I’ve been accused of many things dearie, being nice isn’t one of them.
I haven’t asked how Belle lost her sight. From her paintings I assume she could see at one point. When I first saw the paintings, I believed they must have been painted when she could see. I was impressed then, learning that she had painted them recently … words fail me. Her paintings are incredible, she has a real gift.
I like to paint landscapes mostly, both of the places I’ve been and of the places that I once wanted to visit. Well, I say that’s what I like to paint, I have no idea whether the image in my mind translates to the canvas. It could be an unrecognizable blob of mixed paint.
Nick has been very kind, and very complimentary, but I don’t know. He probably wouldn’t want one of my paintings anyway. Don’t tell him, but … I don’t usually paint people but after he let me map his face, I tried to paint him. I could never, ever show him, I wouldn’t want him to be offended.
Bae: I’m sure the dance is going to be great – if we ever get there! Papa just went to make Nadia choose a book, so we should be leaving soon. Do you … do you think that Emma would like to … (whispers) kiss?
Emma: (checks the clock again for the hundredth time in the last five minutes) Bae isn’t late but ugh I hate waiting. Mom and dad already left so they could chaperone. All the older kids always say the dance is lame, so I don’t know, I think it’ll be cool. Kiss Bae? *blushes* well maybe, if it feels right. Do you think he’ll want to kiss?
I know I’m supposed to be posting Chapter Seven of Painting Layers of Love tomorrow but it’s not done. I had to spend the day in A&E (I’m fine, it was my mother and her pride is hurt more than anything else) but it took forever as these things do and I am very tired. I will finish the chapter as soon as I can and post it.
However, that probably means Chapter Five of I Love the Way is going to get bumped to next month. Which is where I start regretting having written thanksgiving into the story – oops. I also don’t know if I’m going to be able to do what I planned for Rumbelle Revolution/A Monthly Rumbelling non-smut (I was combining the two) as my free time has taken a nose-dive.
Tomorrow, I will post the first chapter of Fall All Over Again (GoldenLace). I’ve been sitting on this story for a while. I started it for the Monthly Rumbelling smut prompt, but it then exploded. The actual prompt appears in Chapter Four or at least I hope it does. I’ve written that scene but I have several scenes to fill in between the last part of Chapter Three and that scene. Hopefully it won’t bump it to Chapter Five.
This is a legitimate question – how does the end of the month sneak up on me every single time? I mean, it’s not like it moves or anything. I have 7 more fics/fic updates I want to post this month. That’s like one a day, this was not very well planned out.
leni-ba replied to your post “Setting Up The Nursery!Belle & Gold – so how did take the news of…”
Awww, this was the best! I loved the first scene so much, with Neal so sure that Emma was breaking up with him and willing to let her go. Awwwwww!
And then we find out that Belle has been working her calming influence on the Gold household for years already. Nice!
Gold’s reaction was the best ever. Of course he’d soften at the thought of the coming baby as his grandson. *hugs* SO SWEET AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING IT!
Heh, it was my pleasure. I would like to write more Swanfire anyway 🙂 I’m really glad you liked it! Yeah it’s probably disgustingly sweet but I have a fondness for fluff, and the Gold family. Although, I’m prompting myself now. I want to write a conversation between Belle and Gold that night, when Gold’s panic sets in. He went from angry to family first, without thinking through the implications and then suddenly – grandfather! Heh 🙂
#I should name this verse#and then tag everything properly
I’ve had to lower my goal for NaNo. I’m really disappointed with myself but stressing about how far behind I was, was resulting in me doing absolutely nothing and getting even further behind. Why does that happen? Anyway, hopefully if I take the pressure off then words will happen again.
Dont be disappointed in yourself. From what I hear NaNo is really really hard. Enjoying your writing experiences should always come first. Quality before quantity and quality of life before quality of work. You write so well and frequently as it is.
What @beastlycheese said. @still-searching47 I give you so much credit for even giving it a go! You’re awesome, friend!
Thank you so much guys. I’ve done NaNo for the past 10 years, and every year brings new challenges. It’s all a learning experience and I have more words now, than I did in October. The month isn’t over yet, so I can still write more, and I’ve already broken my personal best for words written in a month.
Plus I write year-round so while I might not have achieved everything I wanted this month, there’s always next month and the month after etc. 🙂
rowofstars replied to your post “I’ve had to lower my goal for NaNo. I’m really disappointed with…”
I just want to say as someone who isn’t doing NaNo, I have so much respect for those who do and who even come close to half the goal. You’ve been amazingly prolific lately and not just that but it’s all so well written with a quality story. Be proud of yourself. <3
Well yeah that’s because … confession time, I wound up writing fanfic for NaNo. I had a really rough October and I didn’t manage to complete my prep for my original novel. I thought I could catch up but that never happened. I decided to write Nightwalkers instead (which I’ve been promising since July), but I’ve only written the first three chapters, and I think it sucks so I might just throw it out and start again.
So basically my word count is split across over half a dozen different projects, which isn’t what I wanted. Basically, I failed my own goals, and that’s why I’m disappointed. I confess I have reached 50k for the month, that’s probably obvious from my AO3. However, while I might have written a lot of words, and I should be happy about that, I failed myself so I’m not. I hope that makes sense. I probably shouldn’t have made a post about it, but by making it official it somehow took the weight off my shoulders, which really helped me.
Anyway, thank you so much for your kind words about my writing. Coming from such a fantastic writer as yourself, that really means a lot.
Synopsis: Following on from the events of 6.07 – Heartless. Hope can be found in even the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Storybrooke has faced many challenges, with good always beating evil but they did that together, and now they are split apart. The story must play out but the ending might not be what anyone expects.
Note: This story is now complete and the ending is what I would describe as “not unhappy”. If you want to read Rumbelle talking through their issues and actually getting their happy ending my story Faith of the Heart, follows on from my other alternate season six fic The War Within. It deals with most of the same issues Rumple and Belle are wrestling with here. Enjoy!
Warning: Spoilers up to and including 6.07 – Heartless, also the promo for 6.08 and what few filming spoilers we have.
On Tumblr: Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five
After Hook’s
disgusted accusation, there was a ringing silence. Rumplestiltskin didn’t
bother to defend himself, no matter what he said the pirate would never hear
it. Hook had made up his mind already, and he would never be convinced that
Rumplestiltskin had any motives that weren’t utterly selfish. The only one
Rumplestiltskin was prepared to defend himself against was Belle, because after
everything, her opinion was the only one that mattered. The entire town could
hate him, even his grandson, so long as Belle understood. She had been so angry
lately, but perhaps now it was all over they could talk.Finally it was
David who broke the increasingly awkward silence. “How can you be the savior? I
understand the shears severing people from their fate, but how can you take it
from them?”That was a
surprisingly neutral question, but then out of everyone it had always been the
shepherd who was most prepared to listen. Regina
knew him far too well, and was far too impulsive not to jump to conclusions.
Rumplestiltskin’s lips quirked in twisted humor, when it came to jumping to
conclusions not even Regina
had anything on Snow White. Considering Snow had been raised to rule, and David
raised a shepherd, David had a much more level head which befitted a king.“Miss Swan and
I are connected,” Rumplestiltskin began. Hook made a noise of disgust, but he
ignored the pirate with practiced ease. “Miss Swan was the savior because of
the first dark curse, which I helped craft. She was my successor and my
predecessor as the dark one. I know she can still hear the whispers of the
dagger.”Bleah. Well, I have faith in Archie to help them sort things out. At least they’re finally on the right path. This isn’t a happy ending, not yet, but it is a beginning.
Yeah I tried to end it on a hopeful note. They are talking again, and they have a plan in place to see Archie, and they both want to make it work so hopefully heh 🙂 I have had a request to write at least one session with Archie from Archie’s POV. To be honest I don’t think I could do that prompt justice so it’s looking for a good home if anyone is interested?
Anyway, my headcanon is that they work it out and while it’s no happy ending, there are more than enough happy moments for a good life. Thank you so much for commenting! 🙂
I hope Belle realizes that loving someone even at times wanting to strangle them is love and anything less is not worth it. I am glad they are seeing Archie. I wish Rumple would confide in her but she does not make it easy. I wouldn’t want to confide in her if I knew I get a lecture and a walk out. Belle and Rumple have to find what works for them, not others and stop comparing their love and marriage to others who don’t have their backgrounds or issues.
Well Rumple has a couple of hundred years of trust issues to overcome, and Belle has a short temper. Neither of them are perfect but I believe love will out in the end. Thank you so much for commenting! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
That’s what David keeps saying but I don’t know. The man seems to have relished his reputation up until now, and standing up for him is an unpopular position. Think about what the rest of our friends would say. *sigh* I know it’s the right thing to do but doing the right thing isn’t always easy. I don’t want my car to be spray painted next, this town can be vicious when it wants.
Everything is crazy with thanksgiving and Christmas at the moment. However, David has suggested we all go out for dinner together. The moment we can find a date everyone can agree on, we’ll go. I know that’s an excuse. Maybe it would be easier if the kids came the first time. I’ll have to talk to David.
Note: Sorry for the delay. Silly timezones 🙂 Look, look, I actually wrote a ficlet, not a full blown fic! I’m kinda amazed at myself hehe. Enjoy!
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When Emma had
told her high school sweetheart Neal, that she was pregnant a month before
graduation, she hadn’t know what to expect. She knew Neal pretty well and had
expected that after the initial shock wore off, that he would be very
supportive. It was his father’s reaction that Emma worried about. Mr. Gold had
a fearsome reputation and Emma had imagined he would be furious. Therefore
nobody was more surprised that Emma herself, to be standing six months later
watching Neal and his father struggle with furniture for the nursery.Emma had grown
up bouncing around the system. When her foster home had learned she was
pregnant they had thrown her out. She had called Neal in tears, not knowing
what the hell she was going to do. Ten minutes later Mr. Gold’s iconic Cadillac
had pulled up to the bus stop where she was sheltering. Ten minutes after that
Belle – Mr. Gold’s wife – was fussing around her and getting her a nice hot cup
of tea.“Please say
here is good,” Neal pleaded, as they finished dragging the heavy wooden cot
into a different position.“Oh I don’t
know,” Emma teased. “Maybe I prefer it back where it was before.”#a million thanks for the prompt#thank you so much for letting me join in#you guys are lovely
OH GOD THIS IS SO FLUFFY I LOVE IT. EMMA FINDING ALL THIS SUPPORT AND A FAMILY AND GRANDPA GOLD GETTING TO BE THERE RIGHT FROM THE MOMENT THAT HENRY IS BORN…AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
Heh yeah I liked it – Gold family ficlet. I was going to write about Rumbelle setting up the nursery for their child, perhaps in my Right Wrong Number verse. However, I knew if I did that, then I would never keep it to a ficlet. I’m really glad you liked it, thank you so much! 🙂
Awwww. I was so grinning from the first paragraph on, my face hurts now. SO CUTE AND PRETTY AND CAN I HAVE MORE, SIR? lol I always love outside pov on my favorite couple, and an Emma who has discovered how soft-hearted Gold really is and that his homelife is one of kisses and cuddles and unfaltering support… Yeah. That’s a family life anyone would wish for.
SO SWEET!
Love the little detail about Gold protesting being sent out, and Belle rolling her eyes but indulging him anyway:
TOO CUTE.
Awww thanks. I love happily married Belle and Gold, I should write it more often really. Well if you want to have some more, all my verses are open to prompts and it’s TMI Tuesday tomorrow, so feel free to prompt heh 🙂 I’m really glad you liked it, especially because it was your prompt. Thank you so much for sending me a prompt, that was really kind of you 🙂
anneelliotscat replied to your post:
Yay! Prompt: Setting up the nursery
See? *THIS* is what fans crave: bits of happy fluff between crises, enough so that we know the characters we care about are going to be all right. Then, when Henry (would his name still be Henry?) is about three, Regina pulls something awful, or Hook or Cora shows up, and Emma has to become the Savior. And Gold has to let the Dark One loose.
This was set in non-magical AU Storybrooke, but you just made my mind explode. Twenty-eight years was always such an arbitrary number, likely chosen because Henry was ten. What if two things changed?
1) The dark curse pulled everyone from Neverland as well, it definitely reached Wonderland because Jefferson was brought along, so it’s not impossible.
2) Emma found her way to Storybrooke when she was much younger, waking Gold who discovered that Bae (Neal) was somehow in town and making time start to move again.
Regina had some magic because she gave David curse memories, when he hadn’t had any due to being in a coma. So a deal with Regina to tweak the curse and Neal is Gold’s son and Belle is released from the asylum to open the library and fall in love with Gold. When she fell in love with him, true loves kiss woke Belle from the curse, so their happiness isn’t a lie. They are just waiting for the curse to break. Which means Gold has an incentive to protect and be nice to Emma, but as family has always been the most important thing to Gold he would do that anyway.
The trick would be getting Emma to break the curse, but Gold wouldn’t be in any hurry. He has everything he wants already, and if the curse breaks, then Neal remembers everything and he doesn’t want his boy to hate him. Maybe he’s hoping he’ll be able to earn his forgiveness, with providing new good memories now. Then maybe when like you said, Henry is three, Emma and Neal share true loves kiss breaking the curse.
Emma would be confused, Neal would be angry. The curse on the town line would mean Neal couldn’t go with Emma and Henry, if he did try and get them away from crazy town, or maybe he would think forgetting his past was worth it, and then Rumple wouldn’t be able to go after him without forgetting Belle. Throw in Cora and Hook turning up, plus whatever Regina was concocting (though I prefer her conflicted to evil) and that’s an interesting mix.
Anyway, thank you so much for your comment heh 🙂 I’m glad you liked the ficlet!