#v: you can't tell what's in a person's heart until you truly know them ( belle ; canon d )

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how long have you been sitting here? - ( Ruby ) @beycndredemption

Belle BLINKS at the other woman's words, and it takes her a moment to come back to herself. She'd been reading, and even though it's easy for her to lose herself in the stories, she finds that she can't quite remember what she'd been reading about. She glances down at the book in her lap and then closes it, before offering Ruby a smile. "Oh, I don't actually know," She chuckles, shaking her head. "I must have lost track of time."

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[ touch starved hug ] - ( Rumple ) @dealmxkerofgold

Belle has ALWAYS been a person who had relied on touch to show affection, which had made things a little harder the moment her mother had been gone. Her father still very much loved her, she knows that, but he had never been big on touching or hugs, so Belle had been left to fend for herself, and she had made sure to always give affection to anyone who needs it, and...

Oh.

Her arms carefully, but firmly, wrap around the man she's come to care for so much, holding him as her face presses into his neck. "It's alright," she then mutters softly, "It's been a long day, hasn't it?"

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( continued from here ) @golden-dxrkness

Gold finishes zipping up his wife's dress and places his hands on her shoulders, looking at her in the mirror, "There. Beautiful as ever." He smiles.

          Belle feels a FAMILIAR warmth settle in her chest at his words. She knows his words are true, as true as they can be spoken, and yet she enjoys hearing them, no matter how many times he uses them to compliment her. “Thank you,��� She then replies, turning around and reaching up to fix his tie just a little. “You look rather dashing too, if I may say so.”

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a kiss while slow dancing // a last kiss before one goes away - ( Rumple ) @dealmxkerofgold​

   She can TELL that something is off. She’s spent too much time around him not to notice that there’s something going on that neither of them is going to like. Rumple, though he can put on a mask like any other, has his tells, just like any other person Belle knows, but maybe she’s just used to looking for his more than others.

   She feels the other’s lips press against hers as they sway around, and yet it feels WRONG. She should be enjoying herself, she should be having a wonderful time dancing with the man she loves, and yet...

    “What’s wrong?” She finally asks, pulling back in an attempt to force him to look at her, the music seemingly choosing this moment to stop playing. “I can tell something is going on with you,”

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“ you were never my second choice. ” - ( Rumple ) @dealmxkerofgold 

      She feels BAD for doubting him, but then they’ve been through so much, so maybe it’s not entirely unwarranted. Though then again, doesn’t every relationship have its struggles? Maybe they’re not always world ending, like theirs, but they might as feel like it.

     There should have never been a choice in the first place, Belle thinks, but pushes the thought aside, because what matters is that he’s HERE with her now. That he’s chosen her after all.

      “I know.” Belle says softly, reaching up to rest a hand against his face. “And that means the WORLD to me,”

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our muses have just barely survived a terrible battle / disaster / etc….  send me  ‘ aftermath ‘   for our muses to patch up each other’s injuries / clean each other up - ( Rumple ) @dealmxkerofgold​

             Belle can slowly feel the adrenaline LEAVING her body. The cold fear that had gripped her body is replaced by relief, relief that they are both still alive and breathing. Their lives have NEVER been easy or safe, rarely at least, but this? Well, it had been a close call.

         “Stay STILL, will you?” She says, though her voice is soft as she reaches up to put the cloth against the cut on his forehead to clean the blood off. He seems fine, other than the cut, though she wants to make sure anyway, a concussion is nothing to joke about.

       “How are you feeling?” Belle then adds, fingers gently brushing against his cheek. “Are you hurt anywhere else?”

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“ i’m not really good at this sort of thing. i never  had much luck with relationships before but i want to make it work. i want us to work. ” - ( Rumple ) @dealmxkerofgold

         She almost MISSES his words, because she’s so awestruck by the image that unfolds in front of her. She’s had a library before, or her father had anyway, and while she’d been allowed to roam freely, always, this somehow holds so much more meaning that she truly needs a moment to comprehend it all.

        “No, this is PERFECT.” She finally says, turning to reveal the brightest he’s probably ever seen her smile before wrapping her arms around him. There might have been doubts about what he cares about the most, but there’s NO DOUBT that he knows her, and that he does know what makes her happy. Apart from him of course. “Thank you. I love it.”

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ruby·:

They had planned to meet up after Ruby finished closing up at Granny’s for a girl’s night. Granny’s had long since been closed and Ruby was left standing outside of the diner for at least fifteen minutes. It’d come as no shock to her when she’d found the librarian still within the walls of the library, nose buried in one of her books. The wolf girl is relieved to see the other woman unharmed. “At least tell me it’s an interesting book.” Ruby smiles as she settles into the adjacent chair.

Belle feels a slight BLUSH creeping up onto her cheeks at the other’s words. “Well, the books I read are all interesting,” She then says, letting the one currently in her lap slide into her bag. “But...I am still sorry. I should have kept an eye on the time,” She stands, straightening out her skirt, and gives the other a smile. “Can I do something to make it up to you?”