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notonlymice · 11 months ago

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90 RUMBELLE + 10 ANYELLE/ANYEM FICS I THINK ABOUT A LOT

I enjoy finding interesting fics to read through rec lists, so I decided to make one myself. I've only been in the fandom for less than two years and I still have a lot to read, but these are some of my favourites so far.

1. Acceptance by Silential

Storybrooke, 9537 words, E

Rumple has gained some weight and feels self-conscious about it. Belle shows him that she loves him anyway.

2. Accord by sira_underhill

Creature AU, 7546 words, M

Rumplestiltskin is a dragon.

3. A Little Help by Crysania

Dark Castle, 2025 words, E

Table sex (poor table).

4. All I Want For Christmas Is You by lizandletdie

Non-magical AU, 16919 words, T

Neal asks Belle to pretend to be his terrible girlfriend so that his father would say please date anyone but not this one. This doesn’t go as planned.

5. Alone In My Tower by Crysania

Enchanted Forest AU, 8450 words, E

Belle’s father locks her up in the tower until she agrees to marry one of her suitors. She summons the Dark One to help her.

6. Always One More Time by Bad_Faery

Non-magical AU, 54001 words, E

Due to certain reasons Gold has excelled in oral sex and puts an online ad offering his services.

7. Any Just Cause or Impediment by suchadearie

Non-magical AU, 15287 words, E

Belle is about to marry Whale and thinks his best man, Gold, hates her (it’s actually the opposite).

8. Anything by whereismygarden

Enchanted Forest AU, 2719 words, E

A deal with the Dark One turns into friendship and then into something else.

9. A Streak of Luck by WorryinglyInnocent

Enchanted Forest AU, 27998 words, T

Belle is cursed, and she goes looking for the Dark One hoping he could help her.

10. Baby It's Cold Outside by rowofstars

Non-magical AU, 14407 words, E

Gold and his housekeeper Belle are stuck in his house due to a blizzard.

11. Balancing the Books by BarPurple

Non-magical AU, 3302 words, E

Angry oral sex in the library.

12. Braided Leather and Smooth Skin by ZionAngel

Storybrooke, 5010 words, E, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Rumple has nightmares about Belle being whipped, and she suggests to fight fire with fire.

13. Buried Treasure by Emospritelet

Storybrooke, 19860 words, E

Lacey decides to distract Gold from his thoughts about Belle and hides his ring in an interesting place.

14. Buttoned Up by nerdrumple

Non-magical AU, 24343 words, E

Belle doesn’t feel beautiful, but it doesn't stop her from masturbating at her workplace. Gold accidentally witnesses it.

15. Chevalier by oceanofdarkness

Dark Castle, 2363 words, E

Gaston comes to rescue his fiancee and sees something unexpected.

16. Dark Castle series by extree

Dark Castle, 23354 words, G, T

Dark Castle fluff.

17. Darkest by ScarletteStarlett

Dark Castle, 1847 words, E, Rape/Non-Con

Rumplestiltskin is as dark as he claims to be.

18. Dark Heart by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 122667 words, E

Two years ago Gold and Belle broke up, and she left town. Now she is back, and apparently she has a baby.

+ 19. Twisted Fate by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 110565 words, E

Everything pre-breakup is the same as in "Dark Heart", but at some point Belle manages to tell Gold she is pregnant.

20. Dark Lover by woodelf

Storybrooke, 2932 words, E

Rumbelle roleplay (with dirty talk).

21. Desperate Souls by rowofstars

Non-magical AU, 25227 words (7/? chapters), E

Belle needs money, so she agrees to do some lingerie modelling for Gold.

22. Discreet by whereismygarden

Dark Castle, 1721 words, E

Rumple catches Belle masturbating.

23. Double the Meaning by BarPurple

Dark Castle, 1936 words, E

Flirting through double entendres.

24. Essays by RosexKnight

Non-magical AU, 3977 words, E

Instead of an essay Belle turns in an erotic fairytale retelling.

25. Fair Trade by Anonymous

Enchanted Forest AU, 3233 words, M, Rape/Non-Con

Villagers make a virgin sacrifice to Rumplestiltskin.

26. Five Times series by lizandletdie

Non-magical AU, 11644 words, T, E

Belle has a crush on her new neighbour but constantly makes a fool of herself in front of him.

27. For a Good Cause by rowofstars

Non-magical AU, 5968 words, E

Chubby Belle and the green dress.

28. From Shattered Places by lizandletdie

Historical AU (non-magical), 124553 words, E, Rape/Non-Con

Lady Belle was raped by Nottingham. Mr. Gold offers her his hand in marriage of convenience.

29. Hang On Me by nerdrumple

Non-magical AU, 2930 words (1/2 chapters), E

Gold is going to hang himself when suddenly he sees Belle through the window.

30. Head over Heels by B_does_the_write_thing

Non-magical AU, 7338 words, E

Belle finds out that her boss Gold has never received a blow job.

31. Her Angel by Kelyon

Enchanted Forest AU, 8475 words, G

Belle flees from her own wedding and comes across a spinner and his son.

32. Homecoming by rowofstars

Enchanted Forest AU, 5850 words, G

Rumple goes home from the war and wonders if he would be welcomed by Belle and their newborn son.

33. Hot Cocoa and Stolen Kisses by Kelyon

Non-magical AU, 19715 words, E

Lacey tries to connect with Mr. Gold through hot chocolate.

34. In Dreams of Him by mareyshelley

Creature AU, 14958 words, E

Gold is an incubus.

35. In the Blood!Verse series by Megara Bee (Megara_Bee)

Vampire AU, 48780 words, E

Belle makes a deal with Gold, a local vampire, and he drinks her blood, but not in a usual for vampires way.

36. Layered by TheStraggletag

Non-magical AU, 9017 words, E

Mary Margaret, a famous actress, wants her wedding dress to be made by Gold, a famous designer, but doesn’t want paparazzi to know she’s getting married, so she asks her friend Belle for a favour.

37. Legal Binding by Of_Princes_and_Savages

Non-magical AU, 3375 words, E

Lawyer!Gold and his secretary Belle have fun in the car.

38. like an open book. by SerenaLyon

Dark Castle, 7782 words, E

Light BDSM in the Dark Castle.

39. Liminal Space by rufeepeach

Non-magical AU, 18997 words, E

Midnight bonding of two broken hearts through an act of vandalism in a parking lot.

40. Lipstick Kisses by mareyshelley

Non-magical AU, 39060 words, E

Lacey has broken up their secret relationship with Gold, but now she has another secret.

41. Love Me Before The Last Petal Falls by DeliriumsDelight7

Hanahaki Disease AU, 5697 words (1/4 chapters), M

Unrequited love makes Belle cough up flower petals.

42. Married to the Magic by Crysania

Dark Castle, 11076 words, E

Accidental marriage through drinking some strange tea.

43. Midnight Rides by Maplesyrup

Non-magical AU, 8406 words, E

Belle and Gold often take night rides in his car, both thinking that the other isn’t really interested.

44. Mr. Good Mood series by lizandletdie

Non-magical AU, 23250 words, G, M, E

Belle spends a night with an older man and soon realises he is her friend's father.

45. Necessary Roughness by Shipperqueen

Storybrooke, 8598 words, E

Belle pretends to be Lacey so that Rumple could be rougher with her.

46. Neverland by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 79107 words, E

Belle wants her first time to be special, so she hires an escort. She definitely doesn't expect her teacher to show up.

47. Nightcap by Mrs_Stiltskin (Lady_Belles_Teacup)

Storybrooke, 2616 words, E

PWP with lactation kink.

48. Not A Prince by LicieOIC

Storybrooke s2, 2515 words, E

At least someone comes to the library to unchain Belle...

49. Of Greasepaint and Flyers by Bad_Faery

Non-magical AU, 14041 words, E

Circus AU.

50. Old Names and New Titles by rufeepeach

Storybrooke, 4277 words, T

Belle and Gold babysit Henry.

51. One Small Spark by Bad_Faery

Dark Castle, 5471 words, E, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Regina didn’t lie about the clerics.

52. On the Shores of Loch Katrine by PhoenixTalon

Non-magical AU, 53036 words, E

To inherit his grandfather’s estate in Scotland, Gold needs to get married.

53. Our Way to Fall by nerdrumple

Non-magical AU, 17670 words, E

Belle wants her mother’s necklace back, and Gold suggests her to do something shocking for it. He doesn’t expect her to agree.

54. Pages of Reverie by chippedcupwrites

Dark Castle, 2002 words, T

Belle stumbles upon a book with a sleeping curse and sees strange fairytailish dreams of herself and someone else.

55. Red Lights by rufeepeach

Non-magical AU, 30855 words, E

Gold is a 45-year-old virgin and hires an escort to finally experience sex.

56. Refuge by Fyre

Dark Castle, 13024 words, M, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Belle, desperate and scared, comes knocking at the Dark Castle doors.

57. Representation by AngelofDarkness1605

Storybrooke, 18711 words, M

Watching porn together turns out to be good for the relashionship.

58. Room to Breathe by Bad_Faery

Non-magical AU, 10124 words, M

Gold is a hoarder, Neal hires Belle to help him declutter.

59. Sacrifice by guinevere_grey

Dark Castle, 4755 words, E

When Rumplestiltskin claims her as his price, Belle expects him to have sex with her, but time goes by, nothing’s happening, and she loses her patience.

60. Santa Baby by lizandletdie

Storybrooke, 3859 words, E

Gold and Lacey celebrate Christmas with anal sex.

61. She Can't Help It by wonderwoundedhearers

Enchanted Forest AU, 7453 words, E

Ella Enchanted AU.

62. Shelter From the Storm by lizandletdie

Non-magical AU, 49605 words, M, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

They meet at a domestic violence shelter.

63. Sparks by Emospritelet

Dark Castle, 9291 words (5/? chapters), E

Rumple, Belle, and a little dragon in the Dark Castle.

64. Swipe Right by B_does_the_write_thing

Non-magical AU, 1972 words, M

Annoying loved ones make Belle and Gold try online dating.

65. Tattercloak by DeliriumsDelight7

Enchanted Forest AU, 41320 words, T

Retelling of the fairytale “Allerleirauh”.

66. Temptation by MelissaBosquez

Dark Castle, 6157 words, E

Rumple is like, be careful with my things, maid, or I’ll spank you! Belle is like, hope this doesn’t awaken anything in me…

67. The Best Ideas are Found in Books by JediAnnieScrambler

Enchanted Forest AU, 977 words, E

Belle masturbates to a picture of the Dark One and accidentally summons him.

68. The Big Tease by TheNaughtyScandalousScorpio

Dark Castle, 14537 words, E

Belle finds an interesting book.

69. The Caretaker by TheStraggletag

Non-magical AU, 23093 words, E

Sugar Daddy AU.

70. the course of our fate by bayloriffic

Non-magical AU, 53445 words, E, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Belle is a prostitute, Gold is a cop, Gaston is the worst.

71. The Cradle Will Rock by Bad_Faery

Non-magical AU, 4251 words, E

All Gold wanted was a child, not to fall in love with the surrogate mother.

72. The Enchanted Florists by B_does_the_write_thing

Non-magical AU, 4339 words, T

Belle asks her boss Gold to go to her ex’s wedding with her.

73. The Essence of Life by Bad_Faery

Enchanted Forest AU, 8727 words, E

Belle is unhappily married to Gaston and wants a child. The Dark One can help.

74. The Finfolk's Bride series by chippedcupwrites

Creature AU, 3397 words, G, T

Rumple is a merman.

75. The Future's So Bright by ThatRavenclawBitch

Storybrooke, 46183 words, E

Belle and Rumple got divorced after s6. Three years later Belle wants another baby.

76. The Gods of Our Shores by Lady_Therion

Creature AU, 9054 words, E

Belle makes a deal with Rumplestiltskin. Who lives in the sea and has tentacles.

77. The Nanny by ThatRavenclawBitch

Storybrooke, 16511 words, E

Belle and Rumple are divorced, and Belle is looking for a nanny for their daughter. Rumple sees an opportunity.

78. The One Where Belle is a Real Estate Agent and Gold is a Ghost by RosexKnight

Ghost AU, 2901 words (2/? chapters), G

Belle, a real estate agent, tries to sell Mr. Gold’s house, but it’s hard because Mr. Gold is still kinda there.

79. The Pages In Between by ThatRavenclawBitch

Non-magical AU, 30395 words, E

Gold has a crush on his new tenant. Finding a lingerie magazine with her half-naked photos doesn't make it easier.

80. The Queen's Request by B_does_the_write_thing

Enchanted Forest AU, 8550 words, E

Queen Belle has witnessed an act of oral sex between her handmaidens and wants to experience that herself. Her useless husband Gaston sends to her a peasant from a local village.

81. The Rare Books Crises by tinytorso

Non-magical AU, 3731 words, E

Books help Belle attract Mr. Gold’s attention.

82. The Safest Place by TheStraggletag

Dark Castle, 5184 words, T

Due to some timey-wimey baby Gideon appears in the Dark Castle.

83. The Spirit of the Trees by woodelf

Creature AU, 7320 words, E

Rumple is a tree spirit, and Belle is a curious woman.

84. To Have and to Hold by ThatRavenclawBitch

Non-magical AU, 36632 words, E

Belle and Gold want to divorce but have to pretend to be together for the sake of Neal’s wedding.

85. Travelling Light by francoeurs

Enchanted Forest, 12847 words, E

During her adventures Belle meets Rumple again, and they continue the journey together.

86. True Scotsman by WorryinglyInnocent

Non-magical AU, 1559 words, E

Wearing a kilt has certain advantages.

87. Virgin's Blood by lizandletdie

Dark Castle, 5542 words, E

Belle finding an interesting book is the best premise for PWP (with BDSM).

88. Waiting Game by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 29842 words, E

Lacey offers Gold (her college friend Neal’s father) to wait for Neal in her room.

89. you owe me. I own you. series by SerenaLyon

Storybrooke s6, 7052 words, E

Jealous Belle decides that Rumple owes her 42 orgasms.

90. Your Mileage May Vary by Endangered_Slug

Non-magical AU, 3557 words, T

At Neal’s wedding Milah is annoyed by a loud couple in the hotel room next door.

ANYEMS

(I definitely need to read more of that lol😅)

1. Beast!Rush series by Bad_Faery

SGU, 40325 words, E

Rush has pricked himself with some alien bush and starts acting like an animal.

2. Breaking Cycles by DeliriumsDelight7

California Solo, 154826 words, E

Lachlan returns to Scotland and meets a pretty librarian (who turns out to have a lot of inner demons too).

3. Fragile by Emospritelet

SGU, 6689 words, E, Underage

Rush goes to a bar before starting a new job at a school and meets Belle. Nothing can go wrong, right?

4. How Do You Sleep? 'Verse series by ifishouldvanish

California Solo, 56286 words, M

Threatened with deportation, Lachlan contacts his estranged wife Lacey he married some years ago.

5. If Only for a Moment by ifishouldvanish

Hamish MacBeth, 5320 words, E

Cockblock brigades exist everywhere including Lochdubh, and Belle has to fabricate a crime to get some time alone with Hamish.

6. Let's Spend the Night Together by ifishouldvanish

SGU, 10334 words, E

Lacey is Rush’s roommate. Rush can repair stargates but can't repair heaters, so they have to find a way to keep warm.

7. The Books That Bind by TheScholarlyStrumpet (equipoise)

Hamish MacBeth, 3525 words, T

Belle, a new librarian, and Hamish find a shared interest in books.

8. The Fractures Within Us by Lady_Therion

Summer, 4880 words, M

Shaun is prescribed physical therapy. Belle is his therapist, and she is mute.

9. The Oldest Profession by orphan_account

The Legend of Barney Thomson, 10067 words, E

Belle is a prostitute who needs a haircut.

10. The Sweetest of Sins by snafumoofins

Operation: Endgame, The Tournament, 3220 words, E, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Hiero has a crush on a local priest.

#rumbelle #rumbelle fic rec #anyem #anyelle #will probably make another part (who knew a tumblr post can only fit 100 links lol)#I know most of these are very popular and obvious and everyone has already read everything and the fandom is barely alive but whatever #I tried to put everything in the alphabetical order (mostly)#not sure about everyone's tumblr urls so not adding any

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peacehopeandrats · 2 years ago

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Skin Deep Day is nearly over in my part of the world and all I can say is how happy the day has made me feel.

I got my Fluff fic done, and the accompanying rose...

I got to watch my dash fill up with the love, joy, and hope that is Rumbelle...

And I got to watch some amazing authors be shown the love they deserve.

So happy for @tickletorso, @bibliosauruswrecks, @emospritelet, @jackabelle73, @eirian-houpe, @kelyon, @serenalyon, @lotus0kid, @celticheartedfangirl, @thatravenclawbitchh-blog, @rufeepeach, @nerdrumple, @rowofstars, and anyone I might have missed in the days postings. You are all amazing creators, as are those who got the nod of a nomination. This was a hard year to vote on.

Here's to doing it all again next year!

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paradigmparadoxical · 5 years ago

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For @timelordthirteen 's fic Revenge Radio.

Font credit is Puritan from dafont.com.

#timelordthirteen #rowofstars #revenge radio #art by paradigmparadoxical #stuff paradigmparadoxical makes #rumbelle #cover art

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doctorroseficawards · 6 years ago

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Congratulations!

#1 - Stay by rowofstars

#rowofstars #doctor x rose #outstanding drabble

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thedalektables · 2 years ago

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Doctor Who (2005) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Nine/Rose Characters: Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler Additional Tags: Mystery, creepiness, mild psychological horror Summary:

Written for the week 8 prompt at writerinatardis, which was: The TARDIS is damaged during a landing, stranding the Doctor and Rose somewhere until she's repaired.

#Doctor Who #Nine x Rose #The Lost Ones #rowofstars #fic rec

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timelordthirteen · 7 years ago

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rowofstars >> rumple-belle

Courtesy of the fantastic @rumbelles. I love you so much for this!! So tempting that I have broken my golden rule of never change URLs. Still tracking #rowofstars. I’ve got a redirect in place so you can still find me. :) And my old URL saved just in case. I may someday go back to it, but I can’t pass up my OTP.

Spread the word!

#url change #rowofstars #rumbelle

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fleurdeneuf · 7 years ago

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this week in fic

Weekly round up of fic I’ve read and enjoyed this week. Do yourself a favor and check ‘em out!

31 Days of Ficmas: Rosy Cheeks, Holiday Music, Shiver, Feast, Love, Presents, and Fire by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose)

Soldier’s Solstice: Chapter 18, Chapter 19, and Epilogue by @hellostarlight20 (Nine/Rose, AU, alien!Rose, human!Nine, NSFW) (Note: now complete!)

Frock Coats and Rosy Cheeks by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Five/Rose)

Mishaps in Holiday Baking by @rumple-belle (Nine/Rose, established relationship)

In the Bleak Midwinter by @lizann5869 (Twelve/Rose)

Please Come Home... by @paigenotblank (Twelve/Rose)

All I Want for Christmas is You (Naked): Chapter 9 by @blueboxesandtrafficcones (Nine/Rose, NSFW, dwsecretsanta fic for @chiaroscuroverse)

Feast by @perfectlyrose (Twelve/Rose, NSFW)

Holiday Music by @blueboxesandtrafficcones (Twelve/Rose, NSFW)

The First Course by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, NSFW)

Tis the Season - Love by @hanluvr (Nine/Rose, AU) (sequel to Tis the Season - Candy Cane)

A Blonde Walks into a Bar by @blueboxesandtrafficcones (Twelve/Rose)

Renegades and Revolutionaries: Season One: Unexpected Consequences: Chapter 4 by @deathlyfandoms (Nine/Rose, AU)

The Curse of the Time Lords: Chapter 1 by @chiaroscuroverse (Nine/Rose, UA, dragon!Nine, crack, dwsecretsanta fic for @whatwecanfic)

Siren’s Call by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, NSFW, slight dubcon for sex pollen trope) (Christmas smut present for me!)

What We’re Made Of: Chapter 37, Chapter 38, and Chapter 39 by @rishidiams and @caedmonfaith (Twelve/Rose, AU, canon!Rose, human!Twelve, post-Doomsday, babyfic)

As always, links are to tumblr posts when possible so people can reblog fic if they want to.

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mariequitecontrarie · 7 years ago

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Love ya'll. My crushes are awesome. Follow them. <3

#rowofstars #scribbles-by-kate #ssirius-blackk #wicked-chocolatine #bookwormchocaholic #alwaysdearie #simplyshelbs16xoxo #simplythedarkone #virgidearie #rumbelle blogs

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emospritelet · 7 years ago

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rowofstars replied to your post: I really need the next update of Empty Corridors...

HOW DO I PUT MORE LIKES ON A POST, ASKING FOR A FRIEND

Just for that, you can have a snippet...

“I was adopted at birth,” said Zelena, looking irritated.

“Lucky you, I daresay,” he said dismissively. “She never struck me as the type to show a child much warmth.”

“We’ve reconciled,” she said. “She put her career first, I can accept that.”

“Seems to me you don’t have much choice.”

“I found out all about your past,” she said snidely. “Such a sad story.”

“I can’t think why you’d be interested,” he said.

“Because I’d like us to be friends.”

“Somehow I doubt that.”

“No, I would,” she insisted. “I’m trying to make my own way in the world, and it’s important to surround yourself with like-minded people, don’t you find?”

“I try not to surround myself with people at all.”

“Hmm.” She tossed her hair, wandering over to one of the shelving units. “And yet you hired the waitress. An unorthodox choice for an assistant.”

“You wouldn’t say that if you knew her,” he said. “But then so few people do.”

“I suppose she’s pretty,” said Zelena carelessly, looking over the figurines on the shelf. “If you ignore the obvious.”

“Which is?” he asked, uninterested, and she looked around with a smile.

#rowofstars #fic snippets #empty corridors #golden lace #rumbelle

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abovethemists · 7 years ago

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A very happy birthday to my dear friend @rowofstars! I know you love a good bed sharing fic, so here’s some absolutely contrived and ridiculous Rushacey bed sharing just for you. I hope your day is magical!

Summary: Rush and Lacey find themselves sharing a hotel room at a conference and, as luck would have it, there's only one bed! What are they to do?

Rated: M

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It was a predicament Nicholas Rush didn’t ordinarily find himself in.

It was rare enough he was in the same room as a beautiful woman, let alone sharing a bed with one. And yet, here he was, at the conference from hell, with Lacey Fucking French stretched out next to him in the queen sized bed of the moderately priced hotel booked for said hell conference.

Or overbooked as luck would have it.

He was giving a presentation first thing in the morning for the 38th Annual International Symposium for Mathematical Physicists and he should either be sleeping or reviewing his notes. Instead he was lying awake, staring at the back of Lacey French’s head on the pillow next to him.

He sighed and rolled on to his back, staring up at the ceiling instead.

Lacey French wasn’t even his grad assistant for crying out loud. He’d left Eli behind knowing the boy would get next to nothing out of the conference and would be better served back in Berkley. The ancient Professor Ryan who boasted Lacey Fucking French as his grad assistant had brought her along, no doubt at Miss French’s behest purely for the travel opportunity to New York City, but failed to book her a room. And due to the conference, there were none available. And of course Professor Ryan wasn’t about to sully his 50-year marriage to dear Mildred by sharing a room with his beautiful 25-year-old student. And somehow, before he could even think about what he was saying as he overheard all this in the lobby of the hotel at 11:00 this morning, the words “you can share my room” spewed right out of his mouth.

Lacey had spun around, her eyes wide as she took in Rush behind her.

“Really?” she almost snorted at him. Rush had regretted his offer immediately. He didn’t get along with Lacey Fucking French. She was brilliant but lazy. She drank too much and worked too little and still somehow managed to scrape by just by the skin of her teeth. He couldn’t abide the waste of her talents if she’d only just apply herself.

But her eyes were so very blue and the corner of her mouth that turned up in the beginnings of a smile as he stared at her dumbfounded looked positively kissable.

Rush shook his head.

“Of course not,” he said, recanting his words. “I’m sure there’s someone more suitable you could share with.”

Lacey shrugged. “There’s really not. I don’t mind if you don’t.”

And so he’d found himself taking the elevator up to the eleventh floor with Lacey Fucking French at his side.

Of course, there was only a new fresh hell awaiting them there when the cramped room only held one bed. And no couch. And very little floor space to kip on comfortably.

Lacey hadn’t even seemed to notice, dropping her suitcase on the bed and heading straight into the en suite bathroom. When he’d heard the shower flip on, Rush had immediately fled the room back down to the lobby on the off chance that they could offer up a cot. Of course, all cots had been claimed already.

Rush had spent the rest of the afternoon wandering the hotel, familiarizing himself with the conference space, and making sure there wouldn’t be any technical mishaps for his presentation the following morning. He’d also been spending that time trying desperately not to think about the fact that Lacey Fucking French was upstairs in their shared room naked, wet, in the shower. A woman he found irritating on the best of days, but who also unfortunately had legs for days, would somehow be sleeping beside him that night.

He dragged a hand across his face and then he’d headed to the hotel bar.

It was there he’d once again spotted Lacey, and if his head had been screwed on right he would have anticipated as much. She was dressed demurely as ever in a short black cocktail dress that seemed to be entirely missing its back.

He contemplated backing out of the bar and heading back up to the room now that he knew it was blessedly empty, but Lacey noticed him before he could make a move.

“Hey there, roomie,” she said, motioning him over with a wink.

That was another thing Rush found distressing about Lacey French. He was never quite sure if she was flirting with him or making fun of him. Or worse, flirting with him solely for the purpose of mocking him. Heaven knows she wouldn’t actually be interested in a misanthropic professor nearly twice her age.

Which was a moot point anyway because he very much was not interested in Lacey Fucking French, thank you very much. If only he didn’t have to remind himself of the fact so very often.

He walked the short distance over to the bar, claiming the stool next to Lacey as she turned. From the front, her dress was deceptively modest with its high neckline. Her hair was pulled up away from her face, a few curls escaping and cascading down her neck. Her lips were painted blood red and her eyes were as blue as ever. She was breathtaking.

He realized he was staring and Rush covered his momentary lapse by ordering a scotch, aware of Lacey’s eyes on him the whole time.

“Aren’t you gonna change?” she asked once he had his drink in hand, giving his jeans and blazer the once over. Rush looked down at himself but couldn’t for the life of him understand the point of her question.

“Why would I?”

“The welcome cocktail mixer is in a half hour,” she said, rolling her eyes.

Rush shrugged. “I think I’m suitably dressed to drink well liquor for fifteen minutes with a room full of academics. We can’t all be the sharp dressers you are, Miss French.”

“Is it too much?” she asked, twirling her barstool away from him and giving him another look at the creamy bare skin of her naked back.

“I don’t think you know the meaning of that notion,” he shot back.

Lacey arched one dark brow at him.

“You like the way I dress,” she countered. “Don’t think I haven’t noticed you looking.”

“People stare at a spectacle, Miss French, “ he ground out. “Whether they’re interested or not.”

Something flashed in her eyes. Something white hot that transfixed him and terrified him in equal measure. But soon it was gone, replaced by a roll of her eyes and a bubble of laughter.

“Fair enough,” she said, raising her glass to his in a toast. Rush wasn’t sure what they were toasting. He was an asshole. He wasn’t even sure why he was being an asshole other than that Lacey French made him uncomfortable because she was far too pretty and far too smart and far too close to him.

“What’s the toast for?” he blurted out.

Lacey gave a shrug of one slim shoulder.

“You survived the afternoon,” she said. “I’m impressed. I didn’t think you fared well outside of your natural habitat.”

“And what is my natural habitat, Miss French?” he asked, taking a sip of his drink and already dreading her answer.

“Your own office of course,” she said with a snort. “Cloistered away with your white boards and your coffee pot, only emerging for the occasional smoke break.”

“I enjoy my work,” he said tersely.

Lacey chuckled, stirring the ice in her drink around with her straw.

“So do I, but I still have a social life.”

“And what makes you think you know so much about me?” he demanded.

Lacey slurped a sip through her straw, narrowing her eyes at him, but otherwise seeming unperturbed by his snappish behavior.

“Because you’re the first person in the office in the mornings and the last one to leave at night. Because you frequently wear the same shirt two days in a row and sport a day’s stubble making me believe you quite likely sleep in your office, if you sleep at all. You don’t wear a wedding ring and you didn’t have the same qualms about sharing a room with me that Dr. Ryan did so I think it’s safe to say you’re unmarried, not that any marriage could survive your work schedule. And because when I come in to work on Saturdays, because I do my best thinking in solitude, yours is the only other car I see in the faculty parking lot meaning you don’t even take the weekends for yourself. Am I getting anywhere close to the truth here?”

Rush felt himself rendered speechless. Damn Lacey French was more observant than he’d given her credit for. And he certainly hadn’t known she frequented the physics building on Saturdays like he did.

Lacey smirked, clearly certain she’d won the point. She opened her clutch, pulling a few dollars out and placing them on the bar before standing from her stool so gracefully it belied the cocktail and her four inch heels.

She placed one hand on Rush’s shoulder, leaning in close.

“You see,” she breathed against his ear, making goosebumps erupt across the back of his neck. “You’re not the only one who stares at a spectacle, Nicky.”

And then she was gone, leaving nothing behind but the intoxicating scent of her floral perfume and the unnerving thought that no one in 48 years of life had ever had the gall to call him Nicky.

The night only got worse from there.

Rush endured a full twenty minutes socialization with his peers before he was escaping the cocktail party to have a cigarette on the street outside the hotel. He’d only stayed at the party that long because Lacey had failed to turn up and there was no way he was going up to the room and facing her again anytime soon. He’d insulted her, she’d insulted him, and now they were supposed to share close quarters for the weekend.

Perhaps if he wandered the streets for a few hours, she’d fall asleep and he could sneak back in without her notice.

But he wanted to review his notes for his presentation tomorrow and his laptop was upstairs in the room.

“Fuck,” he muttered under his breath, flicking away his cigarette butt and heading back into the damned hotel.

It dawned on Rush somewhere around the sixth floor that perhaps Lacey’s dress hadn’t been for the conference’s welcome cocktail party at all. She certainly would have been out of place amid the sea of black, navy or tan blazers. Perhaps she had a big night on the town planned. She was young, beautiful, and clearly better at socialization that he. There was every possibility he’d be awoken at 4 am by Lacey stumbling in from the night before in which case he could just get up for the day and they’d effectively avoid the bed sharing altogether.

Feeling remarkably better about his situation, Rush pushed open the door to his hotel room, looking forward to an evening spent alone with his notes.

Instead, he was greeted by the image of Lacey French, lying across the bed on her stomach, her long legs kicking in the air behind her as she ate pepperoni pizza out of a box.

“Oh, hey,” she said, putting her slice of pizza back down in the box and sitting up, crossing her legs beneath her. She grabbed the television remote beside her and muted the TV, which seemed to be tuned to some old black and white movie.

It was only then that Rush registered what Lacey was wearing, a thin white camisole edged in lace and covered in tiny blue flowers along with a matching pair of the tiniest shorts Rush had ever seen. In fact he thought they qualified more as briefs than shorts. Her hair was down, spilling across her shoulders in long, lovely chestnut waves and her face was scrubbed clean of its usual makeup. She looked young, and fresh, and more beautiful than he'd ever seen her.

“I ordered pizza,” Lacey said, motioning to the half eaten pie beside her. “You know, New York is supposed to have the best. You can have some if you want.”

Rush was still frozen in the doorway, but he finally made his way inside, letting the door shut behind him.

“Thanks,” he managed, shrugging out of his blazer and hanging it in the small closet by the door in an effort to give his hands something to do. Lacey French would be sleeping next to him in that? Why couldn’t she wear a flannel nightgown that went to her ankles? Or a onesie with bunnies on the feet?

Given there was nowhere else in the room to sit, Rush plopped down on the bed, leaning against the headboard and putting as much space between himself and Lacey as possible.

“Pizza?” she said again, nudging the box in his direction. It did smell good, and the spread at the cocktail party had been paltry at best. Rush’s stomach took the opportunity to growl loudly and Lacey smirked.

Rush pulled the box toward himself, picking up a slice and watching as the cheese stretched to impossible lengths before finally snapping apart.

“Why didn’t you come to the party?” he asked before taking a bite of the pizza. Now that his hypothesis that Lacey had a night out planned had been disproved he wondered why she’d been in the hotel bar earlier tonight at all.

Lacey shrugged, a fetching blush tinting her cheeks.

“You were right,” she said. “About the dress, I mean. The spectacle. I get away with that stuff back home because people know me, but here, with all these important people at an international symposium? It would have been stupid to show up like that.”

The pizza he’d been so enjoying a mere moment ago seemed to turn to ash on Rush’s tongue at that. Lacey had come back up to the room, ordered herself a pizza and stayed in because of one asshole remark on his end? An asshole remark he’d made just to cover up the fact that he so deeply appreciated her appearance?

“You looked beautiful,” he said before he could help himself. “I mean, earlier, in the dress. I didn’t mean to make you feel bad.”

Lacey arched an eyebrow at him.

“Didn’t you?”

Rush wasn’t sure what to say because, yes, he had meant to make her feel bad. She’d caught him looking and he wanted to wipe the smirk off her face. Because he was a bastard and a fool and an unmitigated ass.

“It’s okay,” Lacey said with another shrug. “I basically called you a friendless loser. And anyway, Bringing Up Baby was on and I haven’t seen it in ages.”

She motioned at the television on the wall where a man and woman were driving in a car seemingly with a leopard on the backseat.

“Ah,” Rush said. “Well, don’t mute it on my account. Watch whatever you like.”

“Are you sure?” Lacey asked, reaching for the remote. “You don’t require total silence in the evenings or some such?”

“No,” Rush bristled. For some reason it bothered him that Lacey saw him as such a stick in the mud. He wasn’t always as married to his work as he was now. “By all means, watch your movie.”

Lacey grinned, turning the volume back up as she lay back down across the bed on her belly, crossing her ankles behind her and giving Rush a quite perfect view of her barely covered backside. Rush grabbed his laptop, settling it over his lap and opening up his presentation to stare blankly at it instead of letting his eyes drift over to the much more appealing view of Lacey. He managed to get through two of his slides before being distracted once again.

Lacey let out a loud laugh at something that happened on the screen and Rush found himself enchanted. Her laugh was absolutely delightful. Not the sly little chuckle she sometimes let out at his expense, but a full-bodied laugh. Soon Rush found himself neglecting his notes altogether, instead watching Lacey watch the screwball comedy play out on the television. By the time Cary Grant was hoisting a dangling Katherine Hepburn up from above a pile of brontosaurus bones, he had closed his laptop completely.

“What did you think?” Lacey asked, glancing over her shoulder at Rush as the credits rolled.

Rush shrugged. “I wasn’t really paying much attention,” he lied.

Lacey sighed, rolling on to her back and stretching her arms up above her head. The motion made her camisole ride up and Rush was treated to the sight of her lovely flat little stomach. He darted his eyes away to stare at the wall instead.

“I love that movie,” Lacey said contentedly. “I love anything with Katherine Hepburn. That was a woman, you know?”

“Sure,” Rush said noncommittally. At the moment he was having trouble remembering any woman but the one in front of him.

Lacey stifled a yawn, sitting up to look at the clock on the side table.

“Shit, it’s late,” she said. “Aren’t you the first lecture tomorrow? You should probably get some sleep.”

Rush nodded, packing up his laptop and moving the bag into the closet. He’d effectively been sharing a bed with Lacey for the last hour as they watched the movie, but there was something about actually lying down next to someone and falling asleep that was far too intimate for his liking. And of course, Lacey was wearing shorts.

“I’m gonna pop into the bathroom to get ready for bed,” Lacey said. “So you can change in here while I’m in there if you want. Promise I wont peek.”

Lacey disappeared into the en suite, the faucet turning on a moment later and Rush found a whole new aspect of this night to panic about.

He didn’t pack any bloody pajamas. He planned to sleep in his underwear like any normal man who thought he’d have a room to himself. He certainly hadn’t thought to grab a pair to bring to the conference on the off chance he ended up in bed with Lacey Fucking French.

A moment later the bathroom door opened and Lacey popped her head out.

“Are you decent?” she asked.

Rush was still standing in the exact place she’d left him wearing the exact clothes she’d left him in.

“Decent,” he replied.

Lacey came all the way out of the bathroom, toting a bottle of lotion with her before plopping down on the bed and squirting an ample amount of the lotion in to her hand. Then she gave Rush a confused look.

“Aren’t you going to change?” she asked him for the second time that night. “Or do you prefer to sleep in jeans?”

Rush glanced down at himself and contemplated actually doing as she said.

“I, uh, don’t have anything to change in to,” he mumbled.

“Pardon?” Lacey said, pausing in the very distracting task of rubbing lotion on her sinfully long legs. Honestly how such a petite woman had such incredible legs, he’d never know.

“I bloody well sleep in pants, don’t I?” he snapped. “But I can’t very well strip down to my underwear now.”

“Oh,” Lacey said with a shrug, returning to lathering up her already supple skin to ridiculous proportions. “Well don’t turn shy on my account. I promise you I’ve seen a man’s bare legs before. You won’t shock my womanly sensibilities.”

Rush rolled his eyes. Yes, he was sure the sight of his chicken legs would in no way shock Lacey. It didn't mean he was keen to let her see him in his underwear.

"Look, I asked the front desk about a cot earlier but they're all out," he said, stalling for time. "I'm happy to sleep on the floor..."

Lacey cut him off with a wave of her hand. "The bed is plenty big enough for both of us," she reasoned. "I promise I don't bite. Unless of course you ask me to," she added with a wink.

Rush swallowed audibly. "Yes, well, as long as you don't mind."

Lacey shook her head. "Don't mind in the least, Dr. Rush."

Rush nodded, slapping his hands together stupidly as cast around for any other reason to delay stripping off his jeans.

"Well, I'll just --" he motioned to the bathroom door and Lacey just blinked at him as she started applying her lotion to her arms and chest, her fingers dipping below the already low neckline of her top. She really was going to kill him if he watched for one moment more. So he grabbed his overnight bag and scurried inside the en suite.

Rush took his time to brush his teeth and scrub his face. Then he stared at his reflection in the bathroom mirror, hating every inch of his own lined face. He needed a haircut. And a shave. And an extra twenty pounds of muscle. And even then he'd still be a skinny little runt.

“You stupid bloody wanker,” he muttered at himself.

He stripped down to his boxers, tossing his dirty clothes back into his bag, and pulled out a fresh t-shirt. Looking down at himself he tried to see himself through Lacey’s eyes. But all he saw were knobby knees, a too thin frame, and a man who was well past his prime.

With a sigh he flipped off the bathroom light and headed back into the bedroom. Lacey had already turned back the covers, lying back against the pillows and Rush quickly moved to join her in an effort to give her as little a view of his boxers as possible.

“Goodnight, Dr. Rush,” Lacey said, that infernal smirk once again in place, as he clamored into the bed.

“Goodnight, Miss French.”

Lacey flipped off her bedside lamp, casting the room into darkness, and turned on to her side.

And now here he was, lying in the dark next to Lacey French and willing his body to control itself. He was an adult for crying out loud. He could handle sleeping in a bed with a woman. A woman he found infuriating and intriguing and absolutely bloody gorgeous. A woman who seemed to be so much more than he’d ever given her credit for.

The bright city lights beyond the hotel window kept the room from total darkness and Rush could make out the cascade of dark curls across her pillow, her milky white shoulder seeming to glow in the low light.

The bed wasn’t overly large and despite keeping a respectful distance, he could still feel her warmth from the other side of the bed. He could smell her, warm and floral and feminine. A mad part of him wanted to curl up behind her and bury his face in her hair, to see if he could find the source of that mouthwatering smell.

Instead he crossed his arms against his chest, tucking his hands underneath his armpits to keep them from taking on a mind of their own.

“I can feel you staring at me,” came Lacey’s voice only slightly muffled by the plush hotel pillow.

Rush coughed, then rolled on to his back, his eyes betraying him by staying fixed on the back of Lacey’s head.

“I’m not staring,” he said.

Lacey cast a glance over her shoulder and Rush didn’t have enough time to look away smoothly.

“Right,” Lacey snorted, turning over so she was facing him. “You weren’t staring. You just like a spectacle and I can’t help but create one even when I’m just trying to sleep.”

“No,” Rush insisted, one of his hands escaping its armpit confine and reaching out toward her. “I didn’t mean that, you know. I was being an ass because you called me out. I think you’re…rather lovely.”

He wasn’t sure what had possessed him to be so honest. Maybe it was the darkness. Maybe it was the realization that his careless words actually had an impact on Lacey. Maybe it was the fact that she was looking at him with those big blue eyes, lacking her usual face full of makeup and garish wardrobe, and she looked so soft that he could never lie to her.

Lacey didn’t say anything at first. Instead, she propped herself up on her elbow, looking down at him as if coming to a decision. They stared at each other, the moment seemed to stretch between them, the silence deafening, and he prayed to any higher power that something would happen to break it.

“Look, if I just go ahead and kiss you will it help with the tension here?” she said finally.

“Excuse me?” Rush fairly well squeaked.

“What?” Lacey said, moving slightly closer to him in the dark. “You want to kiss me, I can tell. And I’d definitely kiss you. So why don’t we just get it out of the way and see how it goes? If we don’t like it we can go to sleep and forget it ever happened. If we do like it, well, then we’ll see.”

“Are you insane?” Rush demanded. He wasn’t sure why he was protesting this. He very much would like to kiss Lacey French. But maybe that was the problem. If he kissed her once, he had a feeling he’d forever be lost.

“Possibly,” Lacey agreed. “But I don’t see why it should be such a big deal. You think I’m rather lovely and I think you’re kind of cute, we’re stuck here in this bed together, and frankly the tension in the air is keeping me awake. So why not?”

Rush had no reasonable response to that, so he kept his mouth shut.

“Just one kiss, Nicky,” she whispered, her face suddenly so close, her sweet breath fanning out across his face. “What could it hurt?”

One of Lacey’s hands stole under his t-shirt, tickling against his ribs, and Rush gave a shiver. Her fingers continued their exploration, lightly grazing up and down his chest, stroking over the sparse hair across his belly. He hadn’t had anyone this close in years, no one had touched him like this in years, and suddenly he couldn’t think of one single reason why he shouldn’t kiss Lacey French like his life bloody well depended on it.

Rush’s other hand escaped from his armpit and he reached for her, pulling her flush against him, his mouth capturing hers.

Lacey gave a delighted little gasp and Rush used the opportunity to dip his tongue into her mouth, stroking it against hers. She tasted like spearmint toothpaste, fresh and clean and just a little sweet.

Lacey’s hand moved from underneath Rush’s shirt to wrap her arms around his neck, her hands tangling in his hair as she kissed him back eagerly. His hands gripped on to her hips, his thumbs stroking the strip of skin exposed between her camisole and those infuriating shorts.

Like a man possessed, Rush rolled Lacey beneath him, deepening the kiss. His hand stole around to her backside, kneading the soft flesh there and Lacey wound one sinuously long leg around his hip. He became aware then of how painfully hard he was. They’d barely gotten started and he was already fit to burst, his cock butting against Lacey’s hip.

Lacey chuckled, pulling her other leg up to wrap around his hips, opening herself up so his cock was nestled right against her core. Rush’s hips gave an involuntary buck against hers, seeking out her warmth and Lacey’s hand tightened in his hair as she gasped.

“Watch it, Nicky,” she murmured against his lips. “Nice girls don’t give it up on the first date.”

Rush pulled back, looking down at the woman underneath him. Her cheeks were flushed, her lips swollen and eyes dark. She was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen.

“Since when have you ever claimed to be nice?” he snarked. “And exactly when did we go on a date?”

Lacey bit her full lower lip, her eyes sparkling in the darkness. “We had dinner and a movie, didn’t we?” she asked, skirting around his first question. “Now you’re kissing me goodnight. Sounds like a date to me.”

Well, when she put it that way, he supposed it did. Though he hadn’t known it was a date at the time. Was it possible Lacey had been working to this end all day? And if so, how had he not managed to royally botch it with his behavior?

“Lucky for you I’m pretty reliably a sex on the second date kind of girl,” Lacey continued, reaching up to kiss him lightly on the corner of his mouth. “So I’d say the ball is solidly in your court about when that happens.”

Rush couldn’t help but laugh, a rare enough thing these days. She was fishing for a date.

“Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow?” he asked. He couldn’t help the seed of nervousness that had taken root in his belly as he asked the question, even though he was fairly certain she’d say yes. He was lying on top of her, in bed, with her legs wrapped around him after all.

“I think there’s every possibility I could be persuaded to have dinner with you tomorrow,” Lacey said. She pulled him down for another kiss, warm, wet and sweet. Her fingers scraped deliciously against the back of his neck and his hands slid up underneath her camisole, skimming against the soft skin of her stomach. Lacey sighed against his mouth, arching into his touch. He was fairly certain he could persuade her to ignore her first date rule, but part of him was enjoying their little game. He wanted to have a proper date with her, to take her out somewhere nice and if he was lucky enough to get to do this again tomorrow night, he’d consider himself truly blessed.

With that in mind, Rush rolled to the side, cupping Lacey’s cheek and giving her one last lingering kiss. She protested as he pulled away, but Rush just held a finger up to her lips.

“I’ll pick you up at 7:30,” he said, smugly.

Lacey let out a frustrated little groan, falling back against the pillows and Rush turned over to face the wall feeling quite proud of himself. Of course he was then left with the rather large problem in his pants keeping him from sleep, his breathing still slightly labored.

He jumped when he felt a small hand wrap around him from behind, splaying across his stomach.

“I think you should get some sleep, Nicky,” Lacey whispered. “You’ve got a big day tomorrow.”

Rush slammed his eyes shut as Lacey’s hand trailed lower across his stomach until she was cupping him through the thin fabric of his boxers.

“I said no sex on the first date,” she said wickedly, and he could hear the sadistic little smile in her voice. “I never said anything about hand jobs.”

Rush held his breath as she dipped her hand beneath the waistband of his boxers, gripping him lightly.

“Now,” she said, her breath stirring his hair, her pelvis nestled tightly against his backside. “Let’s see if we can relieve that tension.”

He was a fool for thinking he’d ever win a round against Lacey Fucking French.

#rushacey #rush x lacey #raven's fic #anyelle #rowofstars #happy birthday lindsay #i love you dear

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Comfort

The Bedroom Chronicles by @serenalyon Illness by @peacehopeandrats Blast by @peacehopeandrats Premonition by @ace_cf_cups Struck By a Golden Arrow by @Otava Snow and Heat by @Hypatia3 A Present of Love by @reolf

Fix-It

Ritual by @peacehopeandrats Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups Everyone Has A Choice by @Taisch

Reunion

Finding You by @Silwenworld A Dream is a Wish by @Rowofstars

SMUT

Kink/BDSM

Wrapping Up Her Christmas Gift by @Kelyon Like An Open Book by @Serenalyon The Angel and the Devil by @peacehopeandrats One Lover, Many Dreams by @peacehopeandrats Indulgence by @emostpritelet On the House by @Kelyon Contract by @Kelyon Beasts: A Golden Cuffs Story by @Kelyon Courtship: A Golden Rings Story by @Kelyon

Romance

Brandy, Apples and Spice by @rufeepeach The Caretaker by @TheStraggletag Snow and Heat by @Hypatia3 Memory by @Peacehopeandrats Two Could by @eirian_houpe Star Crossed by @threepwoodmarley The Sweetest Dream by @threepwoodmarley

Comedy

Bare Facts by @BarPurple Accidents by @Peacehopeandrats

Threesome

Fulfilling a Fantasy by @TheScholarlyStrumpet

Best First Time

Queen Takes Knight by @Emospritelet The Good Sort by @wonderwoundedhearers Brandy, Apples and Spice by rufeepeach Snow and Heat by @Hypatia3 The Cunning by @mareyshelley Curfew by @emotspritelet Granted by @peacehopeandrats

PWP

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ANGST Death

Belle's Promise by @Bellerina98 Strong For Belle by @desperatemurph Things Unknown by @BelleGold Requiem by @once-upon-a-rewrite His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups

Hurts So Good

To Have and to Hold by @ThatRavenclawBitch Hang On Me by @nerdrumple Ritual by @peacehopeandrats Love Me Before The Last Petal Falls by @DeliriumsDelight7 Received by @Peacehopeandrats The Oldest Door by @peacehopeandrats Overnight by @peacehopeandrats Recovery by @peacehopeandrats His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Time’s Curse by @eirian_houpe On Whose Hands? by @eirian_houpe Nobody Knew by @eirian_houpe Seven Tastes by @eirian_houpe The Black Swan by @deliriumsdelight7

Misunderstanding

Requiem by @onceuponarewrite Unexpected but Not Unwelcome by @tickletorso On Whose Hands? by @eirian_houpe

ROMANCE

Best Date (Overall)

Lost and Found by @peacehopeandrats The Finfolk’s Bride by @chippedcupwrites It's a Surprise, Dearie by @gingerdreams15 Down to the River by @Barefootandbookish How to Date a Librarian by @Peacehopeandrats Cactus by eirian_houpe

Best Courtship

Calm by @peacehopeandrats Cactus by @eirian_houpe The Sweetest Dream by @threepwoodmarley Ad Astra by @chippedcupwrites Letters by @poorobscureplainandlittle Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere by @chick-with-wifi Bluebelle by @eirian_houpe

Best First Meeting

Portrait of the Heart by @chippedcupwrites Midnight Flowers by @SerenaLyon Anoxia by@ RumbelleDearie I Know it's Today by @RosexKnight Lady of the Lake by @rumplestiltskinsbulge

General Categories

Best One Shot

Pages of Reverie by @chippedcupwrites The Angel and the Devil by @peacehopeandrats Warming The Chill by @peacehopeandrats Symmetrical Simulations by @peacehopeandrats Bed by @peacehopeandrat Calm by @peacehopeandrats Tea by @peacehopeandratss Premonition by @ace_cf_cup His Ray of Light by@ ace_cf_cups Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups Shades of Blue by @ReyloAreHairGoals Amends - @Shadowedoracle And Then One Thursday Night by @Jackabelle73

Best Series

The Finfolk's Bride by @chippedcupwrites Hellfire!verse by @wonderwoundedhearers Lover's Leap by @eirian_houpe Growing Up by @Peacehopeandrats The Language of Flowers by @eirian_houpe

Best Novel Length

A Knack for Losing Everything by @AntiKryptonite (AO3) A Good Life by @AntiKryptonite Mountains, Streams and Magical Things by @Peacehopeandrats

Best Short Fic

Warming The Chill by @peacehopeandrats The Message by @peacehopeandrats Wounds and Scars by @peacehopeandrats Ingredients by @peacehopeandrats Recovery by @peacehopeandrats Wild by @peacehopeandrats Tea by @peacehopeandrats Premonition by @ace_cf_cups His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups To Sleep, Dearie by @human_nature Distractions by @Shadowed Oracle Babysitting by @Timelord13

Best Holiday Centric

Brandy, Apples and Spice -by @rufeepeach If You Will Be My Queen by @eirian_houpe Traditions Old and New by @Bad_Faery The Sweetest Dream by @ThreepwoodMarley A House Built With Love by @Of_Princes_and_Savages Snowbunnies by @Peacehopeandrats Lost and Found by @peacehopeandrats Seven Tastes by @eirian_houpe

Best Remix

Our Masks by Lotus0Kid

Best Crossover

A Blade For Belfrey by @eirian_houpe Methedhenlu by @eirian_houpe

Best Dark Castle

Snow Bunnies by @peacehopeandrats The Oldest Door by @peacehopeandrats Ingredients by @peacehopeandrats Delivery by @peacehopeandrats Spy by @peacehopeandrats Tea by @peacehopeandrats Marble by @peacehopeandrats Pages of Reverie by @chippedcupwrites Premonition by @ace_cf_cups Shades of Blue by @ReyloAreHairGoals His Little Wife by @Lady_Janes_Fics Marble by @Peacehopeandrats The Weakness Inside Him by @Tickletorso

Best Storybrooke

A Good Life by @AntiKryptonite The Cunning by @mareyshelley Mountains, Streams, and Magical Things by @Peacehopeandrats Golden Thread by @Chick-with-wifi Snow Bunnies by @peacehopeandrats Symmetrical Simulations by @peacehopeandrats War In Pieces by @peacehopeandrats Leaving Storybrooke by @peacehopeandrats The Meeting by @peacehopeandrats

Best Missing Years

Leaving Storybrooke by @peacehopeandrats The Tent Of Infinite Adventure by @peacehopeandrats Balloon by @peacehopeandrats Requiem by @Once-upon-a-rewrite The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society by @threepwoodmarley His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups Love Me Before the Last Petal Falls by @deliriumsdelight7 Unconventional by @Peacehopeandrats

Best Wish!Verse

Once There Was A Wish by @peacehopeandrats Granted by @peacehopeandrats Deception by @eirian_houpe

Special Categories

Best Golden Lace

The Angel and the Devil by @peacehopeandrats One Lover, Many Dreams by @peacehopeandrats War In Pieces by @peacehopeandrats Wax by @peacehopeandrats Lacey and the Tramp by @chippedcupwrites The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society by @ThreepwoodMarley The Cupcake Trilogy by @ThreepwoodMarley Weakness by @ThreepwoodMarley Star Crossed by @ThreepwoodMarley Sore Hearted Souls by @nerdrumple

Best Woven Lace

Morning by @Peacehopeandrats

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

Recovery by @peacehopeandrats Premonition by @ace_cf_cups His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Time’s Curse by @eirian_houpe Love Me Before The Last Petal Falls by deliriumsdelight7 On The House by @kelyon The Spirit of the Trees by @woodelf68 Ad Luceum by @reolf

Best Supernatural/Sci-fi/horror

No Light Over London by @lotus0kid The Cunning by @mareyshelley Morteus Loqueris Ad by @Jackabelle73

Best Comedy

The Third Wheel by @tickletorso Lacey and the Tramp by @chippedcupwrites

Best AU (Original)

On the House by @kelyon The Finfolk’s Bride by @chippedcupwrites Tomorrow by @chippedcupwrites Ad Astra by @chippedcupwrites Wretched Beginnings by @poorobscureplainandlittle Wild by @Peacehopeandrats Two Could by @eirian_houpe Ad Astra by @chippedcupwrites His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Secret of the Seas by @eirian_houpe Scattered by @eirian_houpe

Best AU (Based on Once Upon a Time)

Tales of Gold by @JurisLadyAnna The Black Swan by @DeliriumsDelight7 A Knack for Losing Everything by @AntiKryptonite Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups Nobody Knew by @eirian_houpe Love Me Before the Last Petal Falls by @deliriumsdelight7 Caught On In a Flash by @villainsarebetter

Best AU (Based on Other Media)

Rumbelle’s ‘The Princess Bride’ by @Trash_000 Hatter by @eirian_houpe Modern Wonders by @eirian_houpe The Black Swan by @DeliriumsDelight7 Time’s Curse by @eirian_houpe

Best Creature

Tomorrow by @chippedcupwrites In the Castle East by @villainsarebetter The Finfolk’s Bride by @chippedcupwrites Ad Astra by @chippedcupwrites The Cunning by @mareyshelley Fallen by @eirian_houpe The Spirit of the Trees by @woodelf68 Caught On In a Flash by @villainsarebetter

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 Snow and Heat by @Hypatia3 Wounds and Scars by @Peacehopeandrats Beauty Compelled by @eirian_houpe Premonition by @ace_cf_cups Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups

Best English Language

To Nurse by @Charon53 Premonition by @ace_cf_cups His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Sacred Promise by 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 - RSS 2023 Fic 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 (https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/709081818387906560/kiss-me-again-its-working) Rumbelle (Something There) by @personintheplace (https://youtu.be/j0Tw_dmaXUg)

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 The Cunning by @mareyshelley On The House by @Kelyon Beauty Enlightened by @eirian_houpe Compromises by @tickletorso Caught On In a Flash by @villainsarebetter A Knack for Losing Everything by @AntiKryptonite Portrait of the Heart by @chippedcupwrites The Oldest Door by @peacehopeandrats Ingredients by @peacehopeandrats Delivery by @peacehopeandrats Premonition by @ace_cf_cups The Sweetest Dream by @threepwoodmarley Brandy, Apples and Spice by @rufeepeach

Best Dark One!Belle

Rags to Riches by @alphashley14 Fallen by @eirian_houpe

Best Lacey

One Lover, Many Dreams by @peacehopeandrats Stroll by @peacehopeandrats Wax by @peacehopeandrats Lacey and the Tramp by @chippedcupwrites The Storybrooke Whisky Appreciation Society by @threepwoodmarley Star Crossed by @threepwoodmarley Weakness by @threepwoodMarley The Cupcake Trilogy by @threepwoodmarley Sore Hearted Souls by @nerdrumple

Best Spinner!Rumple

Witch and Spinner by @Strummer_Pinks Outside In by @Lotus0Kid

Best Dark One!Rumple

Make Me Feel Alive Again by @CartoonJessie A Golden Mask by @lotus0kid Gilded by @eirian_houpe Compromises by @tickletorso A Golden Mask by @Lotus0Kid The Oldest Door by @peacehopeandrats Ingredients by @peacehopeandrats Delivery by @peacehopeandrats Portrait of the Heart by @chippedcupwrites Premonition by @ace_cf_cups

Best Wish!Rumple

Once There Was A Wish by @peacehopeandrats Granted by @peacehopeandrats

Best Mr. Gold

The Caretaker by @TheStraggletag Fire by @peacehopeandrats His Ray of Light by @ace_cf_cups Sacred Promise by @ace_cf_cups Courtship: A Golden Rings Story by @Kelyon The Cunning by @mareyshelley The Third Wheel @tickletorso Missing Person @eirian_houpe

Best Detective Weaver

Arson by @Peacehopeandrats Forgery by @Peacehopeandrats

Best Baelfire/Neil

A House Built With Love by @Of_Princes_and_Savages Steps by @peacehopeandrats

Best Gideon

The Message by @peacehopeandrats The Tent Of Infinite Adventure by @peacehopeandrats Slumber by @peacehopeandrats The Zoo by @peacehopeandrats The Meeting by @peacehopeandrats Finding You by @ClaraHue A Christmas Present for Mama by Shadowedoracle Christmas Secrets by @Peacehopeandrats

Best OC Rumbelle Child

The Zoo by @peacehopeandrats

Best (Worst) Villain

Regina in Spy by @peacehopeandrats Gaston in Scattered by @eirian_houpe Cora in On the House by @Kelyon Cora in The Dance of Love by @Malkat86 Gaston in Requited Love by @Melkat86

Best BFF/Wingman

Wounds and Scars by @peacehopeandrats Mountains, Streams, And Magical Things by @peacehopeandrats Overnight by @peacehopeandrats Blankets by @peacehopeandrats Healing by @peacehopeandrats Nobody Knew by @eirian_houpe Beauty Enlightened by eirian_houpe

Art

Best Fan Art

https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/709081818387906560/kiss-me-again-its-working - by milaeryn https://www.tumblr.com/ladyjanesfics/723405666574876672/sketching-rumbelle-is-literally-everything?source=share (@ladyjanesfics) https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/729258616383815680/belle-go-kiss-him-now https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/719206422850781184/goldenlacey-kiss-kiss https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/717578206992039936/some-rumbelle-fluff-im-100-sure-this https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/705184624822894592/the-magic-of-true-love https://www.tumblr.com/ace-cf-cups/740299612882075648 - happy ending at the end of realms; in my memory it doesn’t end; this silly little woven beauty set.

Best Graphic Art

https://chippedcupwrites.tumblr.com/post/736265729785151488/and-love-is-when-someone-who-even-knows-your (chippedcupwrites) https://www.tumblr.com/notonlymice/739060862996955136/rumbelle-little-red-riding-hood-au-moodboard - by notonlymice https://www.tumblr.com/ace-cf-cups/740299612882075648 - happy ending at the end of realms; in my memory it doesn’t end; this silly little woven beauty set.

Best AU in Art

https://notonlymice.tumblr.com/post/707899093547139072/au-where-belle-isnt-fascinated-by-the-idea-of (notonlymice) https://notonlymice.tumblr.com/post/707899093547139072/au-where-belle-isnt-fascinated-by-the-idea-of - by notonlymice https://www.tumblr.com/ace-cf-cups/740299612882075648 - this silly little woven beauty set.

Best Fluff Art

https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/704721714492375040/merry-rumbellemas-people - by milaeryn https://www.tumblr.com/ladyjanesfics/723648747582717952/prompt-from-fanfic-archive-rumple-steals?source=share (@ladyjanesfics) https://www.tumblr.com/chippedcupwrites/720948596432896000/it-was-an-arranged-marriage-i-was-doing-you-a https://www.tumblr.com/chippedcupwrites/714078397482041344/youre-the-sweetness-in-a-warm-cup-of-tea-when https://www.tumblr.com/ace-cf-cups/740299612882075648 - happy ending at the end of realms; in my memory it doesn’t end

Best Angsty Art

In my memory it doesn't end by ace_cf_cups

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

https://angelqueen13art.tumblr.com/post/109570038649/week-6-wearing-each-others-clothes-on-my - by angelqueen13

Best Use of Color

https://www.tumblr.com/notonlymice/731808073890611200/begacey-moodboard - by notonlymice https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/709081818387906560/kiss-me-again-its-working https://www.tumblr.com/milaeryn/705184624822894592/the-magic-of-true-love https://www.tumblr.com/ace-cf-cups/740299612882075648

Best Video

https://notonlymice.tumblr.com/post/737335283676282880/in-any-version-of-reality-and-all-that (notonlymice) https://chippedcupwrites.tumblr.com/post/719320180808925184/your-beauty-never-ever-scared-me-mary-on-a (chippedcupwrites) https://www.tumblr.com/chippedcupwrites/720948596432896000/it-was-an-arranged-marriage-i-was-doing-you-a https://www.tumblr.com/chippedcupwrites/714078397482041344/youre-the-sweetness-in-a-warm-cup-of-tea-when

Superlatives

Best Artist

@Chippedcupwrites @Notonlymince

Best Author

@Kelyon @Peacehopeandrats @Chick-with-wifi @Chippedcupwrites @poorobscureplainandlittle

Best New Author

@Once-Upon-a-Rewrite @Ace-cf-Cups @threepwoodmarley

Best Rumbelle Fic

The Language of Flowers by @DeliriumsDelight7 3 Witch and Spinner by @Strummer_Pinks 2 The Finfolk’s Bride by @ chippedcupwrites 2 Tomorrow by @chippedcupwrites Ad Astra by @chippedcupwrites Skin Deep by @bookwormchocaholic 2

Best Anyelle Fic

(In)discreet Math by @eirian_houpe 2 Let's Spend the Night Together by @ifishouldvanish 3 Tuesday by @eirian_houpe 2 Heal by @Evilsnowswan Passions Made of Nothing by @ KillerKueen Caught On In a Flash by @villainsarebetter

Best Anyem Fic

Tyger Tyger by @ShakespeareanHoneyBadgers 2

Rumbelle Lifetime Achievement Award

Kaylahastoomanyships 2 Peacehopeandrats 3 Jackabelle73 3

Once again, here's the link for the form:

#cca 2024 #the chipped cup awards #nominations

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RUMBELLE + ANYELLE/ANYEM FIC RECS part 2

In celebration of the fact that two years ago today I decided to finally watch ouat (suspecting I might fall for rumbelle but not expecting I would fall that hard lol) here is another part of fic recs. Thank you everyone who has written all the wonderful stories I’ve read (or will read in the future); without you my existence would’ve been much bleaker.

RUMBELLE

1. Alterations by ifishouldvanish

Non-magical AU, 29931 words, M

Belle asks her friend Gold (a single father who, having troubles with work, lives with his controlling mother) to alter a dress for her upcoming wedding.

2. Away to Me by Crysania

Non-magical AU, 106748 words, E, Minor Character Death

Belle needs money, and Gold needs help on his farm.

3. Bare Facts by BarPurple

Non-magical AU, 7514 words, E

Sunbathing naked can lead to some interesting results.

4. Between the Sheets by suchadearie

Storybrooke, 3686 words, E

Belle confesses that she fantasises about having sex in front of someone.

5. Birthday Feast by lizandletdie

Storybrooke, 4421 words, E

Kitchen sex is interrupted.

6. Blind Faith by Maplesyrup

Non-magical AU, 21464 words, E

Blind businessman Gold hires an assistant.

7. Brandy, Apples and Spice by rufeepeach

Dark Castle, 10013 words, E

Celebrating Winter Solstice in the Dark Castle.

8. Bright Ideas by rufeepeach

Storybrooke, 7451 words, E

Belle suggests trying a strap-on.

9. Brimstone and Mistletoe series by ThatRavenclawBitch

Non-magical AU, 12501 words, E, M, T

Father Gold has a crush, which is mutual.

10. Childhood Traumas by TheStraggletag

Storybrooke s6, 2290 words, M

Gideon witnesses something he wasn't supposed (or wanted) to.

11. Children of the Enchanted Forest by ComradeGiddyBiscuit

Creature AU, 6535 words, E

Lady Belle wants to make a deal with a local forest god.

12. Closing Time by Bad_Faery

Non-magical AU, 157352 words, M

Belle's father is sick, and she marries Gold for money.

13. Collateral by rufeepeach

Non-magical AU, 2646 words, E

Moe doesn't have the money he owes to Gold, and Belle suggests Gold an alternative way of paying.

14. Comforts of the Household Gods by intrikate (girlmercury)

Dark Castle, 4141 words, T

The Dark Castle turns out to be even more magical than Belle thought.

15. Compound Interest by Saathi1013

Cursed s1 Storybrooke, 7323 words, M

Lacey takes a job in Gold's pawnshop.

16. Contract by Kelyon

Non-magical AU, 5753 words, M

Belle and Gold discuss the nuances of their new BDSM relationship.

17. Control by ChloeWinchester

Non-magical AU, 5143 words, E

To fire up their relationship, Milah wants to watch her husband have sex with another woman.

18. Coward by wonderwoundedhearers

AU, 1345 words, G

Jumanji AU.

19. Cumulation by AngelofDarkness1605

Non-magical AU, 6152 words, E

Gold acquires a Sybian saddle for his shop and claims he has no idea what it is. Belle shows him.

20. Dark Spring by nerdrumple

AU with the elements of supernatural, 25810 words, E

Gold needs to marry; then things turn strange.

21. Doubt by lizandletdie

Storybrooke s4, 2054 words, G

Belle is pregnant, but Rumple doubts he is the father.

22. Electrical Impulses series by Bad_Faery

Storybrooke, 11854 words, E

Rumbelle + femdom.

23. Falling by DelilahBlueEyes

AU, 490 words, T

Labyrinth AU.

24. Fever by rufeepeach

Dark Castle, 3478 words, E

Belle thinks the potion she has drunk was a cold medicine (it wasn't).

25. Finding the Fun by tinytorso

Storybrooke after s6, 5563 words, T

Belle and Rumple try to make life exciting again.

26. Fuel for the Fire by tjmystic

Storybrooke, 4617 words, E

Watching porn together.

27. Game of Thorns by TheStraggletag

AU, 8605 words, M

Game of Thrones AU.

28. Guide Me Home by TheStraggletag

Non-magical AU, 14260 words, E

Gold is lonely and homeless, but it’s going to change.

29. Handprints by rowofstars

Non-magical AU, 10173 words, G

Gold is a window washer.

30. Heatstroke by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 55490 words, E

Lacey, new to the town, accidentally witnesses her neighbour sunbathing naked.

31. Inheritance by rufeepeach

Non-magical AU, 180188 words, E

After five years of travelling Belle returns to Storybrooke to deal with her past (her deceased father’s shop, her ex, and his son she used to babysit).

32. It All Comes Tumbling Down by Bad_Faery

Cursed s1 Storybrooke, 43440 words, M

Rumple is ready to help Regina with the curse under one condition: Belle would be comfortable in the new life.

33. Juicy by tjmystic

Dark Castle, 6888 words, E

Belle consumes a lust-inducing fruit.

34. Keep the Change by rowofstars

Storybrooke, 2927 words, E

Angry sex in the pawnshop (golden lace).

35. Kiss of Life by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 82138 words, E

Hospital AU.

36. Knowledge is Power by Emospritelet

Storybrooke s4, 14788 words, E

Queens of Darkness lock Belle and Rumple in his shop so they could resolve things between them.

37. Lacey and the Tramp by chippedcupwrites

Storybrooke, 1498 words, T

Lacey brings home a stray dog.

38. Live Wire by Kelyon

Ghost AU, 14738 words, T

Belle is a spirit haunting Gold’s house through electricity.

39. Lullabies and Exiles by bayloriffic

Dark Castle, cursed s1 Storybrooke, 7325 words (3/? chapters), G

A baby appears in the Dark Castle just before the curse. In Storybrooke Rumple becomes her father, and Belle becomes Lacey, her nanny.

40. Mr. September by ThatRavenclawBitch

Non-magical AU, 13766 words, E

When Gold was younger he did some nude modelling for a calendar. Now he really doesn't want anyone to find out about it.

41. No Satisfaction by ThatRavenclawBitch

Storybrooke after s6, 8714 words, E

It’s very hard to have some time alone in Storybrooke.

42. Number 9 by Emospritelet

Storybrooke after s6, 6114 words, E

Rumple makes a potion so that Belle’s stamina in bed could match his.

43. Over The Counter by rufeepeach

Storybrooke, 5782 words, E

Pawnshop roleplay.

44. Parent Teacher Conference by rowofstars

Non-magical AU, 23178 words, E

Gold is attracted to his son’s teacher.

45. Penance by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 218307 words, E, Underage, Minor Character Death

Gold is a teacher, and Belle is his student.

46. Picking Up The Pieces by WorryinglyInnocent

Cursed s1 Storybrooke, 2132 words, T

Gold believes that his wife has committed suicide, and then he meets Lacey.

47. Portrait of the Heart by chippedcupwrites

Enchanted Forest AU, 12707 words, T

Rumple is given a locket that shows its owner a ‘caretaker of their heart’.

48. Primal Desire by ZionAngel

Dark Castle, 5507 words, E

Rumple spills a potion that activates his primal instincts.

49. Receipt In the Bag? by ifishouldvanish

Non-magical AU, 3655 words, T

Lacey works at the Dark Star Pharmacy and flirts with Gold a lot.

50. Rumple & the Real Girl by nerdrumple

Cursed s1 Storybrooke, 6687 (5/? chapters), E

In cursed Storybrooke, Gold is sent a sex doll by mistake.

51. Sacrifice by Emospritelet

Cursed s6 Storybrooke, 47366 words, E

Belle offers herself to Gold to pay the rent.

52. Seal of Love by Endangered_Slug

Creature AU, 4950 words, M

Rumple is a selkie.

53. Seeing Red by KillerKueen

Non-magical AU, 6445 words, E

Belle is on her period and very horny.

54. Shadow Manor by suchadearie

Non-magical AU, 75346 words, E

Gold marries Belle so that she would bear him an heir; Belle’s reasons for marrying him are more complicated.

55. Simmer by woodelf

Storybrooke, 4023 words, E

Summer PWP with sex toys.

56. Size Doesn't Matter by lizandletdie

Dark Castle, 3414 words, E

Rumple gets shrunken but it doesn’t stop him from satisfying Belle.

57. Sleeping Arrangements by TheStraggletag

Non-magical AU, 2058 words, G

Gold has insomnia, and he searches for someone to share a bed with.

58. Slings and Arrows by rowofstars

Enchanted Forest AU, 15838 words, E

Spinner!Rumple and tavern girl!Lacey.

59. Soapy Water by MarieQuiteContrarie (SeaStar1330)

Dark Castle, 12779 words, E

Doing laundry turns into sex.

60. Soothing by rufeepeach

Dark Castle, 1673 words, E

Lap sex in the Dark Castle.

61. Storm Warning by Emospritelet

Non-magical AU, 5331 words, T

During a snowstorm, Belle is trapped in the university with professor Gold.

62. Strong for Belle by desperatemurph

Non-magical AU, 4454 words, M, Major Character Death

Belle doesn’t survive the childbirth.

63. Tamed, Wild, Caged, and Feral Creatures by merripestin

Storybrooke, 12339 words, E

Belle’s first days after the curse is broken, with the flashbacks to the EF.

64. The Ballad of Lacey French by Bad_Faery

Cursed s1 Storybrooke, Major Character Death

Mary Margaret tells Emma why Mr. Gold has beaten Moe French.

65. The Commuters series by B_does_the_write_thing

Non-magical AU, 5019 words, T

Unconventional ways of meeting on the road.

66. The Dark Floofs series by JunoInferno

Enchanted Forest AU, Storybrooke, 4248 words, T, M

Rumplestiltskin is experiencing troubles with his hair, so he summons a local hairdresser.

67. The Deal by TheStraggletag

Storybrooke, 4148 words, M

Belle has made a deal with Mr. Gold to have a child.

68. The Dungeon by WorryinglyInnocent

Dark Castle, 1338 words, E

Belle explores the dungeons and finds something interesting.

69. The Fire Down Below by woodelf

Dark Castle, 2723 words, E

Rumple spills lust potion.

70. The Gift That Keeps On Giving by Bad_Faery

Storybrooke s2, 2792 words, E

Belle is given a vibrator and wants Rumple to show her how it works.

71. The Hands-On Approach by prissygirl

Dark Castle, 7209 words, E

Belle can’t sleep at night, and Rumple helps her relax.

72. The Incubus by Crysania

Dark Castle, 3407 words, E

Belle is visited by an incubus in the Dark Castle; Rumple is concerned.

73. The Language of Flowers by DeliriumsDelight7

Non-magical AU, 29682 words, M

Belle comes to Storybrooke to deal with her father’s debt and accidentally has a one-night stand with his creditor.

74. The Mask by nerdrumple

Enchanted Forest AU, 12802 words, E

Belle impersonates the Dark One.

75. The Ninth Button by Maplesyrup

Storybrooke, 4906 words, E

Ruby confesses to Belle that she and Gold used to have sex under the curse.

76. The Sounding Sea by mareyshelley

Creature AU, 33034 words, E

Rumple finds an injured mermaid.

77. The Things We Do For Love by woodelf

Storybrooke, 9067 words, E

Rumple is trying a cockstrap.

78. The Third Girl by rufeepeach

Enchanted Forest AU, 2887 words, M

What if Belle wasn’t Rumple’s first caretaker?

79. Unskilled But Caring Hands by rufeepeach

Dark Castle, Storybrooke, 2346 words, T

After dealing with many babies in the Dark Castle, Belle has her own.

80. Warmth by rowofstars

Storybrooke, 1118 words, G

Belle is on her period and wants to cuddle.

81. Watching series by rowofstars

Non-magical AU, 8688 words, E

Belle notices her neighbour watching her and gives him a show.

82. What You'd Thought Lost by DeliriumsDelight7

Non-magical AU, 111560 words, M

Belle and Emma exchange their homes for a while (The Holiday AU).

83. What You Know by Bad_Faery

Non-magical AU, 7058 words, E

Fantasising about Belle, a local librarian, inspired Mr. Gold to start writing erotica.

84. Where is My Mind? by ThatRavenclawBitch

Non-magical AU, 22343 words, E

Belle wants to seduce her boss, Mr. Gold, and pretends to be her twin sister.

85. Who Favor Fire by marchionessofblackadder

Dark Castle, 14141 words, G

Rumple brings home a dragon’s egg.

ANYELLE/ANYEM

1. "and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” - LotR by wandering_gypsy_feet

California Solo, 30552 words, M

Lachlan meets Arianwen’s therapist, Belle.

2. Cell Block Tango by smartgirlsaremean

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, 2955 words, M

Frank is arrested, being mistaken for Lachlan. In jail, he meets Lacey, who mistakes him for Lachlan too.

3. Contact by Bad_Faery

SGU, 4863 words, E

Aliens did something that made Belle and Rush constantly crave physical contact.

4. Inner Steel by WorryinglyInnocent

Brick, Trainspotting, 2236 words, M, Major Character Death

Begbie gets out of jail and wants to know what happened to Emily, a prostitute he used to know.

5. My Favourite Mistake by HistoireEternelle

SGU, 6864 words, E

Gold/Belle/Rush threesome.

6. One Small Step at a Time by WorryinglyInnocent

Remember Me

Ally’s new case as a social worker is Mr. Gold.

7. Splash by ddagent

Hamish MacBeth, High Noon, Monroe: Class of '76, 3982 words, E

Hamish, Phoebe, and Tom are having fun.

8. Strengths and Weaknesses by DeliriumsDelight7

28 Weeks Later, 4656 words, T

Belle and Don are hiding from the infected together.

9. Student-Teacher Conference by WorryinglyInnocent

SGU, 1466 words, E

Rush and Lacey talk about their fantasies.

10. The Barber and the Librarian by TheScholarlyStrumpet (equipoise)

The Legend of Barney Thomson, 1615 words, G

Barney moves to a new town and is very interested in a local librarian.

11. The Offering by TheStraggletag

Hamish MacBeth, 4661 words, E

Something strange is happening in Lochdubh. Also there’s a new librarian.

12. These Still Waters by Lady_Therion

Summer, 2342 words, E

Belle and Shaun meet when she is swimming in the lake.

13. Turn! Turn! Turn! by sfiddy

Summer, 25299 words (12/? chapters), M

Shaun, lonely and lost after Daz’s death, meets Belle, the new town librarian.

14. Whispers by WorryinglyInnocent

SGU, 5133 words, E

Belle is pregnant, and for some reason everyone on the ship is too polite to ask who the father is.

15. Wide Awake by WorryinglyInnocent

Remember me, 2484 words, E

Ally accidentally hears her roommate Lacey having sex with her boyfriend, professor Gold. They invite her to join them.

#rumbelle #anyem #anyelle #rumbelle fic rec

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