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A Fear of Needles
Happy Fluffapalooza/ Skin Deep Day Everyone!
This is a short little ficlet that came to me at about 6:30AM when I was trying to grab a few hours sleep after getting my CCA ballot done. Since, apparently, when I desperately need sleep I actually wonder about whether/ how much the population of Storybrooke is vaccinated... Then this came to me.
Not sure It's exactly what I was creating as I was falling asleep but it's close enough. I've only done a very basic proofread so if there are any typos/ obvious errors let me know.
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“I still don’t see why I need to do this.” Rumple muttered to his wife as they sat in the doctor’s waiting room. “I’m the Dark One, I don’t get sick.”
Belle shook her head, wishing she could roll her eyes as perfectly as her husband could as he returned to what he clearly thought was his winning argument.
“We’ve been over this already Rumple. You might not get sick like the rest of us. But we don’t know for sure that you can’t transmit a disease to someone else.”
“I’ve never done so in over two hundred years as the Dark One.” Her husband said huffily.
She looked at him levelly. “And for most of those years you lived alone. So that’s not as strong a point as it sounds on face value -- and you know it.”
“Humph, perhaps. But we lived in a world rife with disease and no prophylactic treatments such as vaccinations. You’d have thought if I was a carrier there’d have been some evidence of it.”
“Perhaps. But the data we have is just insufficient to be sure Rumple. And we need to be sure.” She laid her hand on his leg which was twitching slightly, a sure sign of his nerves. “I know you wouldn’t want to be the source of any harm to Gideon, if you could prevent it. Neither of us do. So by getting vaccinated we’re taking an important step towards ensuring we don’t harm our son, even indirectly.”
Rumple deflated.“I know.” He sighed. “I know.”
She knew he did know. They’d had this conversation before, multiple times now, and despite all of Rumple’s arguments she knew that ultimately she had the winning one: Rumple could never countenance being the source of any harm coming to their son, no matter how small the probability.
“Mr Gold?” Doc’s voice called through the waiting room.
They stood up and followed him into his office. After Doc had checked Rumple’s appointment details and medical record details-- well Mr. Gold’s medical records, so the age was made up since the computer system wouldn’t permit ages above 150, apparently -- he busied himself preparing the syringe.
Rumple looked at the needle with wide eyes, then his eyes darted to the door then to Belle. “Even if I agree this is necessary. Why are we doing this here? Why not go to Portland or Boston or New York? Somewhere with real doctors. Not a bunch of people who got there medical knowledge from a curse.”
“Hey!” Doc said. “We've spent over 28 years practising medicine in this land. We’re hardly new to things like injections.”
“I seriously doubt repeating the same day over and over gave you as much medical knowledge as you claim.” Rumple sneered.
“Enough Rumple,” said Belle. “We’ve discussed this before. It’s safer doing this here where you have magic, just in case either your body or your magic, reacts badly to the vaccinations.”
“Still doesn’t mean, I think allowing an inexperienced, non-formally trained doctor to stab me with a needle is a good idea.”
“I’m right here you know!” cried Doc.
“I’m sorry Doc.” Belle said knowing Rumple wouldn’t apologize for his remarks and wanting to reassure the dwarf. “I know you know what you’re doing. You’ve vaccinated most of the town by now, including Henry and Gideon.”
Rumple quietened at the reminder that both his son and grandson had been vaccinated by Doc. But as Doc swabbed his arm and picked up the syringe, he started fidgeting again.
Belle shook her head mentally. Who would ever believe the Dark One was afraid of needles? Time to break out the big guns. She put her hand on his thigh and leaned in so close that her lips brushed his ear. She made sure her voice was so low that Doc wouldn’t be able hear. “Rumplestiltskin, if you sit still and behave yourself from now on, I promise that tonight, once Gideon’s asleep, I’ll reward you in any way you desire.”
Rumple turned his head and softly brushed his lips against hers then whispered back, “deal Mrs Gold."
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2024 Chipped Cup Awards - Masterlist
Here, once again, are the winners of the 2024 Chipped Cup Awards
FLUFF:
Family: Tea and Roses by @thatravenclawbitch
Comfort: Struck By a Golden Arrow by @avatoh
Fix-it: Ritual by @peacehopeandrats
Reunion: A Dream is a Wish by @rowofstars
SMUT:
Kink/BDSM: On The House by @kelyon
Romance: Brandy, Apples, and Spice by @rufeepeach
Comedy: Accidents by @peacehopeandrats
Threesome: Fulfilling a Fantasy by @thescholarlystrumpet
First Time: Queen Takes Knight by @emospritelet
PWP: In the Dark and Wicked Hours by @rowofstars
ANGST:
Death: Strong for Belle by @desperatemurph
Hurts So Good: To Have and To Hold by @thatravenclawbitch
Misunderstanding: Unexpected But Not Unwelcome by @tickletorso
ROMANCE:
Date (overall) Lost and Found by @peacehopeandrats
Courtship: The Sweetest Dream by @threepwoodmarley
First Meeting: Portrait of the Heart by @chippedcupwrites
GENERAL:
One Shot: Pages of Reverie by @chippedcupwrites
Series: Lover’s Leap by @eirian-houpe
Novel Length: Mountains, Streams, and Magical Things by @peacehopeandrats
Short Fic: Babysitting by @timelordthirteen
Holiday Centric: Brandy, Apples, and Spice by @rufeepeach
Remix: Our Masks by @lotus0kid
Crossover: A Blade for Belfrey by @eirian-houpe
Dark Castle: Marble by @peacehopeandrats
Storybrooke: Leaving Storybrooke by @peacehopeandrats
"Missing Years": The Tent of Infinite Adventure by @peacehopeandrats
Wish!Verse: Deception by @eirian-houpe
SPECIAL CATEGORIES:
Golden Lace: The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society by @threepwoodmarley
Woven Beauty: Undefined Desires by @worryinglyinnocent
Background Swanfire: To Have and to Hold by @thatravenclawbitch
Afterlife: Granted by @peacehopeandrats
Drama: Love Me Before the Last Petal Falls by @deliriumsdelight7
Supernatural/Sci-fi/Horror: The Cunning by @mareyshelley
Comedy: Lacey and the Tramp by @chippedcupwrites
AU-Original: Wretched Beginnings by @poorobscureplainandlittle
AU- OUAT: Tales of Gold by @JurisLadyAnna
AU-Other Media: The Black Swan by @deliriumsdelight7
Creature: The Finfolk’s Bride by @chippedcupwrites
Unexpected Twist: Contract by @kelyon
Bobby Squared: A Blade for Belfrey by @eirian-houpe
Trope: Love Me Before the Last Petal Falls by @deliriumsdelight7
English Language: To Nurse by @charon53
EVENTS
RSS: If You Will Be My Queen by @eirian-houpe
Fluffapalooza (Fic): The Tea Shop by @peacehopeandrats
Fluffapalooza (Art): Kiss Me Again, It’s Working by @milaeryn
Monthly Rumbelling: The Landlord and the Princess by @Rumplerose (AO3)
CHARACTER AWARDS
Belle: The Not So Dark One by @charlotteashmore13
Dark One!Belle: Rags to Riches by @alphashley14
Lacey: Sore Hearted Souls by @nerdrumple
Spinner!Rumple: Witch and Spinner by @Strummer_Pinks
Dark One!Rumple: Gilded by @eirian-houpe
Wish!Rumple: Once There Was a Wish by @peacehopeandrats
Mr. Gold: The Caretaker by @thestraggletag
Detective Weaver: Forgery by @peacehopeandrats
Baelfire/Neal: A House Built With Love by @of-princes-and-savages
Gideon: Finding You by @clarahue
OC Rumbelle Child: The Zoo by @peacehopeandrats
Villain: Cora in On the House by @kelyon
BFF/Wingman: Mountains, Streams, and Magical Things by @peacehopeandrats
ART
Fan Art: Kiss Me Again, It’s Working by @milaeryn
Graphic Art: And Love is When Someone Who Even KNows Your Scars Stays To Kiss You by @chippedcupwrites
AU In Art: Belle Isn’t Fascinated by the Idea of Marrying Gaston by @notonlymice
Fluff Art: Belle French and the Dork One by @chippedcupwrites
Angsty Art: In My Memory It Doesn’t End by @ace-cf-cups
Comic/Graphic Novel: Wearing Each Other’s Clothes by @angelqueen13art
Use of Color: Kiss Me Again, It’s Working by @milaeryn
Video: Your Beauty Never Ever Scared Me by @chippedcupwrites
SUPERLATIVES:
Best Artist: @chippedcupwrites
Best Author: @kelyon
Best New Author: @ace-cf-cups
Best Rumbelle Fic: The Language of Flowers by @deliriumsdelight7
Best Anyelle Fic: Let’s Spend the Night Together by @ifishouldvanish
Best Anyem Fic: Tyger Tyger by @shakespeareanhoneybadgers
Rumbelle Lifetime Achievement: @jackabelle73
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2024 Nominees Part 2
Here we continue to celebrate our wonderful writers and artist and share the next list of nominees under the cut
Best Dark Castle
Spy by @peacehopeandrats
Tea by @peacehopeandrats
Marble by @peacehopeandrats
Pages of Reverie by @chippedcupwrites
Shades of Blue by @ReyloAreHairGoals
His Little Wife by @Lady_Janes_Fics
The Weakness Inside Him by @Tickletorso
Best Storybrooke
Golden Thread by @enchantedflower
Symmetrical Simulations by @peacehopeandrats
War In Pieces by @peacehopeandrats
The Meeting by @peacehopeandrats
Leaving Storybrooke by @peacehopeandrats
Best Missing Years
Leaving Storybrooke by @peacehopeandrats
The Tent Of Infinite Adventure by @peacehopeandrats
Balloon by @peacehopeandrats
Unconventional by @Peacehopeandrats
Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups
The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society by @threepwoodmarley
Best Wish!Verse
Once There Was A Wish by @peacehopeandrats
Deception by @eirian_houpe
Special Categories
Best Golden Lace
One Lover, Many Dreams by @peacehopeandrats
War In Pieces by @peacehopeandrats
Wax by @peacehopeandrats
The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society by @ThreepwoodMarley
Weakness by @ThreepwoodMarley
Best Woven Beauty
Gift by Peacehopeandrats
Undefined Desires, by @worryinglyinnocent
Best Background Swanfire
To Have and to Hold - @ThatRavenclawBitch
Fragments of the Past, Glimpses of Tomorrow, by @wierdogal
Best Afterlife fic
Granted by @peacehopeandrats
Belle's Promise by @bellerina98
Awakening by @eirian_houpe
Best Drama
Time’s Curse by @eirian_houpe
Love Me Before The Last Petal Falls by deliriumsdelight7
Ad Luceum by @reolf
Best Supernatural/Sci-fi/horror
No Light Over London by @lotus0kid
The Cunning by @mareyshelley
Mortuus Loqueris Ad by @Jackabelle73
Best Comedy
The Third Wheel by @tickletorso
Lacey and the Tramp by @chippedcupwrites
Best AU (Original)
Wretched Beginnings by @poorobscureplainandlittle
Wild by @Peacehopeandrats
Two Could by @eirian_houpe
Secret of the Seas by @eirian_houpe
Scattered by @eirian_houpe
Best AU (Based on Once Upon a Time)
Tales of Gold by @JurisLadyAnna
A Knack for Losing Everything by @AntiKryptonite
Best AU (Based on Other Media)
Rumbelle’s ‘The Princess Bride’ by @Trash_000
Modern Wonders by @eirian_houpe
The Black Swan by @DeliriumsDelight7
Time’s Curse by @eirian_houpe
Best Creature
The Finfolk’s Bride by @chippedcupwrites
The Cunning by @mareyshelley
Fallen by @eirian_houpe
Before the Storm by @reolf
Best Unexpected Twist
Contract by @Kelyon
His Little Wife by @Lady_Janes_Fics
The Price by eirian_houpe
Best Bobby Squared
The Gold Motel by mrgoldsdearie
A Blade For Belfrey by eirian_houpe
Best Trope
Love Me Before The Last Petal Falls by @DeliriumsDelight7
Wounds and Scars by @Peacehopeandrats
Beauty Compelled by @eirian_houpe
Premonition by @ace_cf_cups
Before the Storm by @reolf
Best English Language
To Nurse by @Charon53
His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups
Events
Best Rumbelle Secret Santa
Wrapping Up Her Christmas Gift by @Kelyon
Gluttony, a RSS Fic by @thestraggletag
The Sweetest Dream by @threepwoodmarley
Christmas Secrets by @peacehopeandrats
If You Will Be My Queen by @eirian_houpe
Make Me Feel Alive Again by @cartoonjessie
Finding the Fun by @tickletorso
They Said it Was a Party by @of-princes-and-savages
There Can Only Ever Be by @notalwayslate
Mysterious by @reolf
Portrait of the Heart by @chippedcupwrites
Rumbelle Secret Santa by @99goosebumps
Already There by @Jackabelle73
Best Fluffapalooza Fic
The Tea Shop by @peacehopeandrats
Dragon Day by @importantgalaxyrimaway
Content Rumbelle #1 through #8 by @Jackabelle73
Best Fluffapalooza Art
Kiss Me Again, It's Working by @milaeryn
Rumbelle (Something There) by @personinthepalace
Best Monthly Rumbelling
Encounter - Rumplerose (AO3)
The Landlord and the Princess - Rumplerose (AO3)
Honorable - Rumplerose (AO3)
Character Awards
Best Belle
The Not So Dark One by @CharlotteAshmore
Lady of the Lake by @rumplestiltskinsbulge
Beauty Enlightened by @eirian_houpe
Ingredients by @peacehopeandrats
Delivery by @peacehopeandratsThe Oldest Door by @peacehopeandrats
Best Dark One!Belle
Rags to Riches by @alphashley14
Fallen by @eirian_houpe
And onward to part 3!
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Nominations 2024
Good morning all... no, don't panic, we are not announcing the end of the nominations period. As we said yesterday, we've extended until midnight on 26th January.
In the spirit of continued transparency, the reasons for this are many. Firstly, we've had requests to extend the nominations period because people just haven't had a chance to get to it, and we WANT to give the fandom a voice, so if granting a couple more days can do that, we're fine with that, and using the form allows us to compile quickly. Secondly, writers have not all had the time to make the usual FYC posts for this year, and that ties in with the third good reason for extending the nomination period - new fandom members! We've had a lot of new Rumbellers join us this year who may not be fully conversant with the process, and this helps them to get to grips with what they might want to nominate for this year.
New readers may not know the wealth of fics out there that are still eligible for nomination - aside from event fics (more on that later) - fics don't have to have been written in 2023 to be eligible for nominations. Don't know what's out there? Here are a couple of links to the nominations for LAST YEAR, and also PREVIOUS YEARS. Check them out if you're not sure what you want to nominate.
Finally, event fics. Fandom is changing, sometimes slowing down, but there are diehards out there who help keep the Rumbelle fandom alive by participating in events. For this reason, any fic written for a non-competitive event in 2023 will gain automatic nomination to the events category. So, if you wrote a Secret Santa, or did something for Fluffapalooza (fic or art) your entry will count, and we'll be trying our best to catch everything for the ballot.
Happy nominating, Y'all.
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Events: Best Fluffapalooza Art
The High Holy Day for Rumbellers is…. Today! February 12th, Skin Deep Day, also known as Fluffapalooza! Celebrating all things wonderful, light and happy, Rumbellers across… realms put forth their creative efforts to honor the spirit of the day with artwork unparalleled.
In the category of Best Fluffapalooza Art, the winner of the 2024 Chipped Cup Award is…
Kiss Me Again, It's Working by @milaeryn
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Events: Best Fluffapalooza Fic
The High Holy Day for Rumbellers is…. Today! February 12th, Skin Deep Day, also known as Fluffapalooza! Celebrating all things wonderful, light and happy, Rumbellers across… realms put forth their creative efforts to honor the spirit of the day
In the category of Best Fluffapalooza Fic, the winner of the 2024 Chipped Cup Award is…
The Tea Shop by @peacehopeandrats
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DID SOMEONE SAY MY NAME? FOR ANYONE WONDERING AND FOR NEWBIES WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT YET, FLUFFAPALOOZA 2024 WILL BE A THING AS USUAL; FLUFFY FICS, ART, EDITS, OR ANY KIND OF PERSONAL POST RELATED TO RUMBELLE FANDOM ARE WELCOME TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIRING OF SKIN DEEP ON FEBRUARY 12. TAG THIS BLOG IF YOU WANT YOUR POSTS REBLOGGED HERE. And now, back to your regular programing schedule.
Nominations 2024
Good morning all... no, don't panic, we are not announcing the end of the nominations period. As we said yesterday, we've extended until midnight on 26th January.
In the spirit of continued transparency, the reasons for this are many. Firstly, we've had requests to extend the nominations period because people just haven't had a chance to get to it, and we WANT to give the fandom a voice, so if granting a couple more days can do that, we're fine with that, and using the form allows us to compile quickly. Secondly, writers have not all had the time to make the usual FYC posts for this year, and that ties in with the third good reason for extending the nomination period - new fandom members! We've had a lot of new Rumbellers join us this year who may not be fully conversant with the process, and this helps them to get to grips with what they might want to nominate for this year.
New readers may not know the wealth of fics out there that are still eligible for nomination - aside from event fics (more on that later) - fics don't have to have been written in 2023 to be eligible for nominations. Don't know what's out there? Here are a couple of links to the nominations for LAST YEAR, and also PREVIOUS YEARS. Check them out if you're not sure what you want to nominate.
Finally, event fics. Fandom is changing, sometimes slowing down, but there are diehards out there who help keep the Rumbelle fandom alive by participating in events. For this reason, any fic written for a non-competitive event in 2023 will gain automatic nomination to the events category. So, if you wrote a Secret Santa, or did something for Fluffapalooza (fic or art) your entry will count, and we'll be trying our best to catch everything for the ballot.
Happy nominating, Y'all.
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