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Do you think if Rumbelle hadn't been popular with the fans or according to Once magazine #2, 4 out of the 6 producers friends and family, that Belle would have been headed to the exits like Ruby was?
Asked by Anonymous
I don’t think so, I know so. It’s been stated more than once, usually by Emilie de Ravin, that she was supposed to be a guest star and nothing more. It was the utter popularity of the pairing and the character that turned Belle into a main character. Rumbelle is the most popular canon pairing, way above the main one, Snowing (no disrespect, I do like Snowing, but I liked it better back in season 1).
The bad thing is that the producers chose to cash in on the popularity by promising way more Rumbelle than they gave us. Hopefully things will improve. If they down, there’s always fanfiction.
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Hi Straggle, was just curious what plot bunnies you have running around. I'm so excited for the awesome fics that would result from the OUAT finale and I may or may not be stalking your tumblr to see what you would dish out 8)
Asked by adaughterofzion
Well, you can find out what the next fic will be about here. Let me know what you think!
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Going off your earlier Librarian Mayor Queen Belle post--do you think Belle would ever learn magic from the Blue Fairy or on her own in order to protect Storybrooke? Because Rumple did tell her to enact the protective barrier, and I don't know about you, but I could totally see her learning it for fun and protection, but she would definitely show more restraint than any other user, kinda like Emma >.> Or perhaps that's just wishful thinking...
Asked by Anonymous
I don’t want Belle to have magic because it’d border on Mary Sueism. Belle is already way too awesome as she is. Besides she doesn’t need magic, though I suspect she could very well learn to use magic to her advantage without actually possessing it (using it like Snow used the enchanted bow, for example).
I am, however, toying with making her baby magical. I don’t want it to be too corny or cliched, but it’d be tons of fun. Besides a child born of true love, a mother exposed to high levels of magic and a very magical dad is bound to have a bit of magic, right?
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To me it was clear that Rumple leaves Belle behind, because he wants her to be safe (+ he thinks he is going to a place where he himself will die, so why would he put Belle in danger, than let her watch her love die, and then, without his magic she would be an easy target). What I don't understand is why Belle decided to stay. Why didn't she said something like "no, Rumple, you're stupid again, I know better, I'm not affraid, I will go with you end of the question". What do you think?
Asked by Anonymous
He played a rather cruel card: the safety of SB. How is Belle going to go with them if she needs to stay to protect the town? There’s no time to waste looking for someone else to deliver the message.
I also think Belle doesn’t want to fight him over something he’s doing to make his son proud. At any other time she’d beat him in the head with common sense but at that moment she just sees how he needs to make it up to Bae, and how he wants her not to be in danger because of him, and respects that.
She also wants him to have a reason to get back, not to die in Neverland. She’s gonna be waiting. In a way this parallels the scene near the town line in The Outsider.
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But in true ONCE fashion they barely alluded to it. Oh, well…
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What do you think what Belle thought of what she was wearing when she "woke up"?
Asked by Anonymous
I love that even in canon her first thought was “Rum…” and she kisses him before she can even finish saying his name… Such desperation… *sighs*
I think she might have spared a thought for Lacey’s poor taste. My headcanon also states that she wasn’t wearing it for long. Even if it’s really unlikely because of time constraints I believe they had awesome “OMG, she’re back and we’re gonna die and he’s so sad and desperate” sex.
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Strag, your new fic... Bless you. It is everything I want.
Asked by forlittledeemsmyroyaldame
At first it was conceived as a reunion fic where all that happens is told to the readers at the same time as it is told to Rumple and the Charmings, but now with all the additions I just HAVE to write it as it happens and THEN write the reunion. Damn you, rumbellers. You encourage the bunnies in me.
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Our ship gets separated and everyone start’s going: “Oh, you poor Rumbellers! You must be devastated!”
Meanwhile, in the Rumbelle fandom, we’re all over the moon at the opportunity it presents for character development for Belle (I’m officially calling her Librarian Mayor Queen of Storybrooke, on account of that brilliant gifset parading around my dashboard), the awesomeness that will be reunion fics and refuse to try and speculate about the worst case scenario being true.
We live on fic now, my friends. Let it be a feast.
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Will there be Rumbelle smut coming up? To help us heal?
Asked by midstorm
Okay, this is the next thing that I’ll write. Does it meet with your approval?
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Okay, my next fic will include:
- Pregnant!Belle.
- Baelfire back in SB.
- Bae/Belle as son/mother, with Bae fawning over his unborn sister, including giving her the blanket once she’s born. Also he talking her ear off about Emma.
- Maleficent being rescued, recovered, and being Belle’s second in command or the sassy bitch with magic but NO people skills who protects the town cause if she doesn’t her magical ass is toast. But she really likes Belle. And maybe she’s also having happy sexy times with a certain someone.
- Abigail and Frederick, probably as sheriff and deputy, or as judge and deputy.
- Rumple coming back to a whole family he thought he’d lost or didn’t know he had.
- Rumple being completely… obsessed with Belle’s new curves, to the point of Charming pointing out he might wanna be less obvious.
- Belle being horny and FINALLY having her true love to sex her up but said true love is afraid to touch her cause he might hurt the poor wee one inside her (Belle is having none of that).
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Meanwhile, it’s “Attack of the rabid Plot Bunnies” inside Straggle’s head:
What if Belle was pregnant when season 2 ended? (You bet your ass I’m writing this ASAP). I actually thought THAT was what she was going with when she talked about the future being not what one thinks it will be.
What if, somehow, Rumple and Belle manage to achieve some sort of dream connection?
What if the cloaking spell is faulty and the SB citizens become some sort of badass guerilla, with Belle as the unofficial leader, since she knows what all the stuff at Gold’s is and what it can do? Besides, Belle would be the best person to figure out who Greg and Tamara are.
What if Neal manages to go back to SB, finds out everyone’s gone and starts hanging out with Belle, jokingly calling her mom till the pet name kinda sticks. Cue Rumple returning, having tearful reunions and then getting kicked in the feels when Neal calls Belle mom?
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So many plotbunnies, and no time. Why couldn’t it be summer here too?
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Cause I could use that kernel of wisdom right now.
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Gotta be the Charming moments:
A) Charming punching Hook out of the blue.
B) Charming watching the Rumbelle farewell scene till Rumple eyes him weirdly. I know it’s your OTP, Charming, but a little privacy would not be amiss.
