#( ; ooc ) ( thank you so much for the questions 💖🌸 )

[therosepetalrps]

Film, flower, nostalgia - @soulxremains

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𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 : what’s their favorite movies ( or in the case of muses that haven’t seen them , what WOULD be their favorite movies? )

Belle is a huge mystery buff. She loves a story that asks something more of you than just passively watching (essentially everyone she knows has sworn off watching them with her, because she will figure it out halfway through and spoil it for you).

Favorite films from the genre? Laura (1951), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), The Woman in the Window (1944), The Name of The Rose (1986), Gosford Park (2001), and Death on the Nile (1978).

And if the above list doesn't tell you, I also think she's strongly biased towards older cinema — especially black and white films or technicolor.

Her other favorite genres are period pieces (particularly Austen and Bronte adaptations), documentaries, comedies, and romances. Favorite film of all time? Barefoot in the Park (1967).

𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 : what would be their favorite flower, and why? because of what it means in the language of flowers, or because they just like how it looks / smells?

Of course, I must make an obligatory rose mention. Belle is a romantic after all. They're timeless and classy in their simplicity, like pearls or fine white china. She might even like them best as a pattern on a dress or a pendent on a necklace, rather than the actual flower.

In terms of smell, nothing beats honeysuckle for her. Belle likes things sweet — her tea, her wine, her perfumes, and her flowers too.

I also think she has a big soft spot for wildflowers that are typically thought of as weeds; dandelions, wood sorrel, thistle, Queen Anne's lace, and so on.

𝐍𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐀 : what makes them nostalgic, and why?

Classical music. Every now and then, she'll hear a melody that sounds impossibly similar to a traditional piece of music from the Enchanted Forest.

Random antiques in Gold's shop. She can remember exactly which shelves and pedestals they sat upon in the Dark Castle, having dusted (and inspected) them a thousand times.

But there is nothing that makes her homesick like walking through Storybrooke's forests. Strangely, its the absence of things that make her nostalgic, rather than their presence. The leaves here are not so green, the animals not so plentiful, nor do the flowers bloom so vibrantly. The nature is lovely, to be sure — but it also stands as a reminder of what a truly extraordinary place the Enchanted Forest is.

The air even smells different here — not as crisp and aromatic. Perhaps in a realm of magic, you can catch its scent on every breeze. Or maybe Storybrooke's air is just really polluted.

[yeetlegay]

Hey Izzy 🌸 I really enjoy your writing and I adore your pretty woman au thank you for that absolute gem ❤️ I highly appreciate fic writers ❤️ Y’all are the backbone of every fandom tbh! I wanted to ask you what is your favorite trope/genre to write, and if there’s something you haven’t tried (writing) yet but would like to explore un the future…

💖💖 so glad you like the fic anon! And SO TRUE, god bless all fandom creators for the fics, art, edits, meta, etc, aka my daily serotonin juice box.

As for your questions, ooh I actually haven’t really thought about either of these, at least not really intentionally/consciously. I have a TON of favorite tropes that I love writing/reading, a lot of which I haven’t gotten around to yet. I adore AUs in general, especially modern ones with some kind of crossover element (like, for example, a Pretty Woman AU or vampire AU 😉) that still manages to feel in-universe. Rule 63/genderswap of any kind is !!!!!! and I really want to write more of it when I can clear some space in my WIP folder. Obvs my favorite “genre” to write is basically just porn lol, but I’m really partial to what I can only sum up as character-driven feelings extravaganzas, which smut can be really fun for, hence why there’s so fucking much of it in FL&H.

As for things I haven’t tried writing yet: VegasPete is #1 on my list! I also have a half-written oneshot that’s ticked a few new boxes for me—primarily because it’s a) pretty OOC, albeit for a reason and b) it’s kind of a niche ship I haven’t really seen much for (Kinn/Porsche/Big). But that’s all I’ll say about those things for now! 🤭