#( 📚 belle french )

[therosepetalrps]

@riiese ・❥・closed starter

Blip. Blip. Blop.

A few fat raindrops fell through the canopy of leaves above, splattering against the inside of her book. Ink tears slid down the page, smearing the directions the inn-keeper had scrawled in the margins of the index. Well, they were anti-directions, really. Belle had asked him to detail paths frequented by hunters, patrolling soldiers, and merchant caravans. And, with that knowledge in mind, she had set off in a direction untouched by any of them.

・・・

When Belle was twelve, she asked her papa why the giant-slayers had to lure the monsters from the forests. There were some years when the wolves would gorge themselves on elk and grow too populous, turning to the villages to satisfy their flourishing numbers. These were years when pelts would hang from every market stall. The hunters did not go to the wolves, the wolves came to them. Thus was not the case with giant-slayers.

This thought lingered - vague, but persistent - in the years to come, nagging at her every time she saw a tapestry depicting a mob of intrepid heroes cutting down a beastly giant.

・・・

Of course, she had no intention of finding the creature. Even she wasn't so foolhardy to wage battle against a giant when her sharpest weapon was her wit. It was evidence she was in search of. A creature of such size must have a voracious appetite. She'd read that, in days long past, a single giant could devour an entire village before the militia had time to rally a single man.

And if it was not raiding villages, it had to be eating something. Would she find a horrific slew of animal carcasses, half-eaten and rotting? Wagons crushed by colossal fists, cast aside bones the only proof that there had been any riders at all?

She leaned back against the thick trunk of the oak tree, feeling sore and damp and more than a little defeated. She sighed, embarrassed by her own thoughts. Was she really disappointed to have not stumbled upon some scene of carnage? She'd gotten one, or two, or ten steps ahead of herself, as usual - having journeyed so deep into the wood with the thought of rushing out again, boasting her own story to tell. One that would not be written in running ink.

Belle felt a sudden rumble that started in her feet and carried upward until her teeth seemed to rattle from it. She could not tell if it was thunder from above or a vibration through the ground below.

[bellecourageuse]

❝When you find something that's worth fighting for... you never give up.❞

Independent, Semi-Selective, Canon-Divergent and Heavily Headcanon-Influenced

BELLE GOLD (NEÉ FRENCH)

from ABC's Once Upon A Time

(Modern/Marvel verse available)

chronicled by Di / Spades

(promo template by amazing @rpclefairy)

[therosepetalrps]

『✣』 Belle's face was red, then blue, then green, then orange, and red again — bathed in the neon glow of the lights dancing around the club's entrance. Above the door, a sign screamed "THE PARROT CLUB" in more buzzing strips of light, accompanied by a likeness of its namesake, beak turned skyward and wings slightly spread. She could hear the jackhammer beat of music from inside, muffled like a radio submerged in water.

It was not so squalid as she'd envisioned; no cigarette butts carpeting the pavement, no broken glass crunching beneath her feet, no showers of stale piss on the corner walls. The place's sordid heart was wrapped in clean packaging. It was all in the implication, the playful enticement of the flashing neon lights — as 'come hither' as a woman fluttering her lashes.

Before she could lose her mettle, Belle planted both hands on the heavy door and pushed her way into the abyss.

Abyss — as it turned out — was the precise word to use. It was so dark, it was disorienting. She blinked away the neon-coloured spots in her vision as her eyes adjusted. The music was louder now and the air smelled of heavy perfume and pungent alcoholic concoctions.

Belle cupped her hands against her temples like horse blinders and slipped through the shadows. She was able to move through the club with relative ease, dodging patrons and cocktail waitresses who towered above her in seven-inch platform stilettos. Her fear that she'd stick out like a sore thumb was unfounded. She was wearing entirely too much to be a woman worth looking at.

So, in her soft blue cardigan and sensible stockings, she barreled forward into the belly of the beast. Keeping her hands locked in place to block out any sight she deemed too unsavoury, she scanned the club for a clue as to where to find its owner. Did he watch his own shows? Did he drink at his bar? Did he make his rounds to read the riot act to the staff? Or did he stay hidden away in some backroom office, a king who did not demean himself to mingle with the peasants?

Devine left the library and basically fled back to his place of business. The idea he barred himself and allowed himself to be barred from a public building was getting to the man. Well, more truthfully, the woman who ran the place was getting to him. It would be a long and headache of a week for the club owner. His schedule would be ruined without his planner to go by, but he wouldn't dare go back to get it. No, instead he was ready to pay the woman back for her behavior. Danny was still going to do what he had said; he got a few men and women from his club to pack up the old inventory. 

When they asked about the situation, he simply told them about a proper tax right off to help the club out when it came to next year. No one rightly questioned it, if it meant better pay down the line. Of course he'd need to send some paper work with the inventory, but he figured the woman might be a class act at some point and get them signed back to him. 

The day the first call came in, the man was preparing his agenda and making certain he hadn't lost anyone in the chaos of starting over. He didn't answer the phone the first time and let it go as he was working. It didn't register who it could be, but the man noted the area code, which made him understand it was local. Nothing really seemed to fit into place as the days went on. It was some of the girls in the club that noticed Danny was sticking to home more than usual. As if he was afraid to leave the club for some god-awful reason. 

When the calls kept coming in, the man realized someone was leaving messages with them. His brow raised at the idea someone was so eager to get ahold of him. That wasn't like his usual lot of business; this had to be personal. Devine didn't do well with personal; he wasn't answering the phone. He didn't want to know who was on the other side. 

{Danny - Fuck off whoever this is; I do not want your fuckin' solicitation!!!}

He thought that would be the end of it, but a few more calls came, and he was getting paranoid. It didn't register in him that the woman was doing all the calling. If anything, he figured she would have tossed all the stuff out and was living her life as she had before he met her. So why did he feel like something bad was going to happen? Why was he so anxious to leave his club and venture out into the world away from his safe place of work?

[madstronaut]

13 Books!

I can't reblog the original post I saw this from for some reason but saw this originally from @/glassprism; thanks for sharing!

answer these 13 qs

tag 13 ppl

add a shelfie

1) The last book I read:

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

2) A book I recommend:

Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn

3) A book that I couldn’t put down:

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

4) A book I’ve read twice (or more):

toss-up between Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen/The Elephant Vanishes: Stories by Haruki Murakami

5) A book on my TBR: not sure what a TBR is but guessing to be read? idk im not a goodreads/booktok girlie

Nobody Knows My Name by James Baldwin

6) A book I’ve put down: I hate finished these books but nearly stopped...

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro found it hard to follow, trying to keep up with the writing made me feel like I was wearing glasses with the wrong prescription strength, just had trouble focusing

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. an absolutely incredible and poetic read but I felt like I was getting constantly emotionally pickaxed in the eyes with the raw frequent recountings of trauma told in blunt detail

Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell (George Lucas hyped you up way too much sir...)

7) A book on my wish list:

I keep giving away the copies of all about love by bell hooks lol so for the fourth time it is back on my wishlist

8) A favorite book from childhood:

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Even now when I pass by a bookstore and see it prominently displayed I get such a happy curious and wondrous feeling

9) A book you would give to a friend:

I recently gave The Midnight Library by Matt Haig to a grieving friend who loved it ❤️‍🩹

10) There was no tenth question so I am making up my own; a fiction book you own:

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

11) A nonfiction book you own:

Wne and War: The French, The Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure by Don and Petie Kladstrup - this is a fucking fun and interesting read!!! great commute/plane/timekiller read

12) What are you currently reading:

Currently speedreading The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

13) What are you planning on reading next?

Nothing is True and Everything is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev

My shelfie:

I will be opting out of sharing a pic of my super-disorganized, filled to the brim with personal knickknacks bookcase but here's some gifs of the hottest bookwrangler in the known universe throughout all space and time as a substitute

no pressure taggies: @evergreenfields @gemmahale @the-californicationist @valkyri @astraluminaaa

@devcica @vampirekilmer @void-my-warranty @ohgeesoap @glossysoap

@syoddeye @kyletogaz @bluemoonrover

@/you if you'd like to share 🤗🤗📚📚

[elenthyaolyenths]

Random Thought about Translation...

📚And why I feel so honored and pleased doing it!🪶

(Texte en français après "Afficher davantage", venez donc les amoureux de la langue de Molière ❤)

For the past weeks, I've had the honour and pleasure of being my dear @malohkeh-main's beta reader for her French translation of "Demon and Angel Professors", a gorgeous and gigantic Good Omens AU written by Ghostinthehouse aka @ineffableghost.

Malohkeh does the heavy work, while your humble servant adapts the text as best as possible for French readers. A hard but fascinating work!

Just so you know, each chapter of the English text is exactly 666 words, and Malohkeh made sure to respect this from the beginning. Sometimes, it is possible to manage to end up with a satisfying, coherent translation at 666 words. And sometimes you just cannot do it in French language (AO3 even counts some punctuation marks as words!). So we keep a wordcount made of 3, 6, 7 and 9 for reasons of our own.

Today I worked on the one-shot titled "Would I lie to you" and it was definitely a 666-achievable chapter, while being fluid to read in French. That moment when I tweak, tweak, and tweak again...reading and reading, going from 661 to 668 words, then 665, 667, 663...before reaching the last sentence. A sentence where I go full YOLO in my prettiest french-writing mode, then save the draft...and the word count claims "666". Muhahaha. It just feels like this to me:

If you haven't read "Demon and Angel Professors" I can only encourage you to do it here!

And if you're a Francophone, please have a look at our first translations! Give us a feedback if you'd like!

And thank you so much @vanam0nde for checking/translating my ineffable babblings on Tumblr!

Anecdote Random de Traduction - Ou pourquoi c'est pour moi un honneur et un plaisir de traduire!

Depuis quelques semaines, j'ai l'honneur et le plaisir de beta-reader ma chère amie @malohkeh-main pour sa traduction en français de "Demon and Angel Professors", un splendide et gigantesque AU Good Omens écrit par Ghostinthehouse aka @ineffableghost. Malohkeh fait le plus gros du travail de traduction, et votre humble servante se charge d'adapter du mieux possible le texte à un lectorat français, tout en respectant la prose de Ghostinthehouse. Un travail exigeant mais passionnant!

Pour information, chaque chapitre de la version anglais originale compte exactement 666 mots, et Malohkeh s'est fait un devoir de respecter cet objectif dès le départ. Parfois, il est possible d'avoir une VF cohérente et agréable à lire qui fait elle aussi 666 mots. Et parfois, c'est juste impossible à faire (le site A03 comptant même certains effets de ponctuation en français comme des mots! ) et alors on garde en objectif de rester sur un nombre de mots uniquement à base de 3, 6, 7 et 9 pour des raisons qui nous paraissent pertinentes.

Aujourd'hui j'ai travaillé sur le one-shot 6 intitulé "Would I lie to you", et c'était définitivement un chapitre qui pouvait rester à 666 mots tout en demeurant agréable à lire en français.

Ce moment où je fignole, fignole, et fignole encore, relisant encore et toujours, oscillant de 661 à 668 mots, puis 665, 667, 663... avant de terminer sur la toute dernière phrase de conclusion, où je fais une belle modification en mode YOLO pour que ça sonne mieux, je "save as draft", et le compteur de mots qui clame "666". Mouahahaha.

Comment vous dire, si ce n'est que je ressens à peu près ça:

Si vous n'avez pas encore lu "Demon and Angel Professors", je vous invite fortement à y faire un tour !

Et si vous êtes francophones, passez donc nous donner votre avis sur nos premières traductions!

[diamondcrownacademy]

DCA Info Part 20: Chateau Beastiale Dorm 📚🥀🐗

Chateau Beastiale (シャトー・ビースティアーレ寮, Shatō Bīsutiāre Ryō) was founded on the Intellect (知性) of the Golden Maiden and is inspired by the world of Beauty and the Beast. Students of this dorm excel in Basic Etiquette and Magic Incantations.

Dorm Founder: Belle

Known in-universe as the Golden Maiden (黄金の乙女).

Dorm Crest

The dorm crest features a shield like emblem with a gold exterior outline and blue interior. Within the interior there are silhouettes of The Beast, Belle and a red rose. On the upper right of the emblem's exterior, there is a rose crown with three red roses on it wrapped around it's edge. Near the bottom, there is a red banner with the dorm's name on it. On the bottom and lower sides of the exterior, there is a garland of red roses. There are also household items on top and on both sides of the exterior, with a candelabra at the top, a teapot on the left and teacups on the right.

Dorm Leader: Rozeline Pierrette

Chateau Beastiale's current dorm leader is Rozeline Pierrette, a young woman who's famous for her novels, playwrights, songs, inventions and alchemy class experiments. But she has a bit of a dark secret.

Dorm Fairy: Rosia

Rosia (ロシア, Roshia) is Chateau Beastiale's dorm fairy and vice dorm leader. She is described as being very elegant and giving good advice. Rosia carries herself with confidence and likes to quote from books when speaking sometimes. She is known to be a good tutor for students having trouble with anything, be it studies, manners and much more. She is able to speak her mind even though it can be blunt sometimes, Rosia doesn't see the need to sugarcoat anything otherwise the students won't learn.

Her current appearance represents Rozeline's ideal self, wanting to show what she is capable of without having to worry about being feared or called a monster because of her unique magic.

Dorm Living Quarters

• The exterior of the Chateau Beastiale dorm living quarters is designed to the likeness of the Beast's castle. It has a beautiful rose garden at the entrance leading to the main building.

• The entrance to the gate has a small marble house filled with soft pillows and a few pet essentials. This is Palmiers' station, she guards the gate entrance and won't let others pass unless they offer her sweets. So Rozeline has a sign to notify students and visitors on the guard bear.

• The interior is colored beige wallpaper and metal made to look like gold, decorating the hallways and a number of furniture is enchanted and can talk and some even wander around the dorm.

• The first one you notice is the large grandfather clock, he calls himself Edgar (エドガー). He greets the students and has the duty of ringing the time where classes should begin and when the students should wake up.

• Next is the stove, Gustove (グストヴェ). He is in charge of the kitchen and he makes the food in the dorm. The plates and cutlery aren’t sentient but for some reason they are able to levitate, due to a magic crystal infused within, Gustove’s metal body. SO he can do whatever he pleases with the items in the kitchen. Also he dislikes leftovers, but with Gustove as the chef every plate comes back empty.

• Lastly, there’s the talking wardrobes placed in every room. They aim to please by helping the students out with their outfits. Also they love to gossip, so there are those old pipes that is called a speaking tube that they use to communicate with.

Etymology

The dorm's name is derived from the French word "château" meaning "castle" while the word "beastiale" is a portmanteau of the words "beast" and "castle".

[thetownbookworm]

{Open small Roleplay

Ship: Rushbelle

Fandom:Stargate Universe/Once Upon A Time Crossover

Characters: Belle French & Dr. Nicholas Rush.

📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚

Belle sighed as she sat on her bed in her Quarters, it had been a few weeks since she had been in her room, since she and Rush had been sharing sleeping quarters for a while now. At First Belle had to sneak into Nick's room or he would sneak into hers. However, since the crew had found out that Belle and Rush were a couple, Belle had been staying with Rush in his room. Even though she had been having a hard time sleeping lately, Belle always slept sounding when she was in Nick's arms.

Even though Belle loved Rush with every beat of her heart, she had noticed that he had started pulling away from everyone, including her... Belle had tried to talk to him to see if she could find out what was going on, but every time he started to open up to her, he would suddenly grow cold and snap at her for no Reason. There had been a few times where he caused her to break into tears once she was alone, but she didn't tell him that. Even though Belle was going through her own problems, she wanted to be there for him but he wasn't making it easy.

Belle took a deep breath as she picked up his small note book that he had left in the room. After passing all his notes, she sighed deeply as she picked up a pen and started to write him a small letter.

My dearest Rush, I am writing to you because I don't know how to tell you this in person. I don't know what's going on with you, but lately you have been pushing everyone away, including me... Even though I want to be here for you, I can't do that if you won't talk to me. I love you with every beat of my heart, I don't think you will ever understand how much you mean to me. But lately all this has felt one sided. Did I do something wrong? Did I say something that upset you? Please talk to me, you know you can tell me anything.

I don't want to tell you this but, lately I have felt so alone, even when your here it feels like we are miles apart. I can't go on like this, I can't pretend that everything is alright when my gut tells me it's not. I understand if you need your space, I know how busy you are, but please don't push me away. I miss you and I miss how things used to be when we met. I love you and that will never change, I want us to work out, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. But there will come a time where I can't wait anymore. Even though I want to spend time with you like we used to do. I will respect your decision. Just never forget that I will always love and care about you, I will always be by your side and support your decisions no matter what happens between us... I will always be there.

-Belle

[storiesxtold]

storiesxtold starter meme

Send a symbol for a starter from that muse

📚 Belle French

🐴 Daniel Colter

🚓 David Nolan

🚨 Emma Swan

✒ Henry Mills

☠ Killian Jones

🔮 Regina Mills

🎯 Robin Locksley

🏹 Robyn Mills

🌲 Roland Locksley

🐺 Ruby Lucas

🍎 Snow White

🎡 Let the wheel decide

Do not reblog as this is specific to my muses

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (12-18 Feb 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 "List of People Who Disappeared Mysteriously at Sea" (Jen Myers) - nicely eerie short story

😊 In The Market For Murder (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #2) (T.E. Kinsey, author; Elizabeth Knowelden, narrator) - again, I'm a fan of the breezy 'not-super-serious-about-historical-accuracy-in-the-small-details' tone; I really like that Flo & Lady H have this backstory/history that we only find small bits about here and there

😍 Same As It Ever Was (QuokkaFoxtrot) - 62K, Steddie - EXCELLENT time-loop fixit AU

🥰 Cabin Pressure - Series 1: Abu Dhabi to Fitton (John Finnemore, author; Stephanie Cole/Roger Allam/Benedict Cumberbatch/John Finnemore, voice cast) - entertained again by the crew of MJN Airlines

😍 Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Steve a Match (BlueSimplicity) - 209K, shrunkyclunks - omegaverse (but fairly nontrad, no mpreg) - the slow burn tag is not inappropriate but also it kind of doesn't FEEL that slow! deep worldbuilding, excellent epistolary component, incredible OC's, the differences/subversions of trad omegaverse tropes gave me clowfish AU vibes, which I loved

😍 Will Wonders Never Cease (PorcupineGirl) - 56K, zimbits AU, You've Got Mail/She Loves Me fusion - magic's real, Bitty's a tech witch with a very cute familiar - read this in one sitting and my face hurt when I was done from smiling so much

🥰 Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue (Cat Sebastian) - novella, set in 1953; to paraphrase the official description: two best friend pro ball players finally figure their shit out, featuring: inclement weather, only one (real) bed and some hurt/comfort. Technically this is set in the Cabot Universe but there are zero Cabots in this one. Cat continues to score home runs on vibes alone. I love her books so, so much!

💖💖 +189K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

I Want You to Find Me (PorcupineGirl) - Check Please!: zimbits, 23K - canon-divergent AU where Bitty's a camboy that catches Jack's attention (while also still being his former teammate and all)

Ruin me (rainbow_nerds) - Stranger Things: steddie, 11K - absolutely cannot get enough of a reunion/2nd chance fic!!!!! fluffy AF!

Critical Feline Mass (Kryptaria, zooeyscigar) - MCU: stucky, 39K - no-powers AU where they're both retired military, Steve rents an apt to a still-struggling-to-reintegrate Bucky & sparks (and feelings) fly. also there are a lot of adorable kittens.

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Tom Scott & Gavin Free - "We tried the Hot Ones sauces. It was painful."

Queer Historical Romance panel with KJ Charles, AL Lester & Lex Croucher presented by The Portal Bookshop

Poker Face - s1, e5-7

Our Flag Means Death - s1, e8-10

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Vibe Check - NFL = National Fenty League

Digital Folklore - Monsters and Mental Healthcare - Vivian Asimos & Kathleen Hale

The Sporkful - Alan And Arlene Alda Bonded Over A Fallen Rum Cake

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Henry Miller Memorial Library

You Must Remember This - 1984: "Vioporn," Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)

Switched on Pop - “Flowers” and the art of the response song

Digital Folklore - Hidden Meanings (Haunted Videogames, ARGs, & Folk Groups)

Strange Customs - Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro—The Rock

It's Been a Minute - Unlocking desire through smut; plus, the gospel of bell hooks

⭐ Vibe Check - There’s Dog Years, and Then There’s Queer Years

ICYMI Plus - The Internet’s Black Emo Renaissance

99% Invisible #525 - The Chinatown Punk Wars

⭐ Fated Mates - S05.22: Trailblazer K.J. Charles

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Pushkin’s Duel

Welcome to Night Vale #222 - Makarov the Magical

Shedunnit - Bonus: Tana French on Josephine Tey

Fated Mates - S05.14: Band Sinister by KJ Charles

Writing Excuses - 18.07: Deep Dive into THE SPARE MAN

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Cactoblastis Memorial Cairn

Writing Excuses - 18.05: An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal

Ologies - Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT) with Tina Lasisi

You Must Remember This - 1985: Fear Sex. Jagged Edge & AIDS (Erotic 80s Part 8)

Endless Thread - The Journeys of Two Russian Anti-War YouTubers

Strong Songs - From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese

You're Dead To Me - Early Medieval Papacy

It's Been a Minute - Kelela's guide for breaking up with men

Dear Prudence - My Partner Might Be in Conversion Therapy. Help!

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Rihanna

The Celtic Spirit

my 'Thumbs Up' playlist

Tropical Dance Pop

Hi-Scores

[snowbellewells]

Liam Jones, Belle French, Rumplestiltskin, Regina, Graham, Killian Jones, Emma Swan, David Nolan, Mary Margaret Blanchard, and Walsh for the ten characters asks!

Oh goodness! I am excited about this - it really does seem like fun ��️ Thanks for the ask @kazoosandfannypacks!!

Marry - Graham (What can I say? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Is anyone here shocked by this answer? 🥰)

Drink tea with - Belle French (I’d rather coffee, but still, wouldn’t it be fun to sit and sip and talk about books with Belle? ☕️📚)

Party with - David Nolan (He just seems like he’d be fun and know everyone and everyone would like him, and yet he’d look out for you if things got too wild.)

Kiss - Killian Jones (Could I really pass up a chance to smooch our handsome Captain?)

Go out on a date with - Liam Jones (Handsome, chivalrous, charming, sounds like the recipe for a great date!)

Push down the stairs - Walsh (Enough said)

Slap - Regina (That would really be quite satisfying… 😉)

Invade the dreams of - Emma Swan (I’ll admit, this one had me stumped for a minute. Then I thought about how full of Killian Emma’s dreams probably are, and decided they’d be a pretty lovely place!)

Take a nap with - Mary Margaret Blanchard (It would probably be nice and cozy like cuddling up next to your mom when you were little! Plus, MM would have snacks, and all the pillows and blankets, and make sure you were comfy and everything was just right!)

Rob- Rumplestiltskin (Just think of the treasure trove he has squirreled away in his shop! I’d just have to make very sure I didn’t get caught!! 😬🫣)

[queermtl]

QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: August 2023

August doesn’t mean the end of the summer in Montréal. Here, the streets are full of queer joy as Pride (or Fierté as we call it here) takes over the city! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

EVENT OF THE MONTH:

🏳️‍🌈 This month, there’s so much to do we couldn’t narrow it down to just one! Montréal’s biggest annual celebration Fierté Montréal / Montréal Pride returns August 3 to 13, 2023, with a packed schedule of events, exhibitions and parties that’s sure to be one for the record books. We’ve pulled out some of our top tips throughout the guide below, but the full schedule can be found on Fierté’s website here. Running later in the month, the volunteer-driven Pervers/cité brings the Underside of Pride into the light with community-driven activities ranging from back alley parties to workshops focusing on BIPOC, trans, non-gender conforming and queer experiences. Keep tabs on their social media platforms for their evolving schedule.

EVENTS

✊The Archives gaies du Québec hosts The Aesthetic Activism of ACT UP Montréal: a history in photos and posters from June 13-August 13, 2023, spotlighting an important piece of both HIV/AIDS and Montréal’s activist history. The co-curators will be in attendance on Community Day, Saturday, August 12, 2023 to discuss the items on display in both French and English.

✨ Bijuriya and Emmötional Damage host Slaysians on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Cabaret Mado, featuring performances from Lia Jasmine, Joy Rider, Suri Racha, CC Channel, Komodo, Manny, Kajol and Rico Love.

✍️ HommeHomo brings Drink & Draw back to Bar Le Cocktail on Wednesday, August 2, Wednesday, August 16, and Wednesday, August 30, 2023, featuring live models and drink specials. 

✨ The official Opening Ceremony of Pride Montréal held at Jardins Gamelin on Thursday, August 3, 2023 features Cercle Indigiqueer, Kaniehke’haka elder Tealey Ka’senni:saks Normandin, Nina Segalowitz & Sierra Segalowitz-Clabaux, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo & Marshall Kahente Diabo, Moe Clark & Weather Beings and a DJ set from LaFHomme.

🎥 Drag king extraordinaire Charli Deville presents A Night at the Movies: Fantasy Edition at the Wiggle Room on Thursday, August 3, 2023 with Lulu les Belles Mirettes, Enshantay, Charli Deville, Gigi Marx and Just Horny. 

🍑 Blending burlesque, comedy, gogo and pole dancing, Peach Club kicks off Pride at Café Cléopatra on Thursday, August 3, 2023 with appearances from Tranna Wintour, Zach Poitras, Lucy Gervais and Rachelle Elie.

📚 The Violet Hour presents In translation, a special edition of their monthly queer literary series at Stock Bar on Thursday, August 3, 2023 featuring readings in English and French from books available in both languages, featuring Jonathan Bécotte, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, D.M. Bradford, Nicholas Dawson, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and more.

😆 Hosted by Chiquita Mére and Sami Landri, ME JOKE-TU? brings a batch of queer comedians to the stage of Le National for a night of fun and laughs on Thursday, August 3, 2023. 

🇮🇹 The Violet Hour co-presents the exhibition Unveiling the Queer Italian-Canadian Experience, a collaboration between photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo and poet Liana Cusmano at Casa d’Italia from August 3 to 20, 2023. 

🎥 The Image+Nation LGBTQ2SQUEER Film Festival presents a special program of shorts entitled 11 Revendications=11 Court-Métrages for Pride online from August 3 to 13, 2023. 

🏳️‍⚧️ The Trans+Archive presents Our existence in South America through the decades online throughout Pride, August 3 to 13, 2023. 

🏳️‍⚧️ The TransFormative Day of Justice brings a line-up of panels and workshops to the Centre communautaire LGBTQ+ de Montréal on Friday, August 4, 2023, creating space for trans/feminist discourses and reflections. Find further information here.

🏳️‍⚧️ The Them Fatale cabaret shines a spotlight on gender non-conforming trans and non-binary cabaret artists including Gay Jesus, Jake DuPree and Nox Falls under the guidance of Rosie Bourgeoisie on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Le National.

🐶 Montréal’s puppy community comes together for the Pup Montréal 2023 Contest, taking place from August 4 to 7, 2023 at Bar Le Stud, aiming to crown the genderless title of Pup Montréal 2023. 

🎤 XOXO presents a roster of some of Montréal’s top up and coming talent including Chivengi, Kinkead, hadaxxah, SCARY and G.Mako takes the stage at Jardins Gamelin on Friday, August 4, 2023.

🏳️‍🌈 Support 2sLGBTQ+ artists and artisans at PRIDE Market hosted by MFF and L’Euguélionne at L’Euguélionne bookstore on Saturday, August 5, 2023. 

✊ Feeling alternapride? Check out Slag Pride at Bar Le Ritz PDB on Saturday, August 5, 2023. 

🏳️‍⚧️ The Trans March is one of August’s most important events, starting from Dorchester Square on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 2:30 PM. March in solidarity with under this year’s theme Because Our Joy is Priceless and don’t miss the Trans Community Party gathering in Jardins Gamelin which follows.

🏳️‍🌈 To be a Lesbian and …: Inclusive Perspectives on Lesbianism at the Hyatt Place Montréal offers an open and respectful place to discuss lesbian experiences and diversity on Saturday, August 5, 2023. 

🏳️‍🌈 Stella hosts The Criminalization of Sex Work and the Daily Life of 2SLGBTQIA+ Sex Workers at the Hyatt Place Montréal aims for exchange and solidarity between community and sex workers on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Running concurrently, the Photo/Voice Project: Sex Work presented by RÉZO and Julie Deslandes Leduc compiles local sex work experiences. 

🏳️‍🌈 Labour Pride: Past, Present and Future. What Our Unions Have Done For Us explores labour unions’ role in working for recognition and advancement of LGBTQ+ people’s rights. At Hyatt Place Montréal on Saturday, August 5, 2023. 

👠 Montréal’s ballroom community comes together for A Family Affair Kiki Ball at Le Club Soda on Saturday, August 5, 2023, inspired by family representations in movies and television shows. 

🎤 If you’ve ever asked what could possibly make karaoke even better, the popular Bareoke: Strip Karaoke at Café Cléopatra on Saturday, August 5 and Saturday, August 19, 2023 is your answer!

👑 Misty Waterfalls pulls double duty on Sunday, August 6, 2023 with Le Brunch aux Folles at 13h00 and Le Souper aux Folles at 17:00, both featuring Petula Claque and Lana Dalida at Bar Social Verdun.

😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show #7 features Tranna Wintour, Clara Olshansky, Estelle Davis, Walter Lyng and others at Café La ligne verte on Sunday, August 6, 2023. 

📚 Literary Pride presents War of 2SLGBTQ+ Words at Théâtre La Comédie de Montréal on Monday, August 7, 2023 in which four panelists defend a literary work written by a 2SLGBTQIA author in front of a live audience, with one work eliminated every 20 minutes until only one book remains. The following evening, Glitter-ati! hosted by Barbada will present four emerging authors and their work on-stage. On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 they’ll host Diversity Spelled Out, Transpoetry / An Evening of Poetry on Thursday, August 10, 2023, and an Outdoor Book Fair on Friday, August 11, 2023.  Before each event, the Safer Literary Space creates room for authors and writers who cannot or do not want to be public about their sexual orientation or gender identity. 

😆 Very Pretentious Comedy presents a Queer Comedy Night at The Diving Bell Social Club on Monday, August 7, 2023 featuring Clara Olshansky, Eve Parker Finley and more!

💜 The Transmasc Choir of Montréal hosts the Chosen Family Conference at Hyatt Place Montréal on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 including live Q&A and resources. 

🎶 Discover a world of new talents at ImmiX, presented by ICI Musique on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Esplanade du Parc olympique featuring Blxck Cxsper, Cassa, Coco Belleveau, Edith Butler, Jade Above, Joe Bocan, Kanen, Klô Pelgag, Lumière, Naomi, River and Samuele. 

✍️ Join Queer Bodies for Life Drawing Community  featuring live models at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Wednesday, August 9 and Friday, August 11, 2023. 

🎶 The 14-piece chamber pop ensemble the Queer Songbook Orchestra brings their heartbreakingly gorgeous selves to the Esplanade du Parc olympique featuring Safia Nolin and Martha Wainwright on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

🕹 Gaymers gather at Brouillon café-buvette for Remous vol. 2: Pride x Pixel for a night of gaming, music and dancing on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. 

🧺 The Québec Lesbian Network hosts the 3rd edition of the Lesbian BBQ on the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Thursday, August 10, 2023, featuring the DJs and artists of FeminiX (including JU!CE, Narcisse, Barbara Butch and BLK PRL) and the KING POUR A DAY: Drag King Performing Art Workshops. 

🐶 Hosted by Pet Play Québec, Meet the Kink Collective promotes visibility and education of the fetish world on Thursday, August 10 to 11, 2023 at the Esplanade du Parc olympique. 

✨ Celebrating Our Spirits marks a day of presentations around Two-Spirit, Indigenous LGBTQ+ and Indigiqueer identities, featuring Tealey Ka’senni:saks Normandin, Scott Wabano, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Jo-Marie Einish and John Sylliboy at Hyatt Place Montréal on Friday, August 11, 2023. 

🏳️‍🌈 Embrace Community Days on Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Montréal’s Village neighbourhood, when organizations and businesses active in the LGBTQ+ community take to the streets with booths and activities down Sainte Catherine Street. 

🎶 DistinXion brings together a varied group of artists sure to leave an indelible impression including Idman, Vivek Shraya, Time Simone, Nakhane and Mýa at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Friday, August 11, 2023. 

🎶 Celebrate BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ performers at Xcellence, featuring DJs, musicians and unmissable performers including TEYKIRSI, Honeydrip, pony, A$H BANKS and San Farafina at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Friday, August 11, 2023. 

🎶 Fugues magazine presents SuXession at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023 with a full lineup of rising stars of Montréal’s queer underground scene including Chris Cool, Artin Avaznia, Miss Chris Marlot, Mossy Mugler, Ms. Boogie, Myst Milano, sam blake, Sisi Superstar and Syana. 

👠 Mama Cuarta Mulan curates QUILT-ED, a Kiki Ball—A celebration of ACCM’s 35th anniversary inspired by the iconic AIDS quilt at Cabaret Lion d’Or on Saturday, August 12, 2023. 

🎤 Miss Meow Productions presents the Lana Del Rey Burlesque featuring Roxy Torpedo, Avecti Cutthroat, Honey Lustre, Little Galaxia, Rosie Bourgeoisie and Zyra Lee Vanity at Café Cléopatra on Saturday, August 12, 2023. 

🥞 Native Montréal is hosting a Native Montréal Pride Brunch for all Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+ community members before the Pride Parade on Sunday, August 13, 2023. 

🏳️‍🌈 The Pride Parade winds down Boulevard René-Lévesque on Sunday, August 13, 2023. You won’t want to miss the moment of silence in acknowledgment at 2:30 PM of those lost to AIDS, lesbophobia, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, as well as a time to commemorate the lives of missing or murdered Indigenous women, girls, children and Two-Spirit or LGBTQIA+ people, during which you can hear a pin drop in downtown Montréal. 

🎥 REEL GAY hosts a screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch with host Mary Fagdalene at The Diving Bell Social Club on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

🤔 Every Wednesday, Bar Champs hosts Wednesday Trivia Night at Champs with Quiz Master Brian. 

🎾 Throughout the month, Tennis Lambda hosts LIGUE DE DIMANCHE outdoor tennis on the courts at Parc Louis-Riel. Check Eventbrite for full dates and details. 

🚲 Montréal Queer Bike Polo meets on Thursdays! Find details and directions on their Instagram. 

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🤠 The long-running Club Bolo offers open country music dance classes every Friday evening at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud. Find more details at their website. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🎤 Most Tuesdays, check out Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic at Impro Montréal, focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians.

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

💃 Tango/Salsa Queer’s continue, with Salsa Queer on Saturdays from 13:30-14:30 and Tango (beginners/intermediate) on Saturdays at 12:00-13:30. Contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready. 

PARTIES 🥳 Queer-pop party extraordinaire Glitterbomb takes to Jardins Gamelin on Thursday, August 3, 2023 for their special Pride edition, featuring DJ sets from Awwful and DJ Jeffany and live performances from Big Sissy, Maryze & Sam Blake, Aizysse Baga, Jaqq Strapp and others!

🥳 Ellelui presents HEATED, a not-to-be-missed evening for lesbian, queer and trans partiers at Le Club Soda on Friday, August 4, 2023, featuring performances from Pu$$yrap, Zepkin$, Ms. Baby, A$h Banks and Litney Worldwide. 

🥳 The DJs behind Balls Deep Disco and West End Gays join forces at Pleasure Dome at the Société des arts technologiques’ La Satosphère on Friday, August 4, 2023 with a night of classic queer anthems.

🥳 Jhalak Montréal and the South Asian Pride Collective present CHUTNEY: A South Asian Cabaret & Pride Party on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Cabaret Lion d’Or. Post-showcase, the night transforms into a dance party with food and henna artists! 

🥳 Promising the ultimate 360 club kid experience, Unikorn’s Pride edition on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the SAT Satosphere brings DJs Sonikku and That Kid together for a night of projections, rave and guaranteed euphoria. 

🥳 Blush celebrates their fourth anniversary at Jardins Gamelin on Sunday, August 6, 2023 with a night of dance and union for queer women and gender-nonconforming people featuring DJs Grapes, G L O W S I, La Niña Kiwi and Pituca Putica.

🥳 Barbada will get the crowds dancing with a DJ set at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. 

🥳 LuvHaus presents LuvHaus Édition Fierté on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Blockhaus in Hochelaga.

🥳 Spend the day partying by the poolside at La Piscine on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Club LaCité.

🥳 Studio ZX shows off some of Montréal’s most creative nightclub figures with Club Kids on Wednesday, August 9 and again on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Esplanade du Parc olympique.

🥳 Be plastic and fantastic, pink and proud at The Pink Airline with DJ Kev J on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at Newspeak. First 50 costumes get a free drink!

🥳 The party continues at After-Xcellence in SAT’s Dôme with dance party sets from DJ Karaba, Pierre Kwenders and Kid Crayola on Friday, August 11, 2023. 

🥳 MPU: Loud & Proud turns up the queer at Le Belmont on Friday, August 11, 2023, featuring appearances from Barbada, Kimmy Couture, Lady Boom Boom, Denim and DJ Pøptrt alongside DJs Fantastik and Jeffany.

🥳 The circuit takes over Bain Mathieu on Friday, August 11, 2023 when Locker Room kicks off featuring DJs Danny Verde, Leo Blanco and adult film performer Drew Dixon.

🥳 Majlisna presents Mubaadarat, a gathering of LGBTQ+ people from Arabic-speaking regions. Bring outfits and make-up and meet in the QTBIPOC Safer Space at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023. 

🥳 Highlighting Montréal’s lesbian / sapphic and BIPOC talent communities, Sweet Like Honey hosts its Edition Fierté at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023 with special appearances from Marlyne, MS. BABY and DJ Lax.

🥳 Queen&Queer presents their dance party for queer women at SAT’s La Satosphère on Saturday, August 12, 2023 with DJs Ticky Ty, DJ Sam and DJ AQ. 

🥳 Discoõ returns on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the SAT featuring DJ sets from Argentina’s Ms Nina, Litney, Luisa, Empress, Jerico and Jashim.  

🥳 Distrct events presents Inferno featuring Henrique Viana, Sagi Kariv, Alain Jackinsky, Adriana the Bombshell, Paskal Daze and Cindel at Telus on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am!

🥳 Following the parade, the Esplanade du Parc olympique morphs into the world’s biggest dance floor for the closing T-Dance, featuring DJ K.Nox, DJ TDon and Kampire on Sunday, August 13, 2023. Up-and-coming Montréaler RÊVE will cap the festivities with a closing performance.

🥳 THIRSTY brings its closing party to Bain Mathieu on Sunday, August 13, 2023, with DJs Andrei Stan, Diskommander, K.Nox and D’Jimi.

🥳 The Afropride AfterParty fills Club Sky with afrobeats and Caribbean music from DJ Buhbuhlo, Maddy Phillips, DJ Jayson, DJ Blaster and DJ Kid on Sunday, August 13, 2023. 

DRAG

👑 Rainbow presents Le Bingo Show, dedicated to everyone’s favourite numbers and luck game, at Cabaret Mado on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

👑 The Pride Party with Barbara and friends takes over Le National on Saturday, August 5, 2023, including musical, drag and dance performances. Attendees are requested to wear their most colourful costumes for a surprise group activity to close the night. 

👑 Michel Dorion hosts the night of comedy Les succès oubliés at Bar Le Cocktail on Sunday, August 6, 2023, featuring Jean-Marc Reid, Chibouki and Érica. 

👑 Rawxy & cie brings local favourites Kiara, Kelly Torielli and Jessie Précieuse to the stage of Cabaret Mado on Monday, August 7, 2023. 

👑 A popular annual favourite, The High Heels Obstacle Race (on Sainte Catherine Street East, between Alexandre DeSève and de Champlain streets) sees Village businesses and community organizations competing in an obstacle course in the highest of heels on Monday, August 7, 2023. 

👑 A match made in queer heaven, Drag’Opéra brings together three opera singers and three drag artists presenting new renditions of opera and musical theatre at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. 

👑 Drag goes well with dinner, and the Drag’N’Burger Show featuring Milady Nicole, Eva Moist, Mister Boogie and Lady Boom Boom at Notre-Bœuf-de-Grâce on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 is a sure match in heaven.

👑 Master of diva impersonation Jimmy Moore brings a special pride edition of Jimmy Moore personnifie Madonna: The Blond Ambition Tour to Cabaret Mado on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 and again on Saturday, August 19, 2023. 

👑 One of the biggest nights of the Pride calendar, Drag Superstars at Esplanade du Parc olympique on Thursday, August 10, 2023 includes performances from Rita Baga, Alexis Mateo, Aquaria, Drag Couenne, Envy Peru, Gisèle Lullaby, Heaven Genderfck, Heidi N Closet, Icesis Couture, Jimbo, Johnny Jones, Kerri Colby, Lady Boom Boom, Landon Cider, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Océane Aqua-Black, Vanessa van Cartier, Vanity Milan, Will Charmer and Yvie Oddly.

👑 Cabaret Mado hosts the Cabaret Queer on Thursday, August 10, 2023, featuring performances from Tracy Trash,Frigid, Scott Fordham, Miami Minx, Fabien L’amour, Bobépine and others. 

👑 Like breakfast? Into drag? You’ll love the Pride Anthem Drag Brunch with Lady Boom Boom, Kiara and Kimmy Couture on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Resto du Village. And there’s three seatings to meet demand!

👑 Celebrate local drag with MajestiX at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023 hosted by Rock Bière and RV Metal and featuring Bambi Dextrous, BiG SiSSY, Bijuriya, Bobépine, Clay Thorris, Elle Dare, Fabien L’Amour, Foxy Lexxi Brown, HercuSleaze & The Mythos Ensemble, Jessie Précieuse, Johnny Jones, Kitty Glitter, Little Star & Mike Oxlong, Manny, Marla Deer, Miss Dupré Latour, Moxxi Hollow, Peggy Sue, Pétula Claque, Rainbow, Tracy Trash and Walter Ego. 

👑 Jimmy Moore pays on-point tribute to Taylor Swift with two Gay Pride editions of his Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift on Saturday, August 12, 2023 and Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Cabaret Mado. 

👑 Montréal’s premiere drag king night ManSpread returns for its Pride Edition on Saturday, August 19 at Bar le Cocktail on Saturday, August 19, 2023, featuring Slick Hardwood, Yikes Macaroni, Zyra Lee Vanity, Mr./Mrs. Sauga and Charli Deville. 

👑 Our favourite evil divas come to life on Saturday, August 26, 2023 when Disney Villains takes over the stage at Bar Le Cocktail. 

👑 A night of drag and striptease, Les Folies Draglesques hosted by Miami Minx brings Cervena Fox, Gigi Georgette, Heaven Genderfck and others to Cabaret Mado on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

👑 Celebrate two of Montréal’s hardest working queens at the Barbada & Kitana Birthday Bash at Cabaret Mado on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Happy birthday, ladies!

👑 Jimmy Moore continues to work, work, work, work, work it with Jimmy Moore personnifie Rihanna at Cabaret Mado on Saturday, August 26, 2023.

👑 On Friday and Saturday nights, the legendary Mado Lamotte hosts Mado Reçoit at her namesake club, Cabaret Mado. Each week, she shares the stage with a hand-picked roster of queens.

👑 Every Tuesday, Canada’s Drag Race season 3 winner Gisèle Lullaby hosts Full Gisèle at Cabaret Mado. Tickets and schedule at Cabaret Mado’s website.

👑 Bar Le Cocktail’s regular weekly events include Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly every Thursday, Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion on Fridays, Drôles de Drags with a rotating cast of queens on Saturdays and Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion on Sundays.

👑 Every Monday at the Diving Bell Social Club, Bambi Dextrous hosts Trivia Night! Be sure to  book your team table in advance.

👑 Every Thursday at Complexe Sky, check out the Jimmy Moore Drag Show at 10 PM, sure to feature eye-popping costume changes and dance moves that don’t quit. Free with club admission. 

👑 Sunday nights brings the amazingly hilarious Tracy Trash’s Le Tracy Show to Cabaret Mado.

[therosepetalrps]

@dealmxkerofgold・❥・𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑

𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐃: for belle : 〔𝟘𝟛𝟞. 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕤𝕦𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕥 𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕤〕

『✣』 It wasn't Sir Gaston. It wasn't Sir Gaston. This thought prevailed above all others, softening the fears that had plagued her over the past two weeks. Her father had decided — announced for all the court to hear — that the French family tree should entwine with Sir Rumpelstiltskin's old and noble House.

Her knees had gone weak with relief. Sir Gaston's House was not as historic, but they were of the upstart gentry: nouveau riche, positively swimming in it. Her father had chosen prestige over gold, though she knew the allure of the latter had nearly sealed her fate.

Belle had suffered a fortnight of sleepless nights, imagining life as Gaston's bride — shallow smiles, forced laughs, biting back winces each time he opened his mouth. She felt like an inmate who had just narrowly missed her execution date.

A melancholy peace settled over her now, wandering idly through her garden, the air sweet and heady with honeysuckle. She would miss it here. Nearly as much as she would miss her library. Gaston's castle had a second training yard where a garden should have been and a display room of hunting trophies in place of a library. But Sir Rumplestiltskin....now, she was sure that would be a different story entirely.

Sir Rumple was older than most knights he called brethren, but he still rode strongly and wielded his sword with fine precision. Perhaps older was better. Older meant sturdy. It meant steady. It was not brash and boastful like a young buck that had just learned to kick.

Belle knew little of the man, really. She'd seen him ride a fair few times and watched him spar in passing. But what she had seen gave her hope that their marriage would be pleasant. Perhaps even companionable. He had kind eyes and a gentle set to his mouth. And once, while crossing paths on the stairs, his hand had caught her elbow - just gently enough to make sure his passing did not cause her to trip. Without a word, without a look. As if it were the most natural thing in the world to steady her.

It was no more than a second. Why did she remember it so clearly?

The sun was warm on her skin as she approached the fountain at the heart of her garden, intending to splash a bit of cool water on her face to centre her mind. But when she arrived, she found her favourite marble bench already occupied. Her betrothed, looking gallant as ever in his quilted doublet and silver ringmail.

❝ 𝐎𝐇, 𝐒𝐈𝐑 𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐍...𝐈... ❞ She smoothed her skirts and gave a small curtsy. ❝ 𝐈 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄, 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔. 𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑. ❞

She thought, with a flutter of unease, that might be the most words she had ever spoken to him.

[noahsbookhoard]

📚 Hi! I'm Noah avid reader since age 6 and always happy to discuss books! 📚

I read almost all genre with sweet tooth for fantasy and sci-fi. I also have a growing interest in murder mystery and horror. Lots of queer fiction. I'm also catching up on my classics.

Mostly adult and some young adult but I have enjoy middle grade from time to time.

I especially love Terry Pratchett, Victor Hugo, Agatha Christie and T J Klune.

I read in both english and french, english not being my first language but I'm close to fluent.

Yearly book count : 123

Last finished reading

Une belle vie by Virginie Grimaldi

Reading in progress

La Dame du manoir de Wildfell Hall (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall) by Anne Brontë

The Restaurang at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2) by Douglas Adams

Already read this year (in reverse chronological order)

If We Were Villains by M L Rio

(The lines in pink are book crushes)

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Wintersmith (Discworld #34) by Terry Pratchett

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham #1) by Benjamin Stevenson

What Feast at Night (Sworn Soldier #2) by T Kingfisher

Le Bastion des Larmes by Abdellah Taïa

War and Peace by Leon Tolstoi

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Rule of Two (Darth Bane Trilogy #2) by Drew Karpyshyn

Les Dragons by Jérôme Colin

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J Taylor

Le dieu d'automne et d'hiver by Pauline Sidre

Les Possibles by Virginie Grimaldi

A Close and Common Orbit (Wayfarer #2) by Becky Chambers

The Outsider by Stephen King

Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow

Tous les silence ne font pas le même bruit by Baptiste Beaulieu

Trois battements un silence by Anne Fakhouri

Kiss Kiss by Roal Dahl

Assassin's Apprentice (Realm of the Elderlings #1) by Robin Hobb

Halloween Party by Agatha Christie

Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diary #2) by Martha Wells

The Light Throught the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

Et que ne durent que les moments doux by Virginie Grimaldi

The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark

The Rest of the Robots (Robots #2) by Isaac Asimov

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgerton #8) by Julia Quinn

Our Missing Heart by Celeste Ng

Book of Blood I by Clive Barker

Ilos by Marion Brunet

Babel by R F Kuang

Rosemary and Rue (October Daye #1) by Seanan McGuire

Thud! (Discworld #34) by Terry Pratchett

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

Les aventures de Billy et du Pyrobarbare : la forteresse du chaudron noir by Bob Lennon

Space Opera by Catherynne M Valente

Magie et Sentiments : les secrets de Longdawn by Ariel Holzl

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

It's in His Kiss (Brigerton #7) by Julia Quinn

Les Cinq by Matthieu Rochelle

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Paul Smith

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #1) by C S Lewis

How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub by P Djeli Clark

An Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms #2) by Tasha Suri

Time to Orbit : Unknown by Derin Edala

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

Under the Whispering Door by T J Klune

The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

Cain's Jawbone by E Powys Mathers

Darth Bane : Path of Destruction (Darth Bane #1) by Drew Karpyshyn

Du thé pour les fantômes by Chris Vuklisevic

Labyrinthes (Caleb Tracksman #3) by Franck Thiliez

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

Le dernier des siens by Sibylle Grimbert

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

Going Postal (Discworld #33) by Terry Pratchett

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Blanche-Neige et les lances-missiles (Du temps où les dieux buvaient #1) by Catherine Dufour

When He Was Wicked (Bridgerton #6) by Julia Quinn

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Celle qu'il attendait by Baptiste Beaulieu

Jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive by Olivier Rolin

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Umbrella Academy Vol 1-3 by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bà

Il était deux fois (Caleb Tracksman #2) by Franck Thilliez

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

To Sir Phillip With Love (Bridgerton #5) by Julia Quinn

Le papillon des étoiles by Bernard Werber

Beren and Luthien by J R R Tolkien

A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld #32) by Terry Pratchett

Le manuscrit inachevé (Caleb Tracksman #1) by Frnaxk Thiliez

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Akata Witch (Akata Witch #1) by Nnedi Okorafor

Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Bridgerton #4) by Julia Quinn

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

An Offer from a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3) by Julia Quinn

Delicious in Dungeon vol 1-14 by Ryoko Kui

Doctor Who : the Star Beast by Gary Russell

La promesse de l'aube by Romain Gary

The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms #1) by Tasha Suri

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adam

The Illiad by Homer (trad Emily Wilson)

The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton #2) by Julia Quinn

The Me You Love in the Dark by Scotty Young and

The Duke and I (Bridgerton #1) by Julia Quinn

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Nona the Ninth (Locked Tomb #3) by Tamsyn Muir

The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger

House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune

I, Robot (Robot #1) by Isaac Asimov

Monstrous Regiment (Discworld #31) by Terry Pratchett

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in your Home by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 1-27 by Hiromu Arakawa

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fischer by E M Anderson

All System Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

Veiller sur elle by Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Segurant le chevalier au dragon by Emanuele Arioli

Chanson Douce by Leila Sleimane

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

He Who Drowned The World (The Radiant Emperor #2) by Shelley Parker Chan

Et à la fin ils meurent by Lou Lubie

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Wee Free Men (Discworld #30) by Terry Pratchett

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Harrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb #2) by Tamsyn Muir

Histoire de coming out by Baptiste Beaulieu and Sophie Nanteuil

Heartstopper Vol 1-4 by Alice Oseman

The Old Guard by Greg Rucka

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

La Cicatrice by Bruce Lowrey

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Us by Sara Soler

Gideon the Ninth (Locked Tomb #1) by Tamsyn Muir

[animalfactsus]

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🌹RP Belle French|21+

📚OC and Crossover friendly

🌹Mature Themes

📚NSFW|SFW

🌹Literate Writer

📚as descriptive as you are

🌹Third person writing

📚Ships with Chem|Rumbelle

🌹Storybrooke|EF

📚Princess

🌹Multi-Ship

📚PM's Open

📚 librarian

📚The Dark One's Wife

[storiesxtold]

storiesxtold starter meme

Send me a symbol for a starter from that muse

📚 Belle French

🐴 Daniel Colter

🚓 David Nolan

🚨 Emma Swan

✒ Henry Mills

☠ Killian Jones

🔮 Regina Mills

🎯 Robin Locksley

🏹 Robyn Mills

🌲 Roland Locksley

🐺 Ruby Lucas

🍎 Snow White

🎡 Let the wheel decide

Do not reblog as this is specific to my muses