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Belle remembers and she loves (loveishope) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2014-01-31 12:24:00

Entry tags:

belle french, rumplestiltskin/mr. gold

Who; Rumbelle
What: Belle translates grumpy worried Dark One professionally.
Where: Their house
When: 31st afternoon
Rating: TBD
Status: In Progress:

Belle knew exactly how nervous her true love was. He did this now and again, retreated into his comfort zone. And alright so it was quite the profitable comfort zone but he had been spinning now for four hours while she'd gone shopping, still entirely enamoured with the fashions of this world. But she'd come back to find he hadn't moved and she was having none of it. She'd let him have his time, spinning to forget, he'd told her once, back in the Dark Castle when he was trying to convince himself he didn't care for her, when she had been trying to convince herself of the same. But four hours spinning out of nervousness was just enough for her and so she'd not bothered to knock, going in to him with a cup of tea for them both. He was nervous, Bae was here, it was all he might have wanted, but he was nervous about how his boy would react to him, about Henry, herself all of it. Bae hated magic, always had, always would. And Rumple, even now, even with her, was still far too used to it, far too reliant on it. Belle had come to accept it about him so long as he wasn't using it for revenge, to hurt people, or for deals. She didn't want to change him entirely from the man who had stolen her heart.

...which alright, when you were in love with the Dark One was probably not the best turn of phrase but did bring a smile to her face as she entered the little study where she'd left him all those hours ago

"You know I think we can actually afford a castle now. Pity we're in Kansas" she commented, walking across to place the tea cup near him and perch herself on the little table nearby. "You could take a break you know, actually get out and do something, maybe even with Baelfire?" she added "I know you're worried, you know that right? You can hide your feelings from the world, put a mask on to anyone and everyone, but not to me. But you're his father, and this place is full of second chances. He's willing, all you have to do is let yourself try." She wondered if to most she sounded preachy when she got like this but she had always been this way with him, why would she change it now?

"For now though, just sit with me, we haven't had tea like this in a while, have we? I've missed it."

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paidtheprice
2014-01-31 02:14 pm UTC (link)

Rumpelstiltskin had indeed been spinning for several hours, had barely stopped since his son had arrived in Lawrence. It was a nervous habit he had, whenever his mind was working too much, thinking and brooding, he would start to spin, let the golden thread form and run between his fingers, glinting in the light. It was a small amount of magic but it felt good to do.

And it stopped him thinking too much about what it meant that Baelfire was around. He had never stopped loving his son, not for a moment. The Dark Curse had been created to try to get back what he had lost so foolishly, due to his own cowardice and selfishness. And then, even when he had been finally reunited with his son, he kept on making mistakes, ruining Bae's trust in him.

But if he had any intention of hiding from the issue forever, it seemed as though Belle had other plans. She truly did know him better than anyone else did, and so when she came in, he stopped spinning, pausing for a moment before he turned to face her, accepting the tea.

"Still making the perfect tea," he offered her a small smile, sipping the drink carefully. She always did know how to make it just the way he liked it. "Perhaps I simply wish to avoid overwhelming him right now. He has just arrived, after all, and must still be learning about this new place." It was an excuse and he knew it, but that didn't stop him from attempting it.

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loveishope
2014-01-31 02:59 pm UTC (link)

Just arrived.

Nice try, she thought, showing nothing but a raised eyebrow in response, he knew her well enough to know his little ruse hadn't worked. Not even slightly. Nor had trying to be distracting with compliments about her tea. Even though it was the best tea possible to make. "Ah well you see, you might be the Dark One and have all the power that comes with it but tea? That's my very own brand of magic." she replied smugly.

And then the little moment had passed and she got serious.

"You're hiding. Because you're worried. Because you don't know what to say or how to say it. Because in Neverland you had a common focus. Because in Neverland it was easier for you to hide behind that mask you put on so easily. But here, you don't have that. Here, you have to face him as the man you are. But that man, he's a good one. You've protected your family, you haven't gone after Regina, or Hook, you're helping Emma where you can. And need we discuss the charity. What's not to be proud of?"

And she was, she truly was so proud of him. He just had to take some pride in himself.

"Now come on, let me distract you from destroying this countries economy. You can be a father to your son. You truly can."

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paidtheprice
2014-02-01 01:48 pm UTC (link)

He didn't respond to the raised eyebrow, beyond glancing away, knowing full well that the woman he loved hadn't fallen for his attempt at deflection. Which he couldn't help but at least attempt to continue for a moment at least. "I do have a theory that tea could actually contain magic in some form, which you would seem to be the master of."

He did stare at the cup, at the liquid within, because it was easier than looking at Belle as she oh so succinctly described what he was truly doing, his fear at how to face his son. After all the sins he had committed against him.

"I do still say that the charity is your fault and will one day cause problems." With those twins and living for free, and Belle volunteering the gold frequently. There would be expectations! Still, he sighed, finally putting the tea to one side.

"Here he has no reason to trust me, or work with me. In Neverland, our common goal was Henry, his safety. To rescue him from Pan's clutches. Here? There is nothing to stop Bae from simply having a distance between us. A distance I would respect, though I'm not sure I could bear it."

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loveishope
2014-02-03 10:05 am UTC (link)

He really was trying to avoid this. His worries, Though she had to admit if tea was magic she really probably did have the ultimate power in it. And she let herself be a little smug at that. She perhaps was a little too proud of her tea making abilities. But gods, he could barely look at her when she mentioned Bae, when she talked about the past. He should know better by now, he should know that she knew that past. She knew everything there was to know about the Dark One and the things he had done and she still loved him more than anything in the world.

"No, you're right. He doesn't. No reason at all. So here's the part where you give him a reason. Show him then man you've become. The man I see, the man I love. Show him that its different here. You have been looking for him for so long, for so many years. You brought magic to a world without just to get him back and here, in this strange world, you have your chance. Would you really hide from that, or will you try. Will you be as brave as I know you're capable of being?"

Here he finally, finally had a chance at happiness, with her, with his son, his grandson. Family. True family. He deserved it as much as anyone. And Belle would see to it that he had it, whatever it took.

"Trust me, it might take time, it will take effort. But the reward will be so very worth it. You know that as well as I do. "

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