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I hope you find more inspiration for this fic! It is indeed awesome. UST and mutual pining are my jam! Possible prompt: enchanted forest! sex dreams

God, I hope so too! I love UST and mutual pining, but I’m so impatient that I just want to immediately turn that UST into RST. I’m probably not the right person to create this particular brand of filth, but oh well.

I’m actually in the process of adding an additional scene onto that last chapter; I’m not happy with how I left it off. Once I get through that, I thhhhink I can move forward.

Thank you so much for the ask!

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Regina, how's the first year of the curse treating you??? Got everything you wanted??

Of course. I got my happy ending the moment I took away everyone else’s. Now all that’s left is to sit back and take it all in.

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So Keith, uh did you know that girl was Mr. Gold's DAUGHTER????

What? Daughter? Well, that explains what a hot young thing like her is doing with a guy like that. I figured she had to be his sugar baby or something.

Either way, if I’d’ve known, I would’ve stayed the hell away.

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Jefferson- what were you thinking when you saw that Regina had made Belle Gold's daughter?

I thought I was gonna be sick. I remember visiting Rumplestiltskin in the Dark Castle when Belle lived there. The sexual tension between the two was like a powder keg ready to go off at the touch of a spark. Every time I dropped by, I wondered if the two would finally give in and admit their feelings for each other. But they never did, and one day Belle was gone, and Rumplestiltskin wouldn't speak of her.

I don't even want to think about what might happen under the curse. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Regina changed their personalities enough that they won't be drawn to each other the way they were back home. But this is the same woman who cursed hundreds of people because her stepdaughter is prettier than her. I'm not exactly optimistic.

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Belle, why do you have an Australian accent? Your dad is Scottish and you grew up in Maine. Was your mom an Aussie?

I... suppose she must have been. I don't really remember her at all; she must have died when I was very young.

But that doesn't make sense, does it? Papa's raised me by himself here in Storybrooke for as long as I can remember. It's not like accents are carried down through genetics; if he's raised me by himself all this time, I should have a Scottish accent, or an American one, shouldn't I?

Why can't I remember? The only other person with an accent like mine in all of Storybrooke is Moe French, and I never spent any time with him. So if I didn't get my accent from him, and I didn't get it from my mother, then where...

...I'm sorry, what was the question?

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So I guess this isn't a question I can ask Gold, but I'm interested in how much guilt Rumple might feel once he becomes aware of what the curse did to him and Belle.

Oh, there will definitely be plenty of guilt. I imagine he'll wonder if Belle might have been better off if he hadn't altered the deal with Regina. He'll probably also feel like he (as Gold) preyed on Belle's vulnerability, when in fact they're both victims of the curse. The fact that it was his curse won't help matters.

There's also the fact that Rumple's entire character motivation is fatherhood. I imagine spending decades being in love with his own daughter, and acting on those feelings (let's face it - we all know exactly where this fic is going) is going to leave him with some very ugly self-doubts about just what sort of horrible things he's capable of.

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Besides Belle/Rumplestiltskin, who do you ship? Any unpopular ships?

I'm going to assume you mean fandom in general, rather than OUaT, because Rumbelle is pretty much my one big OUaT ship.

I'm honestly not a huge shipper, and I rarely take part in fandom, which is why Rumbelle took me utterly by surprise. My ships are few and far between. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, I ship Zutara and Harula (Haru/Azula) (there's an unpopular one for you!). In Final Fantasy VII, I ship Aeriseph (Aeris Gainsborough/Sephiroth) and Yuffentine (Yuffie Kisaragi and Vincent Valentine). When I was really into Kingdom Hearts 2, I shipped Riku with Leon. Oh, and I ship Link with Midna in Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. My longest-lasting ship is Severus Snape and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, which I have actively shipped for nearly twenty years.

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TMI Tuesdays

Hello everyone.  I posted a new chapter on Saturday.  I’ll be here to take any questions you have for me or the characters!

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Cursed Ties - Chapter 6

Rating: Explicit 

 Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV) 

Relationships: Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold, Belle & Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold 

Additional Tags: Cursed Faux Incest, Daddy Kink, Mutual Pining, Angst, Slow Burn, Eventual Smut

December

Year One

Belle approached the wooden playground slowly, wondering who exactly had approved building the structure so close to the beach.  With its multiple towers connected by swinging wooden bridges, the playground was built to encourage a child’s imagination; they could easily picture themselves in a castle, or a jungle hut, or on a pirate ship.  The sandy ground made for a relatively soft ground of a child should fall from the structure, but the salt in the air had wreaked havoc on the wood over the years.  The few children in the area played a listless game of hide and seek, none of them quite daring to climb the graying stairs and ladders.

There was only a single wooden bench overlooking the area, and one side was already taken by a young man with brown hair and piercing blue eyes.  His clothes were finely made and fashionable, with a sort of fantastic flamboyance that felt out of place in the sleepy fishing town.  His black wool overcoat was needed on this chilly December afternoon, but Belle privately thought that the scarf he had tied tightly around his throat might be overkill.

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Glad you got some great ideas! My question is: How long have you been watching Once Upon a Time? I started it when it first aired, but only recently got back into it and now, it's my comfort show!

Hi, Anon! Sorry for the delayed response - this is my side blog, which apparently doesn’t give me email alerts when I get asks.

I didn’t start watching the show until early last year (think RIGHT before COVID lockdown). I learned about the show when it was first coming out, but my boss at the time would spoil literally every episode of season one in detail (except for Skin Deep, the ONE episode that would have hooked me). Every week she’d come in and tell me every last thing that happened, despite me being like YES CAROL YOU CAN STOP TELLING ME SO I CAN FIND OUT FOR MYSELF. By the time season two aired, I still hadn’t watched it, and some coworkers insisted that I had to watch the show - not for the story, or the writing, or the acting, but because of “the totally hot guy who plays Hook.” Needless to say, I saw a pic and remained unconvinced. Not that he’s not pretty, mind you. Just not at all my type.

Anyway. On the one hand, I’m bummed that I missed being involved in the fandom while fresh content was coming out. I’ve never been in a really active fandom, and I think it would have been cool. On the other hand, I’m really glad I didn’t have to suffer through the angst and drama the writers put Rumbellers through. From what I understand, things occasionally got ugly.

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Hey everyone!  It’s TMI Tuesday, and I finally posted another chapter.  I’ll try and get them out quicker, but it really depends on when inspiration strikes.  You’ve already sent some great ideas for future chapters to my inbox, and I really appreciate it.  I won’t be responding to them, because if I do then they’ll disappear, but I’m receiving, reading, and loving each one!

If you have any questions for the characters or questions for me as a writer, now’s the time!

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Cursed Ties - Chapter 5

Rating: Explicit  Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV) Relationships: Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold, Belle & Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold Additional Tags: Cursed Faux Incest, Daddy Kink, Mutual Pining, Angst, Slow Burn, Eventual Smut

Belle was avoiding him.

There was no other word for it.  Aside from breakfast and dinner, Gold hardly saw hide nor hair of his daughter anymore.  She ate her meals as quickly as she could, keeping her eyes glued to her plate until it was empty.  In the mornings, she rushed from the table to shower and dress for the day, and in the evenings, she would select a book from their library and spend the night reading in the solitude of her bedroom.  This had been going on for weeks now - ever since the day she’d nursed him back to health when he’d injured his ankle on the stairs, causing her to miss her graduation.

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Just an anon wanting to drop some love on your story :) can't wait to see how it goes!

Thank you, Anon! Glad you like what I've written so far.

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Whoops

Looks like I forgot to allow anonymous asks.  It’d be a teensy bit hypocritical of me to post anonymously without giving my readers the same luxury to send anonymous asks.

No progress on the fic this week.  Still figuring out where things will go next.  UST isn’t my strong suit.  But if you have questions, I’m still happy to take them.  Maybe they’ll get the creative juices flowing.

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Hey all! No new chapter this past week - still figuring out what I want to happen next - but I’m here if anyone has TMI Tuesday questions!

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Hello all!  Checking in for TMI Tuesday.  Last week I posted Chapter 4 of Cursed Ties.  I haven’t started work on the next yet, as I’m still figuring out where I want things to go.  Still, if you have any questions for me, my characters, etc., I’d love to take them.

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Cursed Ties - Chapter 4

Rating: Explicit Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV) Relationships: Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold, Belle & Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold Additional Tags: Cursed Faux Incest, Daddy Kink, Mutual Pining, Angst, Slow Burn, Eventual Smut

There was something about today, Gold thought as he went through his account ledgers, jotting down figures with his gold-tipped fountain pen.  Something important.

It wasn’t rent day.  That had passed nearly a week ago, without incident.  Or, rather, with no more incidents than usual.  Keith Nott had “accidentally” tried to short him fifty dollars again.  Gold hadn’t said a word - merely tilted his head to one side.  His man Dove had loomed menacingly over Gold’s shoulder, and Nott had suddenly produced the missing money as if by magic.  Apart from the usual stammered excuses of his tenants, and Mother Superior’s silent, withering stare, it had gone entirely smoothly.  The residents of Storybrooke were far too cowed by him to kick up much fuss.  Just as he liked it.

It was the end of the month, he thought, idly eyeing the date on his day planner.  October thirtieth.  No loans to collect, no bills to be paid, no town hall meetings to attend.  It was Saturday, so there was no need to open up the shop.  So what…?

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