#chipped cup awards

[chippedcupwrites]

❛ For Your Consideration ❜

@the-chipped-cup-awards

Just like last year, I didn't get around to the vast majority of the projects I wanted to finish - or even start. But, on the upside, I do have two videos that have sat untouched at roughly 75% completion for longer than I'd like to admit. So those will hopefully see the light of day before too long.

In the meantime, here is a scattering of rumbelle breadcrumbs in lieu of a respectable 'For Your Consideration' post.

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"The Five Love Languages"

"Rumbelle Manip Compilation"

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"Autumn"

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[kelyon]

For Your Chipped Cup Consideration

This may not have been my most productive year for writing, but I did write some things, and that still counts!

I submit the following fanfics for nomination to the Chipped Cup Awards:

Courtship: A Golden Rings Story This is the story of how smart kid Lacey French sold her soul to become Mr. Gold's stupid slutwife. It could be eligible for such categories as, Best Lacey, Best Golden Lace, Best Storybrooke, or Best BDSM

Talking on the Telephone Professional Dominatrix Belle French can't have a public relationship with her client Theo Gold, but they can have phone sex. Categories TBD

Winter Sunset was my fic for the Rumbelle Secret Santa. When Belle and Rumple are alone at the top of the world, Rumple gives Belle a colorful surprise. This could apply for Best Missing Years Fic

Thank you for your consideration.

[beeeinyourbonnet]

FYC for the Chipped Cups!

I am so so happy to be back and writing and posting <3 Here's some stuff I did last year:

By Hook or by Crook - Rumbelle - E - 21/? chapters posted Just when Belle thinks she's doomed to a life without adventure, an investment banking firm all the way from New York City plops its new headquarters in Storybrooke's abandoned cannery. Possible nomination categories: Best Storybrooke, best Belle, best comedy

Gilded - Rumbelle - E - one-shot (RSS fic) Mr. Gold runs a speakeasy during Prohibition and hires a new waitress. Possible nomination categories: Best one-shot, best RSS

The Siren - Rumbelle - T - one-shot (Rumbelle showdown fic) The town librarian is behaving strangely, and Mr. Gold definitely does not care. Possible nomination categories: Best one-shot

Covetous - Anyelle (nostelle) - E - 25/25 chapters posted Father Macavoy meets Belle when he wakes up in her library having stumbled there drunk the night before. He and Belle develop a fast friendship while Belle and Nosty pursue a relationship (this summary is. Bad. I'm sorry xD It's all healing from trauma). Possible nomination categories: best anyelle, best crossover, best AU based on other media

The Beginning of a New Book - Anyelle (bellish) - E - 27/27 chapters posted When Belle discovers that her fiance is not the man she thought he was, she finds herself in witness protection in a little Scottish town called Lochdubh. (Hamish Macbeth) Possible nomination categories: Best anyelle, best crossover, best AU based on other media

Unbowed - Anyelle (ivelle and develle) - E - 20/? chapters posted (this amount will be out of date by tomorrow) Belle, saddled with debt by her estranged husband, works nights at the Parrot Club as Danny Devine's assistant and days at a bookstore where she's struck up a friendship with a definitely normal guy named Ives. Possible nomination categories: best anyelle, best crossover, best AU based on other media

[peacehopeandrats]

For Your Consideration

Attached is my masterlist for fics that are eligible this year. This list was approved by admin. I'm not going to make suggestions for where you should put it, but I will list what everything was nominated for previously and link each fic so you can read for yourself.

It would be lovely if those of you who have read and enjoyed any of these to nominate as you see fit.

Thank you.

(Note: Many of the fics listed below are shorts.)

The Message 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Short Fic and Best Gideon)

Slumber 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Gideon)

The Meeting 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Storybrooke and Best Gideon)

The Hole In His Heart

Arson 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Detective Weaver)

The Angel And The Devil  🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Oneshot and Best Golden Lace. Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Kink/BDSM)

A New Library

Monster Hunter

Pop Ins 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best "Missing Years")

Wilderness

Museum

Balloon 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Family and Best Missing Years)

Last Night On Earth 🥈(Nominated for Best Bathing Scene and Best Side Pairing (Gideon/Chad) in the 2021 TEAS)

Logs

One Lover, Many Dreams 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Golden Lace and Best Lacey)

War In Pieces 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Storybrooke and Best Golden Lace)

The Oldest Door 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Dark One Rumple)

Wounds and Scars 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Trope and Best Wingman and the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Trope and Best BFF/Wingman)

Warming The Chill 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Oneshot and Best Short Fic. Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Oneshot and Best Short Fic)

Snow Bunnies  🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Holiday-Centric) -This was also based on a song-

Tea 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Short Fic and Best Dark Castle)

Choices

Sunshine 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 and 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Plot What Plot)

Fatherhood

Calm 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Courtship and Best Oneshot)

Bouquet

Gift🥈(Nominated for the 2023 and 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Woven Beauty)

Healing 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best BFF/Wingman)

Hunters

Stacks

Journey

Game

Delivery 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Belle and Best Dark One Rumple)

Waiting

Storm 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Dark Castle)

Sent

Illness 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Comfort.)

Shop

Breakfast

Stroll 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 and 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Lacey)

Garden

Ruin

Visitor

Fire 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Mr. Gold)

Dressing

Overnight 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Hurts So Good and BFF/Wingman.)

Road

Field 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Angst: Hurts So Good)

Carousel

Home 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Plot What Plot)

Lunch

Recovery 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Hurts So Good and Best Short Fic.)

Fantasy

Steps  🥈(Nominated for the 2022 TEAs for Best Baelfire and the 2024 Chipped Cup Awards for Best Baelfire)

Ingredients 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Belle and Best Dark One Rumple)

Falls

Blankets 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best BFF/Wingman)

Teeth

Piercing

Bed 🥈 (Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Oneshot)

Wax 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Lacey and the 2024 Chipped Cup award for Best Golden Lace and Best Lacey)

Frost

Memory 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 and 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Romance)

Mobile

Meal

Maid

Spy 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Dark Castle and For Best (Worst) Villain [Regina].

Blast 🥈(Nominated for the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Comfort)

Depths

Wild 🥈(Nominated for the 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best AU - Original and the 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Short Fic and Best AU - Original)

Christmas Secrets (This is NOT the 2024 Secret Santa and is eligible in any OTHER category.)

Golden Dreams (Series) 🥈(Nominated for a 2023 Chipped Cup Award for Best Series. )

Growing Up (Series) 🥈 (Nominated for a 2023 and 2024 Chipped Cup Award for Best Serie)

Monthly Rumbelling 2021 (Series)

[chick-with-wifi]

FYC: Chipped Cup Awards 2024

@the-chipped-cup-awards

I am very pleased to hear the CCA are happening again this year and, although I haven't been as active in the fandom recently, I would like to present two of my fics that haven't previously been featured in the awards for your consideration:

What if this storm ends and leaves us nothing? by enchantedflower

Canon-based soulmate au

Possible categories: best angst - hurts so good, best trope

Haunted by enchantedflower

Fix-it

Possible category: best fix-it

[once-upon-a-rewrite]

Chipped Cup Awards - For Your Consideration

This will be my first time doing this! I'm really new to writing my fanfics, but I wanted to participate because I love Rumbelle. I've loved them since I was nine and am now writing to them!!

Uh I have this

Requiem

"A Requiem is a musical composition meant to honor the Dead."

"A Requiem is an act of remembrance."

How was he supposed to know she was alive and looking for him when his magic couldn’t detect her life force?

So he mourned a woman who breathed and was fighting to get to him.

How was she supposed to know he loved her when he didn't even care to tell her why he locked her out?

So even though she mourned a love that never truly happened, she would fight to save it.

It's a rumbelle angst fic set in my ouat rewrite!!

But uhm yeah this is my first time participating so woo!!

[threepwoodmarley]

For Your Consideration

I saw people doing For Your Consideration posts for The Chipped Cup Awards and wondered if I should too. I'm a new Rumbelle writer and all my fics were for fandom events (Showdown and RSS) but I think they still count:

The Cupcake Trilogy:

The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society

Despite his disdain for seedy bars, Mr Gold can't help but be drawn to a certain scantily-clad barfly named Lacey. Even if her taste in alcohol leaves something to be desired.

Weakness

Cora Mills returns to Storybrooke intent on leveraging Mr Gold's new relationship to her advantage.

Star Crossed

Mr Gold takes Lacey out for a romantic evening watching the meteor shower together.

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The Sweetest Dream

Ever since Belle French opened her bakery in Storybrooke, Frank Gold has looked forward to the days she brings free samples to the townsfolk. Her kind heart always includes him in her rounds and he cherishes the moments they spend together, bonding over cookies and cake.

[the-chipped-cup-awards]

Chipped Cup Awards - Voting is LIVE!

Before we get started, we would like to thank every member of this fandom.  Whether you create, enjoy, reblog, comment, or vote, you are the driving force behind this fandom.  Without each and every one of you, this event wouldn’t be possible.  

We had a great turnout this year, and we really hope that you enjoy the wonderful works of fic and art on the ballot this year.  As a reminder, you may only submit this ballot one time, so make sure to make it count!  In order to allow you to peruse this year’s offerings, a complete list of all nominated works is under the Read More cut.

Voting goes on from now until February 8th, so make sure to get your votes in.  Without further ado, here is the ballot form!

Chipped Cup Awards Voting Ballot

FLUFF

Family

“To Drive The Dark Away” by @bibliosauruswrecks

“An Unconventional Gift“ by @shadowedoracle

Comfort

“The Dark One Doesn't Get Sick” by @shadowedoracle

“In Sickness and in Health“ by @jackabelle73

“A Present of Love“ by @reolf

“The Bedroom Chronicles” by @serenalyon

“Illness” by @peacehopeandrats

Reunion

“The Other Fork In The Path“ by @jackabelle73

“Finding You” by @silwenworld

SMUT

Kink/BDSM

“Like An Open Book” by @serenalyon

“So You Want To Build A Sex Room” by @peacehopeandrats

Romance

“Memory” by @peacehopeandrats

“Come Together” by @abovethemists

Best First Time

“Red Lights” by @rufeepeach

“Curfew” by @emospritelet

PWP

“Sunshine” by @peacehopeandrats

“Rack 'Em Up“ by @eirian-houpe

“All the Poisonous Thoughts“ by @serenalyon

“One Word, Many Meanings” by @peacehopeandrats

ANGST

Death

“In the Shadows of Others” by @peacehopeandrats

“Things Unknown” by bellegold

“Strong For Belle” by @desperatemurph

Hurts So Good

“Beyond the Door“ by @jackabelle73

“Field” by @peacehopeandrats

“Received” by @peacehopeandrats

“Ritual” by @peacehopeandrats

Misunderstanding

“Unexpected But Not Unwelcome” by @tickletorso

“On Our Way to Fall” by @nerdrumple

ROMANCE

Best Date (Overall)

“How to Date a Librarian” by @peacehopeandrats

“Lost and Found” by @peacehopeandrats

“The Worst Date” by @jackabelle73

Best Courtship

“One Thing Forever True“ by @deliriumsdelight7

“Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere” by @chick-with-wifi

Best First Meeting

“Click” by @jackabelle73

“Midnight Flowers” by @serenalyon

GENERAL AWARDS

Best One-Shot

“Amends” by @shadowedoracle

“And Then, One Thursday Night” by @jackabelle73

“Awakening” by @eirian-houpe

“The Angel and the Devil” by @peacehopeandrats

“The Golden Fleece” by @eirian-houpe

“The Weakness Inside Him” by @tickletorso

“Warming the Chill” by @peacehopeandrats

“Gilded” by @eirian-houpe

Best Series

“Beauty...” by @eirian-houpe

“Golden Dreams” by @peacehopeandrats

“Growing Up” by @peacehopeandrats

“Lover’s Leap” by @eirian-houpe

“Precious Moments” by @jackabelle73

“The Language of Flowers” by @eirian-houpe

Best Novel Length

“Mountains, Streams, and Magical Things“ by @peacehopeandrats

“Witness Protection” by @eirian-houpe

Best Short Fic

“Warming The Chill” by @peacehopeandrats

“Babysitting” by @timelordthirteen

“Distractions” by @shadowedoracle

“Family Photos” by @shadowedoracle

“Rain, Ruin, Roses” by @kelyon

Best Holiday-Centric

“Snow Bunnies” by @peacehopeandrats

“Comfort and Joy” by @emospritelet

“To Drive the Dark Away” by @bibliosauruswrecks

Best Remix

“Those We Left Behind” by @peacehopeandrats

“Our Masks” by @lotus0kid

Best Crossover

“A Blade for Belfrey” by @eirian-houpe

“The City That Never Sleeps“ by @peacehopeandrats

Best Dark Castle

“Amends” by @shadowedoracle

“An Unconventional Gift“ by @shadowedoracle

“Distractions” by @shadowedoracle

“Marble” by @peacehopeandrats

“Snow Bunnies” by @peacehopeandrats

“Storm” by @peacehopeandrats

“The Dark One Doesn’t Get Sick” by @shadowedoracle

“The Weakness Inside Him “ by @tickletorso

Best Storybrooke

“Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere” by @chick-with-wifi

“Golden Thread” by @chick-with-wifi

“Mountains, Streams, and Magical Things“ by @peacehopeandrats

“Beauty And The Beast“ by @peacehopeandrats

Best “Missing Years”

“An Unexplored Realm“ by @jackabelle73

“Unconventional” by @peacehopeandrats

“The Tent of Infinite Adventure“ by @peacehopeandrats

“Pop Ins” by @peacehopeandrats

“The City That Never Sleeps” by @peacehopeandrats

“Leaving Storybrooke“ by @peacehopeandrats

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Best Golden Lace

“Hot Cocoa and Stolen Kisses“ by @kelyon

“The Angel and the Devil“ by @peacehopeandrats

“Rack ‘Em Up” by @eirian-houpe

Best Woven Lace

“One Word, Many Meanings” by @peacehopeandrats

“Morning” by @peacehopeandrats

Best Woven Beauty

“Prima” by @eirian-houpe

“Gift” by @peacehopeandrats

Best Afterlife Fic

“Morning” by @peacehopeandrats

“Awakening” by @eirian-houpe

Best Drama

“The Monster in the Storm” by @peacehopeandrats

“The Spirit of the Trees” by @woodelf68

“Ad Lucem” BY @reolf

Best Supernatural/Sci-Fi/Horror

“Live Wire” by @kelyon

“Mortuus Loqueris Ad“ by @jackabelle73

Best Comedy

“The Rare Books Crises“ by @tickletorso

“The Third Wheel“ by @tickletorso

Best AU - Original

“Two Could” by @eirian-houpe

“Rain, Ruin, Roses“ by @kelyon

“Wild” by @peacehopeandrats

Best AU Based On Other Media

“A Full Imagination“ by @peacehopeandrats

“Hatter” by @eirian-houpe

“In The Shadows Of Others“ by @peacehopeandrats

Best Creature

“Fallen” by @eirian-houpe

“In The Moonlight Deep” by @jackabelle73

Best Unexpected Twist

“The Rare Books Crises“ by @tickletorso

“Inheritance” by @eirian-houpe

Best Trope

“Love and Happiness” by @jackabelle73

“Beauty Compelled” by @eirian-houpe

“Wounds and Scars” by @peacehopeandrats

EVENTS

Rumbelle Secret Santa

“Come Talk To Me” by @serenalyon

“Deck the Halls” by @eirian-houpe

“The Best of the Season” by @lotus0kid

CHARACTER AWARDS

Best Belle

“Beauty Enlightened” by @eirian-houpe

“Compromises” by @tickletorso

“Love and Happiness” by @jackabelle73

“Unexpected But Not Unwelcome“ by @tickletorso

Best Dark One!Belle

“Dark Mistress” by @kelyon

Best Lacey

“Hot Cocoa and Stolen Kisses“ by @kelyon

“Stroll” by @peacehopeandrats

“Wax” by @peacehopeandrats

Best Spinner!Rumple

“Dark Mistress” by @kelyon

“Outside In” by @lotus0kid

Best Dark One Rumple

“Compromises” by @tickletorso

“Inheritance” by @eirian-houpe

“Gilded” by @eirian-houpe

Best Mr. Gold

“The Third Wheel” by @tickletorso

“Missing Person” by @eirian-houpe

“Received” by @peacehopeandrats

Best Detective Weaver

“Forgery” by @peacehopeandrats

“Doppelgänger“ by @celticheartedfangirl

Best Baelfire/Neal

“Dark Mistress” by @kelyon

“Welcome to Storybrooke“ by @peacehopeandrats

Best Gideon

“The Visitor” by @jackabelle73

“Looking In From the Almost Outside“ by @eirian-houpe

“A Christmas Present For Mama“ by @shadowedoracle

“Monster In The Storm“ by @peacehopeandrats

Best (Worst) Villain

“The Dance of Love” by @mellkat1986

“Requited Love” by @mellkat1986

“One Thing Forever True” by @deliriumsdelight7

Best BFF/Wingman

“Wounds And Scars“ by @peacehopeandrats

“How To Date a Librarian” by @peacehopeandrats

ART

Best Graphic Art

“If Alternate Universes Exist“ by @jackabelle73

“Rumbelle Mr. Nobody AU“ by @serenalyon

Best AU in Art

“Ally Craig and Nicholas Rush AU“ by @serenalyon

“Rumbelle Mr.Nobody AU“ by @serenalyon

“Rumbelle EF AU“ by @serenalyon

“PrisonerBelle!AU“ by @serenalyon

Best Fluff Art

“Girl, Tell Me All of Your Secrets“ by @serenalyon

“Rumbelle x Cockblock Brigade“ by @serenalyon

Best Angsty Art

“I Kissed Someone It Wasn't You“ by @serenalyon

“You Can Hate Me If That Helps“ by @serenalyon

Best Video

“Dance Me To The End Of Love“ by @jackabelle73

“Rumbelle x AO3 Tags“ by @serenalyon

“Lachacey“ by @serenalyon

“Rumbelle Wedding“ by @personinthepalace

“Rumbelle and Whofaldi Parallells“ by @personinthepalace

SUPERLATIVES

Best New Artist

@serenalyon

@personinthepalace

Best Author

@eirian-houpe

@peacehopeandrats

Best New Author

@serenalyon

@chick-with-wifi

@tickletorso

Best Rumbelle Fic

“Beauty and the Beast” by @peacehopeandrats

“Skin Deep” by @bookwormchocaholic

“In All Things” by @timelordthirteen

“Love and Happiness” by @jackabelle73

Best Anyelle Fic

“(In)discreet Math” by @eirian-houpe

“Manifesto” by @emospritelet

“Passions Made Of Nothing” by @killingkueen

Rumbelle Lifetime Achievement Award

@jackabelle73

@peacehopeandrats

@deliriumsdelight7

[eirian-houpe]

For Your Consideration

In light of the fact that the nomination deadline has been extended, I am going ahead and putting some suggestions out there for fics that could be nominated. I've chosen some of my lesser known fics for this purpose.

Time's Curse

Never fall in love - such is the admonition given to Rumplestiltskin. Blue sees fit to interfere with his plan to reach a world without magic by sending him there herself so that he can pursue his quest to find his son, but he is not alone in this world without magic, nor does it appear that he is entirely free to live his life as he would wish. In the course of his seemingly fruitless search for Baelfire, Rumplestiltskin takes a job as a history teacher at an exclusive private school, and there meets Isabelle - the French teacher. All of a sudden that interdiction against falling in love seems to be really important.

Could be nominated for: Drama Angst - Hurts So Good AU (Other Media).

On Whose Hands?

Belle has no memory of how she has so much blood on her hands, but it seems the townsfolk have turned against her, blaming her for some unseen crime. Rumplestiltskin, under the control of the Dark One's Dagger, held by Zelena, suddenly appears and makes matters a whole lot worse. Canon compliant variation of what might have happened when Rumple was trying to warn the people of Storybrooke of Zelena's dark intentions during the time he was her prisoner.

Could be nominated for: Angst - Hurts So Good Angst - Misunderstanding

Tuesday

When you go poking around in time, you might sometimes find that it pushes back, as Nick Rush finds out… the hard way.

Could be nominated for: Best Anyelle

Secret of the Seas

Belle and Ruby take a much needed vacation, treating themselves to a fourteen day cruise. Jefferson is Head Mixologist aboard the ship, Secret of the Seas, and Gold is Deck Nine Supervisor, and amid much flirting, and false starts, holiday romances and forbidden loves ensue. Written from the Rumbelle Bingo prompts: Bed sharing, Vulnerability, Jefferson, Pesky Royals, Roses.

Could be nominated for: Threesome Polyship AU Original

Nobody Knew

Nobody knew the true cost of living with two lives in your head in a world where everyone else has forgotten one of them. Nobody except Jefferson, and when he'd finally reached the end of his rope and exacted his revenge on Regina for being the one to hurt so many people just to get her own happy ending, what could he do than give his all - give everything to reunite his two closest friends, and return to them the gift of true love?

Could be nominated for: Angst - Hurts So Good BFF/Wingman (Jefferson) AU: Once Upon A Time

Modern Wonders

Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold, and when Regina casts Rumple's Dark Curse, just a few words here and there creates Storybrooke in a very different place, with a very different atmosphere, and very different issues to deal with. Alliances and enmity permeate the lives of the citizens of Storybrooke, (and beyond), as they tiptoe around the various dangers they face every day. Who is awake? How can they break the curse within a curse? And what of the power struggles rife both within, and outside of Storybrooke itself.

Could be nominated for: AU - Other Media

Scattered

Casting a spell, any spell - at least the ones that involve more than just the wave of a hand, or worse, the wave of an irritating fairy’s wand - takes time, and patience, and the right ingredients, and… just like any recipe, if you get it wrong, it doesn’t mean the cake won’t cook, rather then will, just with unexpected or unintended outcomes. All of Rumplestiltskin’s careful planning and manipulation, all of his hopes and dreams turn to dust; ashes in his bitter heart in the blink of an eye… in the fall of an equine heart. Belle exchanges one terrible prison for another, and it’s one she is desperate to escape, and though Rumple’s fate as The Savior was severed from him centuries ago, sometimes fate itself has a way of finding an alternate route home.

Could be nominated for: Best (Worst) Villain (Gaston, or more subtly Regina)

The Price

All magic comes with a price, but this is one price that Rumplestiltskin is more than willing to pay.

Could be nominated for: Unexpected Twist

Seven Tastes

Jefferson and Grace visit the Dark Castle to try and persuade Rumplestiltskin to celebrate the Winter Solstice. What begins with a hidden sprig of mistletoe leads through the emotional rollercoaster of a lifetime, that ends in a beautiful redemption.

Could be nominated for: Best Holiday-Centric Angst - Hurts So Good

Methedhênlû

Rumplestiltskin is wisked away just as he is approaching the Dark Castle, and after a surprise visit from Jefferson, on a very strange day, Belle follows soon after. They find themselves in a world where darkness is approaching unless a sacrifice is made, and all because a king is unwilling to join the war; would much rather save his own, than become a hero and save the world.

Could be nominated for: Crossover

[blooddrenchedrose1]

I’m trying to read so I can submit my votes to @the-chipped-cup-awards, and it’s hard to vote on which Reunion fic I like better! Why do you guys have to make it SO DANG HARD by being SO DANG GOOD??? 😭

[notonlymice]

@the-chipped-cup-awards: For Your Consideration

2024 was the year when I learnt to make gifs and went overboard with moodboards lol (and almost entirely abandoned trying to make video edits🥲). I don't consider myself an Artist artist (let alone a writer x)) but there are still some things that I think turned out nicely. Here they are (with the categories they can be nominated for):

best au in art:

tavern maid!Lacey x Dark One!Rumple au moodboard

rumbelle + labyrinth au moodboard

rumbelle + pride and prejudice au moodboard

rumbelle + hades and persephone au moodboard

she ain't no angel [Lacey/golden lace au gifset]

best use of colour:

rumbelle + the frog princess au moodboard

rumbelle + the nutcracker au moodboard

best angsty art:

perhaps you are haunting me

wilde rose

best smutty art:

twice [Lacey/golden lace video]

best graphic art:

she ain't no angel [Lacey/golden lace au gifset]

ALSO I have an anyem fic (featuring Ally Craig from Remember Me and Nicholas Rush from SGU) that can be nominated for the best anyem fic lol:

five times Ally fell asleep in Rush’s bed (and one time they woke up together)

that's it, thanks for your attention 😘 x)

[chippedcupwrites]

It's CCA time!! A time of year that I'm always excited for, because it comes with the excuse of reading and re-reading copious amounts of fanfic in the name of nomination research.

Here's a neat little masterlist of my fics and my videos, if you are in need of a thing or two to pad out your nomination form. 💙💜💙

"The Finfolk's Bride" a series (currently) consisting of two fics; "Tomorrow" & "Ad Astra". In which Rumplestiltskin is a mischievous Fin and Belle is his ever-adoring human companion. (2/?) ∣ (3.4k) [possible noms]: Best Creature, Best Date, Best AU (Original)

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"Portrait of the Heart" a 'Skin Deep' prologue Rumplestiltskin's heart beats with a singular purpose – to reunite with his lost son. But his heart only has so many beats left before it fully gives into the Darkness. An enchanted locket known as The Heart's Caretaker may be his only chance to save what little light still burns within him. He just needs it to reveal to him the one person in the realm destined to banish his shadows and bring love back into his world. (5/5) ∣ (12.7k) [possible noms]: Best First Meeting, Best Rumbelle Secret Santa, Best Belle, Best Dark One Rumple

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"Lacey and the Tramp" a golden lace one-shot Gold and Lacey acquire a new furry companion...much to Gold's chagrin. Ft. Gold's mental agony of being haunted by Belle every time he looks at Lacey. (1/1) ∣ (1.5k) [possible noms]: Best Golden Lace, Best Comedy, Best Lacey

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"Pages of Reverie" a dark castle one-shot From a tome within the dark castle library, Belle unleashes a strange sleeping curse that forces her to confront her heart's deepest desire. Ft. Belle having a make out session with a dozen different fairy tale versions of Rumplestiltskin. (1/1) ∣ (2k) [possible noms]: Best One-Shot, Best Dark Castle

"Belle French & The Dork One" - Rumple & Belle Three minutes of pure Rumbelle goofiness (with corresponding goofy editing). (2:55) [possible noms]: Best Video, Best Fluff Art

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"Mary on a Cross" - Gold & Lacey “Your beauty never ever scared me” (1:18) [possible noms]: Best Video

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"Autumn" - Rumple & Belle “You’re the sweetness in a warm cup of tea. When the world around us quiets, and it’s just you and me.” (2:46) [possible noms]: Best Video, Best Fluff Art

(+ here are links to my scant few gif sets and image edits)

[kelyon]

Year In Review (For Your Consideration)

With the Chipped Cup Awards coming up, I thought I would collect all the fics I started in 2023 and have them in one convenient location. (Nominations for the Chipped Cup Awards can be made on older fics, but you'll have to dig through my works page yourself and see what fics haven't already won CCAs or TEAs.)

In 2023, I wrote:

On The House Belle is an unhappy prostitute in a brothel owned by Cora Mills. When Mr. Gold engages a night with Belle, he can't get her out of his mind.

Contract Before Belle French and Mr. Gold begin a formal BDSM relationship, they discuss the ins and outs of what they do and don't agree to.

Beasts: A Golden Cuffs Story Before the curse is cast, Rumpelstiltskin gives his wife a magical delight: A whole bunch of horny clones.

Wrapping Up Her Christmas Gift Theo Gold embraces his softer side with the help of Belle, his professional dominatrix.

[ace-cf-cups]

For Your Consideration 2024 (@the-chipped-cup-awards)

As with 2023, I started 2024 off with great ambitions regarding writing and gifing and editing:

I ended up posting [in 2023] only a handful of gifsets, three ficlets, two of which I wrote for Rumbelle Showdown (shoutout to @jackabelle73 for hosting this wonderful event last year, by the way), and 0 fanvids/edits. I'm not particularly proud of it, and I really, really wanna make much more content this year.

(c) my FYC post from last year

And, as with 2023, I ended up posting only a handful of little things, a couple of moodboards and gifsets and a couple of tiny ficlets. Honestly? I'm a little baffled as to how it happened (it feels like only yesterday I was writing that post and looked forward to creating much more Rumbelle and Anyelle content in 2024... where did the time go? 😅) and more than a little ashamed, especially considering 2024 was the year I really got into Anyelle.

We've already seen how this promises go, but I really really really do hope I'll have enough time and spoons and inspiration to write and edit and gif and put together much much more things on this blog and in this fandom. Guess we'll see next year how well it went?)

As for now, I offer to your consideration what little I wrote and made in the years 2023 and 2024.

Fanfics

Premonition - a ficlet written for the 1st Round of Rumbelle Showdown 2023, for the prompts ""; EF!Rumbelle hurt/comfort

Belle and Rumple are slowly growing closer as they spend evenings in each other's company in the Dark Castle.

Then, when one day Rumplestiltskin is called away for a deal in the middle of their conversation and doesn't return for an hour, Belle begins to worry.

Possible nominations: Best Comfort, Best One-Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Dark Castle, Best Drama, Best Trope (sickfic), Best English Language, Best Belle, Best Dark One Rumple

His ray of light - a ficlet written for the 2nd Round of Rumbelle Showdown 2023, for the prompts ""; human AU, major character injury, possible MCD

Alan Gold is in a happy, healthy relationship for the first time in what might be his whole life.

But when one day a figure from his past unexpectedly shows up at his beloved's doorstep, it might mean the end not only of his happiness, but life itself.

Possible nominations: Best Death, Best Hurts So Good, Best One Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Storybrooke, Best Drama, Best AU - Original, Best English Language, Best Mr Gold

Sacred promise - originally written as a starter for my rp partner, I also decided to post it as a ficlet; season 6 fix-it without all the breakup bullsh*t

Belle's and Rumple's baby boy has kicked for the first time.

Rumple has major feelings about it.

Possible nominations: Best Family, Best Fix-it, Best One Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Storybrooke, Best AU – Based on Once Upon A Time, Best Trope (kiss to the baby bump), Best English Language, Best Mr Gold

Say the word - a David Russell/Lacey French ficlet

David confronts Lacey about the prick that's been pestering her.

Possible nominations: Best Romance, Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English as Second Language Fic, Best Trope (I will kill for you), Best Lacey, BEST ANYEM FIC

A lie (might be better than the real thing) - a David Russell/Hiero ficlet I wrote while trying out this fun writing site

David ponders his developing relationship with Hiero, its dangers and attraction.

Possible nominations: Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English ad Second Language Fic, BEST ANYEM FIC

Welcome home - a Renard/Belle French tiny ficlet

Belle welcomes Victor home.

Possible nominations: Best Romance, Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English as Second Language Fic, BEST ANYELLE FIC

Gifsets

this "happy ending at the end of realms" set

Possible nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best Fluff Art, Best Use of Color

this silly little Woven Beauty set

Possible nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Set, Best AU in Art

this David Russell/Belle French gif set

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art

this Golden Lace (in)correct quote

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Smutty Art

this "Belle tells Rumple she is pregnant" set (what do you mean it's not how it went?)

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Fluff Art

Moodboards

this hiero moodboard

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best Use Of Color

this hiero x weaver moodboard

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art

this bellish AU moodboard

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Angsty Art

[peacehopeandrats]

Chipped Cup - For Your Consideration

This post is going to be a whirlwind of mixed up stuff. Some of it I was asked to put forward, some of it I was reminded to include, some of it is just stuff that I have always enjoyed. If you would like to nominate, please do. I've tried to get this post to match the form in order to make things super easy.

As always, I thank you for your consideration.

Family

The Tent Of Infinite Adventure

Leaving Storybrooke

The Zoo

Balloon

Comfort

Illness

Blast

Fix It

Ritual

Kink/BDSM

The Angel and the Devil

One Lover, Many Dreams

Romance

Meal

Best First Time

Granted

PWP

Home

Hurts So Good

The Oldest Door

Overnight

Recovery

Best Date (Overall)

Lost and Found

Best Courtship

Calm

Best One Shot

The Angel and the Devil

Warming The Chill

Symmetrical Simulations

Bed

Calm

Tea

Best Novel Length

Mountains, Streams, And Magical Things

Best Short Fic

Warming The Chill

The Message

Wounds and Scars

Ingredients

Recovery

Wild

Tea

Best Holiday Centric

Snow Bunnies

Lost and Found

Best Dark Castle

Snow Bunnies

The Oldest Door

Ingredients

Delivery

Spy

Tea

Marble

Best Storybrooke

Snow Bunnies

Symmetrical Simulations

War In Pieces

Leaving Storybrooke

The Meeting

Best Missing Years

Leaving Storybrooke

The Tent Of Infinite Adventure

Balloon

Best Wishverse

Once There Was A Wish

Granted

Best Golden Lace

The Angel and the Devil

One Lover, Many Dreams

War In Pieces

Wax

Best Woven Beauty

Gift

Best Afterlife Fic

Granted

Best Drama

Recovery

Best AU-Original

Wild

Best Trope

Wounds and Scars

Best Belle

The Oldest Door

Ingredients

Delivery

Best Lacey

One Lover, Many Dreams

Stroll

Wax

Best Dark One Rumple

The Oldest Door

Ingredients

Delivery

Best Wish!Rumple

Once There Was A Wish

Granted

Best Mr. Gold

Fire

Best Detective Weaver

Forgery

Best Gideon

The Message

The Tent Of Infinite Adventure

Slumber

The Zoo

The Meeting

Best OC Rumbelle Child

The Zoo

Best (Worst) Villain

Spy

Best BFF/Wingman

Wounds and Scars

Mountains, Streams, And Magical Things

Overnight

Blankets

Healing

Automatically Nominated, as of today's Chipped Cup post:

Christmas Secrets - Rumbelle Secret Santa

The Tea Shop - Fluffapalooza

[deliriumsdelight7]

Okay, Anon. I’m posting this on my main, rather than on the @the-chipped-cup-awards page, because this is my personal take on the issue, and not necessarily the opinion of the mod group as a whole.

The purpose of the Chipped Cup Awards (and before that, the Espenson Awards) is to celebrate all aspects of the Rumbelle fandom. All of the categories on this form have been part of this event since long before I joined the fandom. I don’t think it’s any one person’s place - mine OR yours - to decide for the entire fandom whether a category is “acceptable.” If enough people come forward - not on anon, so we can verify that there are multiple people who feel this way - then we’ll take this under consideration. That being said, Rumbelle poly ships still celebrate the dynamic between Belle and Rumpelstiltskin, and many people enjoy putting the Swanfire family into Rumbelle fics, so it’s my personal opinion that both categories should stay (but I invite other Rumbellers to weigh in).

What really concerns me is your incredibly judgmental tone. Gross? Sick? I think you might be in the wrong fandom, Anon. I’ve read smutty fic where Belle is a centaur, or Rumpelstiltskin is a drider. I’ve read age gap fic where Belle is underage and Gold is her boss or her teacher. I myself have a WIP where Belle and Gold are cursed to think they’re father and daughter (and while the smut hasn’t happened yet, believe me when I say it’s coming). This is and always has been a very open-minded fandom, so it disturbs me to see ship-shaming like this.

It’s well-known that the Once Upon a Time family tree is a tumbleweed. Swan Queen is a ship between an older woman and her step-granddaughter. Even Captain Swan - a canon ship! - is between a man and his late stepson’s ex girlfriend/baby momma. Golden Queen and Wicked Gold are both ships between a man and his ex lover’s daughters - both of whom were groomed by said man. If you’re looking for a fandom that’s concerned with moral purity in its ships, you’re very much looking in the wrong place.

I invite you to examine why you feel like it’s your place to cast judgment on members of your fandom when you don’t hold the show’s very writers to the same standards.