An empty heart and a chipped cup.

"Yes, yes,"  said the Beast, "my heart is good, but still I am a monster."  "Among mankind," says Beauty, "there are many that deserve that name more than you, and I prefer you, just as you are, to those, who, a human form, hide a treacherous, corrupt, and ungrateful heart." ------------- Independent, Semi-Selective Belle RP  *not spoiler free* written by Hannah

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[Hello, lovelies. Just wanted to update you! Uni has been extremely hectic and with finals coming up, I’ve had to make studying a priority over my tumblr addiction and all of you wonderful people. :c But rest assured, I’ll be sending out starters and replies as soon as I can get my life together! Thank you for sticking around xoxo ]

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Starter call!

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             ( what brings you to storybrooke? )       Questions for answers he wasn’t sure he wanted to give. Perhaps it was a BAD idea coming here, for she was certainly not Mr. Gold, nor was he certain she even knew of the existence of the supernatural. He was f o o l i s h to stray here so willingly, even more so to give himself a glimmer of HOPE that there was something to rid the MONSTROSITY that dwelt so deeply [ within ] him.                                                                            ’ Like I said, I’ve bin lookin’ fer Mr. Gold. It’s                                                                              important I find him. I’m sick & I’ve bin told                                                                              he’s got a cure. ’        His smile was genuine as he s l i p p e d his hand around hers, giving it a FIRM shake before pulling away. Physical contact was hard on Mitchell. He could feel the p u l s a t i n g of her veins beneath her flesh, smell the sweet scent of temptation just under her skin.               ’ Mitchell. John Mitchell. Cahn you tell Mr. Gold                 tha’ I stopped by if ya see him. I’ll be staying in                 town fer a couple days in case he turns up. ’

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                There was something u n u s u a l about this visitor. Storybrooke hadn’t seen any new faces since the barrier was placed around the town.  Strangers didn’t usually enter the town with good intentions, and Belle feared this man wasn’t any different. Yet there was something odd about his demeanor that she couldn’t shake. 

                A cure? Rumple had many complex remedies stowed away, but no one inquired about them—simply because no one knew about them. The only tonics he had in his possession were those of great power and this man couldn’t possibly know of such things unless he had been in contact with Rumple recently. Contact with Rumple was something Belle couldn’t handle at that moment. Even a small attachment like this was too much. Still, her curiosity urged her to pursue. 

Her smile f l e e t i n g, she reached behind the counter and pulled out a glass vial. 

                       “I’m afraid that won’t be an option. Mr. Gold will be away on business for... quite some time.” Shifting, she tucked her hair behind her ear, refusing to allow herself to feel vulnerable. “But I would be more than happy to—“ 

Her words were cut off as she rounded the corner of the counter, sending her falling to the ground. She heard the sound of the glass vial shatter before she felt the pain of it piercing her hand. 

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           “ – Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms              that were the worst of neighbors.   So vast was              the discord between them  that it was said only              a great HERO or a terrible VILLAIN might bring              them together.” 

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{'scuse me but I heard you're turning a good 21 years young soon!! I am here to wish you a wonderful birthday, let it be full of fun & good memories! happy birthday :>}

[Aw, thank you so much!!! I truly appreciate it!]

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            Starter call!

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                                                          I learned a l o n g time ago that when                                                   you find something worth FIGHTING for,                                                                        you never give up.

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Once Upon a Time ----- Starters

"Love is hope. It fuels our dreams."

"It will leave an emptiness inside. A void you will never be able to fulfill."

"Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing."

"Love is weakness."

"You must trust me because if you don't, there are other ways."

"There's always people in this world who want you to give up. Don't make their jobs any easier."

"I guess if true love was easy, we'd all have it."

"Did I forget to shave?"

"Generally speaking, if you think something you want to do is wrong, it is."

"What is strong enough to drown out your own conscience?"

"I'm not bossy, I'm the queen."

"Giving in to one's dark side never accomplishes anything."

"No matter what you do. I will always find you."

"You want a side of bacon with that whiskey?"

"If he's playing a game, you can win."

"Love's the worst. I wish there was a magic cure."

"It's dangerous to confuse vengeance with justice."

"As long as you live in the past, you'll never find your future."

"I'm done reading about heroes. I want to be one."

"You have all sorts of sore places I can make you hurt."

"Maybe we met for a reason. Maybe something good happened from us being together."

"Wouldn't be the first flying monkey I've dated."

"I, for one, would like to be able to eat this week."

"By the way, have you been taking kick boxing and not telling me about it?"

"It's only going to leave a giant hole in your heart."

"Just because it seems too good to be true doesn't mean it is."

"Not a day will go by that I won't go by that I won't think of you."

"You always brought out the best in me and right now I need that."

"Can't help but feel personally violated about that part."

"No matter what you think, no matter what anyone tells you, I do love you."

"So brave. So gallant. So pointless."

"I've lived a life of selfishness, cowardice, and dishonesty."

"I think it's time to haul her ass out of bed and get her to move past this."

"One thing I excel at is surviving."

"Helping you is my life."

"You need to be alive. You need to be awake so you can spend all your days knowing that I have taken everything that was suppose to be yours."

"I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost you."

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threaten to kiss my muse and see how they react

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        Mitchell had not expected a woman, ( it was called Mr. Gold’s Pawn Shop after all ), but his smile was easy, if not a bit cautious in nature. She didn’t seem the type to know anything about a cure for vampirism, and he fleetingly wondered if he had made a mistake for coming here at all.                 ’ I’m sorry—-but I was hoping ta find Mr.                  Gold? Do ya know where I cahn find him? ’         Straightening his back, he ran his fingers through unruly curls, trying his best not to appear he was someone she could trust. If she knew where this ‘Mr. Gold’ was, then the last thing he wanted to do was piss her off.

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       She tried to overlook the stranger's surprise for manners sake. It was likely he was expecting... Her heart sunk, memories of him flooding her thoughts.                                                Anger. Deceit... Love.        She cleared her throat, returning to the man's curious gaze.        "Unfortunately, I don't." she stammered, grasping for any possibility of changing the subject. Smile returning, she added, "So, what brings you to Storybrooke? I'm afraid we've not had the pleasure of meeting yet."        She held out her hand to him, an odd custom she hadn't had to partake in for some time now.                             "My name is Belle."

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              The quiet trill of the bell against door resounded throughout the small store, Mitchell’s hands t r e m b l i n g lightly as he pushed sunglasses from his eyes to the TOP of his head. The pawn shop was strange, full of unsettling energy & dust, and he stared down at the faded piece of paper. ‘Mr. Gold’s Pawn Shop’ it read, and he double checked the front before entering. He was in the right place.       ’ Oi – ’s thar anyone there? ’             His finger d e s c e n d e d upon the small counter bell multiple times as he leaned against the counter, eyes lingering around the contents of the shop. It all looked like junk to him, but somewhere in here, there were rumors of a CURE. At least, that was the w h i s p e r s. ’ Rumplestiltskin is real, & he holds our salvation ’ some vampire had told him, & his desperation had been all too REAL these days. He would do anything for that cure, for that ACHE to fade, for his life to continue without the curse of MONSTROSITY.

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         Incessant ringing of the bell up front jolted Belle from her books in the back of the shop. Not one customer had visited today, so she had taken advantage of that time. It figured, the first person to take interest in the shop all day decided to pay a visit in the middle of her favorite book. She sat her book down, careful not to damage the binding before making her way to the front counter.         The rugged man she laid eyes on was clearly a stranger to Storybrooke--something very uncommon, given the circumstances of the town line.                      "Hello, can I help you find something?" her voice wavered, wary.

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                                                          I learned a l o n g time ago that when                                                   you find something worth FIGHTING for,                                                                        you never give up.