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Extended ask meme: Painting Layers of Love – 2, 5, 9. :)

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2) One secret the PoV character doesn’t know.
Secret implies deceit and I’m struggling to think of anything that Belle and Gold are purposefully keeping hidden. These two actually talk, unusual for Rumbelle I know, so if they don’t know anything then it’s likely just because it hasn’t come up. Sorry that’s probably a cop-out answer.

5) What will things be like for the characters 10 years after the main events.
I am extremely grateful to get these asks. Seriously, there’s nothing quite like seeing I have a new message. Nobody likes screaming into the void. However, this ask meme /facepalm maybe I should have restricted it to completed fics because I don’t want to spoil the ending. However, I suppose it’s not a spoiler that I promise a happy ending, or as close to one as reality allows.

Belle and Gold will have been married for a few years. Emma and Neal will have had another child, probably a little sister for Henry. Neal will have been working for a few years having graduated. Henry will be in high school. That kind of thing 🙂

9) What a non-PoV character is thinking in a certain scene.

You know I used to head-hop and I miss it sometimes. So I have a terrible habit of when I swap to the next POV, I have that character think about what they were thinking previously. I just scrolled through the story and the first scene that works for this question is when Gold gets called back into work unexpectedly.

Regina is surprised at Gold’s annoyance, having thought he’d have jumped at the chance to return. She’s also scared because the Midas deal started falling through on her watch and she doesn’t want to get blamed for it. Then when Gold insists he’s leaving again her curiosity goes into overdrive. The mention of ‘plans’ is like blood in the water to a shark, she has to know this juicy information of what could entice Nicholas Gold to want to stay away from work.

Not because she wants the information as leverage or anything mean like that, it’s purely for teasing purposes, and also so she can protect him if needed. I mean it must be concerning that one minute Gold doesn’t have anyone, and the next he’s head over heels for his neighbor. Given how much Gold is worth, anyone who didn’t know Belle, might be concerned that Belle only wanted Gold’s money.

the Star Wars/OUAT fusion – what will things be like for the characters in 10 years?

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No Spoilers? I know, that’s a terrible answer. It’s just I’m pretty certain that I’m going to add to this verse at some point, I already have a prompt, and I don’t want to ruin all suspense. However, I guess I can be vague.

Belle and Gold are going to be married, or basically married even if it’s not registered throughout the galaxy. I can’t decide whether they have children of their own or not but they are definitely going to be parents.

At some point within those 10 years: Regina will discover a part of herself she thought she’d lost forever, Emma will fulfill her destiny in a surprising way, Bae’s going to develop a personal interest in cybernetics.

After 10 years? Well it’s not much of a spoiler to say that the Republic will be back in control of the galaxy, and the Sith Lord is defeated. I don’t particularly want to say where they are/what they are doing because spoilers. However, I will say that Henry has quite a following on the Holonet for his truthful accurate reporting. He could have followed in the footsteps of one of his three parents but he chose his own, weaving words to touch the hearts of billions.

Ask Me? Expanded Universe Ask meme

leni-ba replied to your post “the Star Wars/OUAT fusion – what will things be like for the…”

*blink* Okay Now I’m curious as to how/why Henry has three parents in this world. I love that you’ll continue this, can’t wait!

And yay for we-think-we’re-married-and-that’s-enough Rumbelle. *grins*

Henry has three parents because Bae + Emma + Regina make three. Yeah I could have just gone for Swanfire but Regina is such an important part of Henry’s life, she is his mom and it seems wrong to erase that if I can make it work within the AU.

Regina helped Emma hide her pregnancy, Bae was like the stay at home dad because as Jedi Emma and Regina couldn’t be there a lot of the time. Whenever Emma went to see Henry, then Regina was at her side. So Regina was very much part of the family and while she could have just been an Aunt, or mommy’s friend, I think Henry probably innocently called her mom once when he was a toddler, not really understanding.

I mean think about it, from Henry’s perspective two women showed up every now and then. They loved him, they took care of him, and so if Emma was his mom, then so was Regina in child logic. I know it’s probably too fluffy for words, but I think that much to Regina’s surprise, Bae and Emma agreed that was accurate. Maybe I’ll have to fic it heh 🙂

Across the Stars

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Synopsis: The clone wars are in full swing. Darkness is casting a shadow over the galaxy, and only the Jedi’s faith in the force keeps them from despair. It is a dark time for the Republic. Jedi Knight Belle French is about to go into battle on Balmorra, when her instincts lead her away from the war, towards her former Master – Rum Gold.

Note: Happy Birthday @mariequitecontrarie! I wanted to write you something because you are a lovely person and deserve nice things. I hope this is a nice thing. Anyway, I wanted it to be special for you, and something you would like, so I did some snooping around your blog. I discovered your favorite movie was Return of the Jedi, so here’s some Star Wars Rumbelle style.

It’s just a short fic, but like all my verses this is open to prompts, so if you/anyone want more than just ask. I really hope you like it and happy birthday! 🙂

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mariequitecontrarie replied to your post:
Across the Stars

Oh my gosh!!!! Thank you!!! I haven’t read this yet, but I’m SO EXCITED!! In a couple of hours I’m going to drop everything and enjoy it–hang the deadlines!!! I LOVE Star Wars and I think you know how I feel about Rumbelle!!! This is very very special!!!

Yay I’m glad you are pleased 🙂 I hope the deadlines are kind and that you have as wonderful a day as possible!

leni-ba replied to your post “Across the Stars”

This is great! I don’t think I’ve seen a SW/OUAT fusion fic in forever, so I really enjoyed it. To see the Gold family through Belle’s eyes was fun. I especially liked that, as open-minded s she seems to be, it still took her time to even describe Emma as ‘motherly’. lol. Really looking forward to see how this war will go, when the Savior is apparently not following Jedi directive. (also, loved that you made Gaston a traitor. *ggg*) Really loved all of this!

I’m really glad you liked it! I’ve never actually read a SW/Once fusion, so if you have links I wouldn’t mind taking a look. Heh to be fair to Emma, I don’t think Belle’s reticence was because Emma wasn’t motherly, just because Belle had a lot thrown at her inside of an hour and Jedi aren’t supposed to have attachments. So Belle was probably trying to find another explanation.

You know this is just a oneshot at the moment right? I’m open to continuing it but I have no concrete plans. If I did continue it, then the war would go very differently because obviously Emma isn’t the Sith Lord’s new apprentice. Although can you imagine? That would be a new way to do the Dark Swan. Hmm who do you think the Sith Lord is? Any guesses? 🙂

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Sometimes writing is like having an enormous lake in your head, and you want to get it out of your head and into a proper place for a lake so other people can come and go swimming and ride jet skis and stuff, except all you have to move the lake is a teaspoon. So you’re just sitting there frantically flinging water out of the lake with your teaspoon and telling people, “Guys, this lake is going to be so cool when it’s done,” but it will never be done. There is so much lake.

I didn’t really expect this to be relatable, but if you wanna reblog, go wild.

@worryinglyinnocent, I feel you might relate. 

I relate immensely. 

This is it exactly. I worked out once that even if I wrote my theoretical best word count every single day it would take years for me to write all my ideas. It’s neverending which is sometimes cool but mostly torturous. Quite demoralising really because I want to be done and I never will be.

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Writing is so weird! Yesterday when I had my writing time, I had no distractions and still barely wrote anything. Today, I decided to use my dancemat as it gets me moving at least even if I remain unsure whether it’s proper exercise. In between dances I wrote down a few sentences and I just hit recount, and I wrote 4x what I did yesterday, and I’m all sweaty. Like seriously?

Also I want to know why if I have a good writing day, the next day I write next to nothing therefore cancelling out the good day. How does that make sense? You know what I think somebody should do – write up the cosmic laws of the writer. Like the moment you have time to write, you want to do anything but write. Or when you have a deadline on Project A, all your brain wants to do is Project B. Or when you have no time to write that is when the brain comes up with a gazillion ideas. Stuff like that.

WIP meme: benefit / loss

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This is a great time for this meme because I have more unposted stuff right now than I’ve ever had. So let’s see whether I have either of these words 🙂

The Auction – Order in the Court
That was why he was here tonight. The cities elite had got tired of benefit dinners, so the Police Foundation were trying something different to get them to put their hands in their pockets, they were trying an auction. ‘Win a date with Boston’s Finest’– and they had turned out in droves because of the novelty. His reputation demanded his attendance at events like this, but only one person could have made him attend this travesty of human decency – Detective Belle French.

Untitled Rushbelle Marriage of Convenience – Order in the Court
“This council is called to order,” the eldest man announced, which silenced the room. “For the benefit of our guests, from left to right we have Councilor Mary Margaret
Nolan, Ariel Mann, Maurice French, myself Alexander Midas, Thomas Glass, David
Nolan who you have already met and last but not least Regina Mills. Welcome to Misthaven.”

Untitled GoldenLace Bonnie and Clyde
He scowled, feeling manipulated but while he was a monster, he wasn’t the type to
let a young lady freeze. Although he had been feeling the elements himself, really he had extended the invitation for his own benefit.

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I realized when I starting writing my GoldenLace fic for next months Monthly Rumbelling that I didn’t have a background. I’d penciled in ‘GoldenLace established’ and that was it. So what did I do? I made it a oneshot set in the future of a verse for a fic I haven’t written yet.

I wish I could say this was the first time but *looks at masterlist* nope apparently writing oneshots in incomplete/non-existent except in my head verses is a thing that I do. Ooops?

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Well I just finished my third fic for Rumbelle Order in the Court thanks to @worryinglyinnocent. I wrote myself into a corner, and thanks to them my plot got fixed 🙂 Anyway, I still have two more ideas for that event, but the Divorce and Escorts one I’m never going to finish because it could be novel length. The other one is Lachacy Community Service which is a possibility but I’m not feeling that idea today.

However, looking at my list now and knowing I can write anything without guilt (ok there is a fair amount of guilt) I’m thinking perhaps my GoldenLace idea for next months smut Monthly Rumbelling prompt, because apparently writing things I can post isn’t a thing anymore.

Seriously, I have five finished fics and nothing to post, but hey why not make it six? At least I’m writing again, or at least I am today, the experiment lasts a week for a reason – I suck at consistency. Anyway, we have partial success so let’s go with that 🙂

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Another random writing post I’m afraid. Yesterday, when I sat down to write, it didn’t go according to plan. Today started off even worse, with a blank document and a blinking cursor for waaaaay too long.

I keep finding myself booting stupid puzzle games that don’t take long, then refreshing tumblr, then back to staring at the document, before my brain wants to take another vacation and the cycle starts again. I’ve always had this tendency but last year I managed to train my brain relatively effectively and now it’s like I’m back at the beginning. My focus = zero. Seriously, my total amount written each month is going steadily down rather than up. It’s not a good trend. It’s frightening me.

There’s one more week left in March, and then it’s Camp NaNo, so I’m going to try something potentially stupid. I’m utterly terrified at how it’s nearly April, and all the things I haven’t done, but for the next week I’m not going to police what I write. I’m not going to say “you should be writing X”. Instead I’m going to write whatever I feel like so long as I write something. The goal is to remember how to focus. My target will be pure word count, the actual project is immaterial.

This is how I kickstarted my writing last June and that surge of productivity lasted six months. So you know how I said I wanted to update my WIP’s by the end of the month? Yeah I really seriously do but I want to remember how to word even more. If I do remember how to word then I will hopefully be able to update faster again in future. Sort of short-term bad for hopeful long-term gain.

I’m going to shut up now, but that’s my plan. Here’s hoping it works because I really, really have waaaay too much to write to be as unfocused as I’ve become. Seriously, it is terrifying.