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“ Your wish is my command, ” Rumplestiltskin dipped into a dramatic bow with a typical for him flourish, tilting his head up from his still bowed position to look at Belle with a mischievous smile that was meant to show his words and actions were nothing but a jest ( and a soft look in his inhuman eyes that indicated there was more truth to them than he'd like to admit ), “ my lady. ”

[ OPEN for BELLEs; set in this AU, at the point where they've already known each other for a while and are developing sort of a friendship ]

#『 ic 』 #『 open starter 』 #please please please 🥹

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『 Belle 🗡️ beautiful angel 』

『 Lacey 🗡️ a scantily clad barfly 』

『 Bae 🗡️ the last ray of sunlight 』

『 Henry 🗡️ my clever boy; feisty as his mother(s) 』

『 Alice 🗡️ a girl that deserves the world 』

『 Tilly 🗡️ the best ears and eyes of Hyperion Heights ( that I'm n o t immensely proud of ) 』

#『 Belle 🗡️ beautiful angel 』 #『 Lacey 🗡️ a scantily clad barfly 』 #『 Bae 🗡️ the last ray of sunlight 』 #『 Henry 🗡️ my clever boy; feisty as his mother(s) 』 #『 Alice 🗡️ a girl that deserves the world 』 #『 Tilly 🗡️ the best ears and eyes of Hyperion Heights ( that I'm n o t immensely proud of ) 』

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『 ooc 🗡️ the pawnshop is closed 』

『 inbox meme 』

『 dash meme 』

『 dash game 』

『 tag game 』

『 psa 』

『 calls 』

『 starter call 』

『 meme call 』

『 mains call 』

『 plotting call 』

『 interest call 』

『 saved 🗡️ marks on the staff 』

『 promo 🗡️ look at the dearies! 』

『 self promotion 🗡️ i'm nothing special 』

#『 ooc 🗡️ the pawnshop is closed 』 #『 inbox meme 』 #『 dash meme 』 #『 dash game 』 #『 tag game 』 #『 psa 』 #『 calls 』 #『 starter call 』 #『 meme call 』 #『 mains call 』 #『 plotting call 』 #『 interest call 』 #『 saved 🗡️ marks on the staff 』 #『 promo 🗡️ look at the dearies! 』 #『 self promotion 🗡️ i'm nothing special 』

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『 ic 』

『 ic asks 』

『 ooc asks 』

『 threads 』

『 Rumple & Partner Name : partnerurl ➙ 000 🗡️ thread name 』

[ text ➡ Contact; delivered ] text

『 open starter 』

『 closed starter 』

『 drabble 』

『 meta 』

『 dash commentary 』

『 crack 』

#『 ic 』 #『 ic asks 』 #『 ooc asks 』 #『 threads 』 #『 Rumple & Partner Name : partnerurl ➙ 000 🗡️ thread name 』 #[ text ➡ Contact; delivered ] text #『 open starter 』 #『 closed starter 』 #『 drabble 』 #『 meta 』 #『 dash commentary 』 #『 crack 』

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『 p: Rumplestiltskin 🗡️ the good man the world bent but hasn't broken 』

『 p: the Dark One 🗡️ i'm the voices in your head; i'm the power in your veins 』

『 p: imp!Rumple 🗡️ the flesh reflects the madness within 』

『 p: Mr Gold 🗡️ the eminence grise 』

『 p: Goldenstiltskin 🗡️ the man who lost and found everything 』

『 p: Sir Rumplestiltskin 🗡️ the bringer of light at your service 』

『 p: Detective Weaver 🗡️ dirty hands; pure heart 』

#『 p: Rumplestiltskin 🗡️ the good man the world bent but hasn't broken 』 #『 p: the Dark One 🗡️ i'm the voices in your head; i'm the power in your veins 』 #『 p: imp!Rumple 🗡️ the flesh reflects the madness within 』 #『 p: Mr Gold 🗡️ the eminence grise 』 #『 p: Goldenstiltskin 🗡️ the man who lost and found everything 』 #『 p: Sir Rumplestiltskin 🗡️ the bringer of light at your service 』 #『 p: Detective Weaver 🗡️ dirty hands; pure heart 』

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In the light that streamed through the doorwindow, Belle actually looked like an angel that, for some reason ( perhaps, by mistake? because he sure as hell did not deserve it ), was sent to brighten his lonely existence, and, for a moment, Gold just stared at her — at her beaming smile and her eyes, the loveliest shade of blue he's ever seen, and her cheeks, rosy from excitement ( she must have acquired a new book or had a good chat with Ms Lucas, he noted absent-mindedly, as if the reason for her excitement was so obvious... and to him, it was ) — and the nasty little voice inside his head that guided so many of his actions in the past suggested he forgot about the silly endeavor he'd decided to pursue this morning, grabbed his cane and accompanied the love of his life to diner for lunch.

Gold shut that voice up — perhaps, for the first time in his life, but he was going to do the right thing. He was going to let Belle go. She'd brought so much light and happiness into his life, he owed her that much.

So he limped around the counter to stand directly in front of the librarian, his cane forgotten, took her small hands into his slightly larger ones, took a deep breath and began:

"Belle. I..."

The plan that he formulated in his mind in the quiet of his too large house this very morning was to let her down easy, to start from afar and explain to her his reasoning in great detail.

But now that he was actually going through with it, holding her hands and looking into her deep blue eyes that have always been so understanding and compassionate and even loving when she looked at him, he found he couldn't bear to drag this out longer than was absolutely necessary, so he went on, as quick and calm as he could, even though his voice sounded as if every word hurt him on its way out.

"Sweetheart," and he mentally scolded himself for using this endearment because the word itself and the memories of all the times he called her that made him soften — his voice and his eyes, and a small, sad smile even lifted the very corners of his lips — and now saying what needed to be said, pushing her away hurt even worse, "I am a bitter, violent, ugly man. If you’d known all the horrible things I've done, you wouldn’t give me the time of the day, let alone love me. Which is how I know that what's going on between us is wrong and we need to stop it before everything gets complicated."

Unable to deny himself the pleasure of caressing her soft, delicate skin one last time, he cupped Belle's cheek with one of his hands, stroking his thumb over her cheekbone, looking almost enchanted and certainly on the verge of tears.

"You are a beautiful, kind, intelligent young woman, who's got a bright, happy future ahead of her. You deserve someone much better than me. Someone who would love you and cherish you in the way I will never be capable of. So, I guess, what I'm trying to say is..."

With great reluctance, he moved to pull away, dropping both his hand from her cheek and her hand from his hold, taking a deep, shuddering breath in an attempt to regain his composure even as a single tear made its way down his own cheek:

"Good day, Ms French."

[ OPEN for Belles; set either in the au where Belle wasn't locked up during the first curse or in a human au ]

#『 ic 』 #『 open starter 』 #here have some beautiful angst 🥺 #I know this starter turned out rather... drabbl-ish 😅 #but I so very much want to see Belle dissuade him and tell him he's being stupid 👀 #also maybe kiss him silly 😌 #first curse AU verse ttba #human AU ttba

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ROBERT CARLYLE Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)

#『 visage 』 #poor baby :( #the only thing OG Hook ever said right about him is that Rumple was a good man trying to keep his family together

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Fashion & Appearance Sentences

(Sentences for muses that are concerned about how they look. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I'm a little concerned about the way you dress."

"Why are you wearing perfume?"

"Did you iron your shirt?"

"Why are you dressed like that?"

"I don't really have old man ear hair, do I?"

"You absolutely stink of cheap aftershave."

"Have you looked in the mirror lately? I have two words for you: 'hairline' and 'receding'."

"How good looking am I?"

"Hey, do you think I'd suit a goatee?"

"That jacket is a piece of clothing that's worthy of scrutiny. No one will look past it to what's underneath as long as the jacket makes a good impression."

"I don't need a lecture on style."

"You can wear a suit that tight up to the age of 35, and no further."

"You bought that yourself. You want to look pretty."

"When I go out, everybody sees me."

"Wear the sky blue shirt. It almost makes you look nice."

"If you're going to dress like an Italian hooker, at least let it be this year's Italian hooker."

"I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I?"

"I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing. It looks like somebody's nightmare!"

"You blow-dry your hair?"

"That's a very nice suit. It would be a shame to ruin it."

"It's all very well trying to follow the latest fashions, but one has to know what suits one's shape."

"I think your tie is ugly."

"Beauty does not happen by accident."

"Replacing the quiet elegance of the dark suit and tie with the casual indifference of these muted earth tones is a form of fashion suicide."

"That photo in the paper did you no justice. You're much better looking in person."

"Excuse me for actually caring what I look like!"

"I haven't a thing to wear!"

"What do you think? This outfit, or the previous one?"

"Wow! That looks amazing on you!"

"You sure took a big step down in the wardrobe department."

"I'm really not keen on this season's fashions. It's all a bit too... Well, ugly!"

"Why don't you let me give you a makeover?"

#『 inbox meme 』 #yup that's Rumple's theme alright)

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I've given it some thought... a lot of thought, actually... and I think I'm gonna reject the idea of Rumple becoming the Dark One again in S5 when it comes to my blog canon.

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So, in my blog canon, when Rumple is freed of the Dark Curse at the end of S4 he believes himself to be human again, until in a dangerous situation - the scene that plays in my mind is him and Belle hiding in the backroom from Merida, but that could be changed - he throws his hand out on instinct to shield himself and Belle / Henry / whoever he's with if we change the situation, not thinking about not having magic anymore, only feeling the enormous need to protect... and Merida or whoever is threatening them is thrown back by a blast of light.

And thus Rumple finds out he still has magic - 300+ years of studying and practicing magic don't just disappear, after all, and there are examples of witches / wizards that learnt to do magic.

Whether it's light magic, he's not sure. Doesn't quite like the idea and the obligations that come with it of himself all of a sudden being called a light wizard or a hero or something, so he prefers to call it neutral magic, or just magic.

But one thing is certain - it's not dark magic anymore.

The Darkness left, and Rumplestiltskin remained, but who he is now is for him to discover ( hopefully with support of his family and friends ).

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TL;DR: my Rumple never became the Dark One again after the Curse was purged from him at the end of S4 but he does have magic and from S5 onward is in the process of rediscovering himself, much like Regina is after S2;

hopefully, at this point he is definitely close with and is considered a member of the Charming-Mills-Swan-Gold clan, but ideally I would love to think / write of him growing closer with them since Neverland, as that would be a logical continuation of his redemption arc

#『 headcanon 』 #『 about 』 #『 blog canon 』 #idk how else to tag it #I've had this image of him throwing his hand out instinctively to shield himself ( and Belle ) and a blast of light hitting Merida #( not harming her of course just knocking her unconscious ) #ever since I watched 5.06 #and today I thought “why not make it my blog canon? what's stopping me?” #and you know what? #turns out nothing is!)

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if you were an ao3 fic, which tag(s) would you have?

slow burn + but like slooooow + so slow in fact that it’s barely burning

you are so detached from everything that you won’t let anything happen to you, you’re just vibing. but you’re vibing a LOT, like you’re genuinely just there experiencing things without giving too much of yourself. i get it

tagged by: I stole it

tagging: anyone who'd like to try)

#『 character study 』 #『 quiz 』 #it's been a long while since I've done one of these so I decided to give it a go #for fun you know #but this is too accurate 😅

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sacred romantic moments

“ don’t go. stay. “

“ but you’re here, so stay. “

“ i don’t want to be alone tonight. “

“ just come over. “

“ let’s be alone together. “

“ i didn’t know where else to go. “

“ i don’t want us to be apart anymore. ever. “

“ i wouldn’t have called you if it wasn’t important. “

“ you can talk to me about anything. you know that, right? “

“ just… be honest with me, do you hate me? “

“ i could never hate you. not really. “

“ you’re my friend, but… sometimes i wish you were more than that. “

“ we’re not just friends. you know that. “

“ i think i’m falling in love with you. “

“ can i hold your hand? “

“ yeah, you’re in love with me. “

“ just hold me. “

“ things would be so much easier if we were honest with each other. “

“ why can’t you be honest with me? with yourself? “

“ maybe you could stay? just for tonight? “

“ it’s dark outside, and it’s raining. my arms are much safer. “

“ you can’t keep doing this. you can’t keep lying to yourself. “

“ i can’t keep lying to myself, or to you. it’s not fair on either of us. “

“ i think you should kiss me. “

“ kiss me like you mean it. “

“ just kiss me. “

“ you shouldn’t kiss me right now. “

“ look me in the eyes and tell me you love me. “

“ you can’t lie to me, you know. “

“ you know me better than anyone. you always have. “

“ you’re pretty amazing. you know that, right? “

“ you’re just… you’re extraordinary. “

“ you’re good to me, you know. really good. “

“ you’ve made me the happiest i’ve ever been. “

“ i don’t know what i would have done if you weren’t here. “

“ our love can conquer anything. “

“ and for many generations to come, our love story will live on. “

“ i want you to marry me. “

“ if you asked me to marry you tomorrow, i’d say yes. “ “ what about today? “

“ marry me, name. marry me and make me the luckiest [x] in the world. “

“ your kiss could mend a broken heart. “

“ are you going to kiss me again, or do i have to do it myself? “

“ i could cry, that’s how much i love you. “

“ you’re worthy of my love. “

“ truth is that i’m so damn in love with you that i don’t know what to do with myself. “

“ maybe tonight, it’s you and me. “

“ i don’t know what the future holds. all i know is that i hope you’re in it. “

“ could you promise me one thing? “

“ promise me that we’ll be together, no matter what. “

“ it’s you and me, forever. no matter what. “

“ i didn’t want to tell you until i was sure, but… i’m pregnant. “

“ we’re going to be family! “

“ this baby, it’s the best thing that could ever have happened to us. “

“ i can’t believe this, we’re going to be parents! “

“ dance with me? “

“ may i have this dance? “

“ you’re my whole world, you know. “

“ don’t speak, just… kiss me. “

“ you have no idea how long i’ve been wanting to that. “

“ i’ve been wanting to tell you for so long… “

“ so… is this like, a thing now? “

“ i always miss you, even when you’re next to me. “

” i miss you. i miss you so much it hurts. ”

” i don’t want you to miss me. it’s tearing me apart. ”

“ you make me happier. “

“ i love waking up next to you. “

“ my favorite thing is falling asleep next to you. “

“ come cuddle with me. “

“ this is torture, isn’t it? “ “ not in the slightest. “

“ do you love me? “

“ could this be something more? “

“ move in with me. “

“ do you think we should move in together? you spend all your time here anyway. “

“ are you serious? i’ve had a crush on you for as long as i can remember. “

“ i know you’re in love with me. “

“ you’re really cute, you know. “

“ you’re so damn attractive. you know that right? “

“ if anybody were to kiss me, i would want that person to be you. “

“ and right now, i think you should kiss me. “

#『 inbox meme 』

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❝ - So… what now?

- Now? Now we get to see what's next.

Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a powerful thing, but living with that kind of belief… that's the most powerful thing of all.

That's hope.

So you asked, "What now?"

Now we get to keep going on. We get to keep doing what we love… with the people we love.

An ending isn't happiness.

Being together is. ❞

Independent, Semi-Selective, Heavily Headcanon-Influenced, Multiship and Multiverse multimuse for

the Charming-Mills-Swan-Gold-(Jones) clan & their friends & enemies

from ABC's Once Upon A Time

RECORDED by Di / Spades

#『 self promotion 🗡️ i'm nothing special 』 #recently my mum and I started an OUAT rewatch #and naturally I realized just how much I want to write almost every character on the show #so I decided to make a OUAT multi about it) #these days I'm over there #but I will also be over here and on my Belle blog #mostly writing Rumbelle on here and on my Belle blog #for reasons

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“You know it’s love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you’re not part of their happiness.”

— Julia Roberts

#『 musings 』 #『 rumple x belle 🗡️ your touch soothes the beast in me; your voice gives the man courage 』 #pretty much Rumple letting Belle go in SD #and in S4 after he gives her her heart back #and in S5... #also him and Bae/Neal #because as much as he wants to have a relationship with him #ultimately all these years he just wanted to make sure his boy was alright #to see him again #to tell him he loves him #and that he's sorry #and so after he's done that #he steps back #gives Bae space Bae says he needs #... #Rumple probably thinks he doesn't deserve a place in his son's life anymore after Manhattan #so #this quote is #basically Rumple

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                               you take me in your arms            &&  suddenly there's  ( sunlight )   all around me                      everything bright and warm                &&  shining like it never did before                                     &&  for a moment I forget…                                 just how dark and cold it gets

#『 musings 』 #『 rumple x belle 🗡️ your touch soothes the beast in me; your voice gives the man courage 』

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365 Days of Rumbelle | Day 355

#『 visage 』 #『 belle 🗡️ beautiful angel 』 #still the best EF looks for them both in my opinion

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You know what I would love to see/read/write more of?

Rumple and Belle actually being a part of the big and messy and a little crazy but close-knit and loving and loyal family that is the Charming-Mills-Swan-Gold-(Jones) clan.

Rumple developing normal positive relationships with people.

Rumple being a reluctant — at least at first — (because he had been what is classified as villain for a very long while... and most fairytale characters have according attitude towards him) hero and protecting Storybrooke from threats that rain down on it as if from a horn of plenty along with the so-called 'hero squad'.

Rumple interacting with Henry and Prince Neal (mind you, he might have a hard time calling him by his name, especially soon after Neal's birth, when the memories of his own son's death are still too painfully fresh) and other kids of Storybrooke.

Rumple offering Emma his help in controling her magic (aka Rumple teaching Emma because as much as I like the idea of Regina teaching Emma magic, I believe Rumple would be a better teacher because of his experience + change of perspective that would make him a less mean and more helpful teacher).

Rumple helping Snow out with the baby, either through advice ( because he was a father and a rather good one at that, and though it was a very long time ago, those memories come back easily... plus, it would help him build his self-esteem a little, show him he can do good things and be helpful and appreaciated ) or some of the home remedies he learnt to make either from his spinner aunties or other women in the village when Bae was little or just holding Neal for a while and keeping him calm ( because I headcanon him to be a bit of a Baby Whisperer ) so Snow can have a little rest.

Adding to that, a rather surprised Rumple finding himself welcomed easily (maybe, even warmly) in Storybrooke's Mommy Group because Snow shared some of his advices with other mothers and they turned out surprisingly helpful.

Rumple's friendship with David. That’s just... I love their relationship, especially as it was portrayed in S2, very much)

Rumple/Weaver and Alice/Tilly's relationship. It's just so... special. The way Alice was determined to not let him forget who he is at heart and not let him be alone, at least, when it began to seem like he did forget. The way Rumple basically adopted her from first sight. The less openly affectionate but still quite caring relationship between Weaver and Tilly — the "I care about you and you know I care about you but we're gonna pretend very badly that it's not the case because I've got a tough cop/girl reputation to uphold" of it all. Just... Theirs is the relationship(s) I didn't know I needed but once I got it, I can’t imagine not loving (and watching and writing and giffing) the hell out of it.

Speaking about S7, Rumple's reluctant friendship with Wish!Hook and their partnership (and co-parenting) as Detectives Weaver and Rogers is another case of "I didn’t know I needed it". Because I don’t like OG!Hook and would never even think about him having any kind of positive relationship with Rumple, but Wish!Hook? He's another matter entirely. He's not perfect, of course, but I like him a ton better than his counterpart and love the growth of his relationship with Rumple. What OG!Hook never could do, Wish!Hook did (and I love him for it).

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Just... instead of being forced into the role of a secondary villain every goddamn season since S4, Rumple being allowed to continue his redemption arc and grow the same way the writers let Regina and Zelena grow.

#『 ooc 🗡️ the pawnshop is closed 』 #『 wishlist 』 #if you ever want to write any of the aforementioned dynamics with me — just hit me up in the DMs!) #still very much want this #especially the first/last paragraphs #just Rumple not being forced into the role of a secondary villain and being allowed to grow and become a part of a family

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❝- How do you do it? Live with yourself. Knowing all the bad things you've done.

- You tell yourself you did the right thing. And if you say it often enough, one day you might actually believe it.❞

Independent, Semi-Selective, Heavily Headcanon-Influenced, Multiship and Multiverse Ask / RP blog for

RUMPLESTILTSKIN (aka THE DARK ONE, MR GOLD, WEAVER & THE LIGHT ONE)

from ABC's Once Upon A Time

DEALT by Di / Spades

#『 self promotion 🗡️ i'm nothing special 』 #I miss my ouat babies and Rumple and Belle in particular so here I am)