 🙂
We’ll find out next episode I think as that’s when they are showing the Black Fairy backstory. I suspect the Blue Fairy has a lot to answer for, though quite why Blue has tried so hard to ruin Rumple’s life is a bit of a mystery.
The problem is though what the Black Fairy has done to Gideon is way past what is acceptable. She’s a lot worse than Regina. If Gideon forgives her one day then that’s about what is right for him, letting go of the past and moving on, but what she has done to him is unforgivable. I can see shades of Regina in the Black Fairy in terms of how much she is desperate for Gideon to consider her his mother, and desperate for Gideon’s love but she’s gone too far with it, which complicates her redemption because they are never going to be family.
I still think the Black Fairy could walk the hard road back but it would be a hard road. It would mean finally accepting what she has lost (her family), walking away and starting a new life while always trying to make the right choices. To be honest I don’t know if she could do it because there would be nothing to stop her from backsliding. What would be her motivation considering that she doesn’t deserve Rumple or Gideon looking twice at her?
She doesn’t have anyone else. Now people should try and be better for themselves and not for others, but if nobody cares about her then in her mind why should she bother? Everybody hates her whether she’s good or bad, so she might as well take what she wants. Then of course there’s the question of justice. All the lives she’s ruined over the centuries, should she be imprisoned forever to pay for that?
No matter what turned her evil, she still did bad things, it’s like ‘cool motive but still murder’. Why should she get a second chance when the people she hurt didn’t? I mean truthfully the same could be said for any redeemed villain. I suppose the argument is that nothing will change their crimes, and if they are being helpful now, then it’s like community service. Nothing will ever make up for what they did, so rather than rot away in a hole and not be of any use to anyone, the least they can do is try and save others.
I reckon once we see her backstory episode we’ll have a better idea of who the Black Fairy is and what motivates her. Maybe then I’ll be able to puzzle out a way she could redeem herself. Perhaps her fellow fairies hold the answer. Maybe if Blue is deposed as the leader, and someone less hypocritical is in charge, then the fairies would take care of their own. Who knows heh 🙂
Surprisingly, given how I usually go on a lot, I don’t really have that much to say about this weeks episode.
Belle was the absolute highlight. Her smile could power the sun I swear and she has such a big heart. Belle was so sweet with baby!Robyn. I mean Belle could have reacted to looking after a baby with absolute heartbreak because of losing Gideon. She says later that it reminded her of how much they’d lost but rather than mourn over that, she just focuses on making the most of what they have left.
That is just typical Belle really, she’s quite glass half-full, with the optimism. Just like how Belle reacted when Rumple told her about Gideon’s heart. Belle immediately jumped to hope whereas Rumple’s expression said that he had deep concerns. He’s the pessimist, and she’s the optimist. Then they hugged! We’re going to have a lot of gifsets of that right? Also of the hand holding at the end? I have a mighty need!
Honestly Belle reassuring Rumple, telling him he’d done his best and it wasn’t his fault, and focusing on what they can do now to help – this is the Belle I love. She doesn’t stand for any shit but she’s compassionate and hopeful and very kind. I don’t even like the Blue Fairy but I went awww when Belle covered her with the blanket.
I do find it a bit sad that nobody goes to see Belle unless they want something. At least Zelena had the good sense to wait until Rumple had gone before asking for that favor, talk about salt in the wound given what Zelena did to Neal. I have to admit while I didn’t want Zelena to defeat the Black Fairy I was rooting for her because I admired Zelena’s impulse.
Protecting her family, taking care of business, is a character trait I’ve always liked and one I would like to see Rumple and Regina adopt a bit more often. I did find the entire battle in the mines a little eye-rolling because why didn’t they just teleport out? Also it was hardly a sneak attack given the Black Fairy had told Zelena where she could find her and that she would be waiting.
A little bit of snark with my regularly scheduled ‘where is baby!Neal?’ question. I mean no wonder the Charming’s were stunned. Zelena asked if they could watch the baby before she went to battle evil. Also I know Storybrooke has magic now, so other modes of transport like Jefferson’s hat would presumably work, so it’s not quite like the land without magic. However, now fairy crystals can transport between realms? How about they invent just a couple of methods and stick with that. A new method every week is getting a bit much.
Zelena without magic is odd, I wonder if they’ll find a way to restore it.
Did I mention Rumbelle holding hands? Then Rumple let Emma help to wake the Blue Fairy. I wonder if he was resistant to that because he made a choice, and wanted to fix it himself, or if it’s just the deep-seated belief that nobody would ever help him. Anyway, the promo for next week suggests that they are going to be working together! I’m sure it’ll all go horribly wrong but I’m looking forward to it anyway.
Ok, so as you all know, I’ve been doing @still-searching47‘s amazing OUAT-themed word crawl this Camp NaNo. They also linked me to some other inspirational crawls and basically, I have ended up writing my own.
I haven’t tested this crawl myself, so feedback is welcome.
Now the Order in the Court fics are live my unposted stuff isn’t as much as it was but let’s see what I have 🙂 I do love this meme, thank you!
Nothing for lamp or portrait but one each for the others.
Happy Anniversary – GoldenLace Monthly Rumbelling
She waited until he was settled before letting her dress drop to the ground, shivering at the hungry expression that crossed her husbands face. The dress had been a blue sparkly number, just this side of decent for the fancy restaurant Gold had booked. The lingerie though was definitely not decent at all.
Untitled GoldenLace Bonnie and Clyde
“The codes will get us in, turn off all the alarms but they won’t open the vault,” Lacey
admitted. “Your rep says that you never found a safe you couldn’t crack.” Gold nodded,
and Lacey looked at him hopefully.
“Not interested,” he said firmly, leaning over her to open the car door. The icy breeze whistled in the open gap, as she stared at him.
Honestly bane of my existence. I struggle with them both. Not always, sometimes a summary will just flow, and sometimes the perfect title is obvious – sometimes I start with a title and the story flows from that. Most of the time though, it’s hard.
What do I hate more? Probably the title at the end of the day because a summary can be tweaked later, but a title is kinda forever. Get it wrong and doesn’t matter I’m still stuck with it.
