All the voices in my head...

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During some of the cross fandom conversations going on across my dash I’ve seen a bit of confusion that I think arises simply from the fact that we don’t talk to each other as much as we should as interfandom communities.

It’s obvious and fairly easy as an outsider to understand why Swen behave like a minority community made up largely as minorities. It is also fairly obvious to understand why there are a large number of people of color who identify as ERs because of Lana’s own heritage and self identity.

So why the heck is Rumbelle in a different category of behavior than say… CS or OQ? Isn’t that a het ship of two white people too?

Well … yes.. and no.

This is one of those times when you have to know not just what the show is but also what kind of community forms around a character. And in this case how many Dearies relate to and understand Rumple. There are a significant number of Dearies that view Rumple as disabled. And I don’t mean the limp. There is actually a lot of merit in discussing how terribly the show handles discussions around people’s disabilities both Rumple’s limp and Hook’s missing hand. As a Regina fan I physically wince every time she makes a sassy joke about the missing hand but I think that’s because the writers aren’t thoughtful about such things.

But in the case of Rumple being read as disabled it has to do with the fact that a very sizable number of Rumple fans read him as neuroatypical. That is to say somewhere on the autism spectrum. I’m not going to speak to if the show does this intentionally but there is I think something to be said for the show writing Rumple as not conforming to accepted social norms.

There is also sizable portion of Rumbelle fandom which reads Rumple as gender non-conforming particularly in the Enchanted Forest. And for them the will often talk about the ways in which he is “coded” as a feminine character. In this case it’s best to remember that fans didn’t just come up with these discussions of if a character is “coded” one way or another. These are well respected ways of studying film and character. And many “evil” male characters are coded in feminine ways and have been for a hundred years of cinema.

There are also some class issues that arise from Robert Carlyle’s fanbase and Rumple’s personal backstory but i think the take away is this:

A lot of Rumbellers read Rumple as disabled and thus relate to him as a character who is like them disabled in some way. They often then interact in fandom from the perspective of a disabled community.

So yes, straight white ship. But not non-marginalized fan community.

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I think your reading of it is a good one…Belle, too, has issues with depression and anxiety that are very relatable. Family Business’s mirror scene with Belle was one of the most spot-on illustrations of insecurity I’ve ever seen…and Rumple understood exactly what that mirror was doing to Belle–it was a powerful, defining moment for both characters. Though the show marginalizes Belle constantly (she has the least screentime of any of the regulars most seasons), her character is fascinating in the little bits we do get.

Agreed. One of the appealing things about Rumbelle for me is that I don’t see either of them as neurotypical.

[[As an avid dearie, there are a LOT of reasons I relate to Rumple. One is, of course, no matter how good he acts, no matter how noble, the heroes continue to treat him like scum. I make no excuses for S4 (despite my insistence that if they showed him wanting to be free because of how Zelena used him, it would have been a far more understandable arc), but on the whole Rumple hasn’t really been that bad in Storybrooke. Aside from setting Regina’s office on fire, marking Regina for locking belle up for almost 30 years and killing Zelena as revenge for killing Neal, he mostly keeps to himself.

Of course, until S4, where suddenly he was Big Bad #1 again for... no reason. I’m still angry about S4 honestly.

Another reason is the class difference between him and most of Storybrooke. He might be the wealthiest man in town, but he came from nothing. And almost everyone who looks down on him was, at some point, royalty.

The queer-coding is important to me too. As a transgender man, reading Rumple as trans makes a lot of sense. Doubly so when people insult his manhood or make light of his more feminine traits. He certainly doesn’t come off as straight - the gentle touch to Jefferson’s shoulder, sniffing David’s cloak, Robert’s charisma with ANYONE on screen with him...

His mental illnesses, as well, are something I relate to. His trauma. His fear of abandonment. Wanting to be different than his abusive, neglectful father. His depression (’All the voices in my head will be quiet when I’m Dead’) especially hits close to home - I too suffer from depression, as well as an anxiety disorder and honestly his insecurities speak to me too. ‘No one could ever love me’. How alone he felt in 4B. How he hated being touched. The way he gives all of himself without ever expecting something more. Even when he was dying in 4B he couldn’t believe Belle would stay by his side.

Then there is, of course, the implied sexual abuse by Zelena, which is... never addressed. Her obsession with him in 3B seems to revolve less around her jealousy for Regina and more about her desire for HIM. The fact she tells him he would come to want her without being told to. The way she invades his personal space and touches him. The way she shaves him. The way she doesn’t seem surprised when he kisses her to distract her.

And again, never touched on. Suddenly she doesn’t care and it’s all about Regina the next time we see her.

Rumple’s spent all of S5 being a HERO. He literally has done nothing wrong, and yet the fandom AND the heroes are ready to throw him and Belle under the bus for breathing.

It only makes me love him more. Someone needs to.]]

#{Out of Straw;}

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Magic is Might || {Dueling Sorcerers AU}

#Magic is Might #AU #bellefrenchthehero

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“I’m a little thirsty,” she nodded. “But I don’t want you to get up and go anywhere.” She nestled into his chest again. “You’re so deliciously warm, I love it.” She cuddled close to him, soft, blushed skin against the gentle coarseness of his, admiring the color, the warmth, the strength she felt inside of him just being this close. It was beautiful. He was beautiful.

She didn’t want his gift, or curse, or whatever it was. She just wanted him, and she’d never managed to feel that way before, about anyone. “What about you, Rumple, do you need anything?”

Rumple waved his hand, a tray of tea appearing on the nightstand beside them. “Who said anything about getting up, dearie? I’m staying right here with you.” He pressed a gentle kiss to her hair and nodded toward the tray. ‘Help yourself.”

The Needle || {TWS AU}

#The needle #AU #madasahatterami

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He turned when Rumple came back, looking over his shoulder toward the door.At his question he let the linen slide off his shoulders, baring himself to Rumple and the rest of the room. “My back,” he whispered.

It was shining with fresh scars and bruises, and still decorated with old ones, deep in his flesh, gnarled and aching in his bones. “It, it hurts the most.”

Rumple’s breath caught as he looked at the damage. He crossed the room and knelt down on the bed, looking over the basket of ointments and oils he carried. “Ah, this will help the fresh wounds.” He dipped his fingers into a pot of sticky green salve and gently covered the open lacerations.

For the bruises he used a translucent paste to encourage the blood vessels to heal. The scars were a little more difficult, but a bit of special butter would help them fade.

Sin and Silk || Rentboy AU

#sin and silk #AU #madasahatterami

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He nuzzled his nose, smiling at him. “I love your hands,” he breathed, looking at him. “And I adore the way you hold me. I feel so cared for with you.” He turned his face into his neck, sighing gently and pressed soft kisses there. “Mmn….”

“You are, dearie,” Robert replied. “I do care for you. You deserve to feel treasured, to feel adored, to feel safe.”

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Magic is Might || {Dueling Sorcerers AU}

#Magic is Might #{La Belle et La Bête;}#bellefrenchthehero

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Belle giggled, shaking her head. “Nice try. You’re so very charming, Rumple, but I have to keep some spells to myself, don’t I?” She kissed his cheek. “I don’t know as much as you, but I know enough to keep you safe if I needed to. How’s that?”

“... Well I suppose it’ll do,” he replied. “Do you need anything, Belle?” Since she seemed to be staying put, Rumplestiltskin might as well make her comfortable. He didn’t want to admit just how much it meant to him to have her here, in his arms - the other Dark Ones screamed in his head, warning him that she’d try to take his gift, his only means to find his son, but he ignored them.

They were wrong.

The Needle || {TWS AU}

#The Needle #AU #madasahatterami

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He sighed when the cloth wrapped around his body, shutting his eyes a moment just to relish its sweetness, to savor this precise moment of kindness to replace countless years of torment. He opened his eyes again at his question and nodded, obeying him and going to the bedroom immediately without question. Just a force of habit.

Rumple disappeared into the cellar, where he kept his most potent tinctures. It didn’t take him long to retrieve the healing ingredients Jefferson needed to soothe his pain and his scars. He reappeared outside the door, knocking before he entered - he didn’t want to startle Jefferson again.

“Where should we begin?”

Sin and Silk || Rentboy AU

#sin and silk #AU #madasahatterami

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Jefferson sat up, holding his jaw and pressed a warm, deep, slow kiss into Robert’s lips, wrapping firm arms around him and holding him tight. He waited until he knew the older man was breathless to break away. “Good,” he smiled, stroking his cheek with the backs of his fingers. “I’m glad.”

Oh. Jefferson stole his breath with one skilled kiss. It chased away Robert’s fears and insecurities - he was there, warm and willfully in Robert’s arms, and it wouldn’t change. Not yet, at least.

He smiled and held Jefferson close, running his hands along his back. He’d do anything to protect him. Anything to keep him safe, for as long as he could.

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Welcome Home, by @felidre

“… Is she gone?”

Rumplestiltskin paused at his table, listening for any sign of Regina lingering in his castle. With his luck, she could be anywhere waiting to pounce on his weakness. No one could know. No one could ever know.

“We’re completely alone, Dark One.”

“Good!”

Twirling away from his experiments, Rumple grinned at Jefferson. He did a good job convincing Regina to take the aid of the scientist - especially after his last mission went so terribly awry.

He crossed the distance between them and wrapped his arms around his hatter’s shoulders.

“Welcome home, Jefferson,” Rumple whispered, kissing him gently. “You did well.”

“Thank you, Rumplestiltskin. I’m certainly glad you’re pleased.”

Nothing in the world compared to the mirthful confidence in Jefferson’s voice as he tangled his fingers in Rumple’s hair.

Felidre is amazing. AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING. I ordered this Gold Hatter commission from them for @pocketsizesatan for Valentine’s Day! I’m such a huge fan of their art, and I had a blast talking to them about the show X3 I know it’s a week early but I’M TOO! EXCITED! TO WAIT!

I can’t thank you enough for such a beautiful piece!

Happy Valentine’s Day, Jim my love <3333333333

#{Gold Hatter;}#{My Magic;}#FOR THE WRITING - FELIDRE WAS THE ARTIST

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GOLD HATTER - KISSES

How they’ve missed each other.

#{My Magic;}#{Gold Hatter;}

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Here’s my manip! It’s a gold hatter one X3

I didn’t know that was a ship? So cool!

#{my magic;}#putting this on the RP blog too

{{I want to apologize for my absence - I've entered WAY too many secret santas and I've been drowning in writing work because of it <.< I'll be more active soon!}}

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I've never shipped incest ships, until I once found a few Laced Beauty fics (I'm sure Laced Beauty is the tiniest little subship of the whole OUAT fandom), where Belle and Lacey were twins... and they... ehm... so yeah... These are NC-17 fics. But they were so good!! The fanfictions, I mean. So that made me ship Laced Beauty. That is my dirty OUAT secret.

I like to joke about Elsanna. I ship Kara and Alex a bit on Supergirl. And I live in a glass house over Snow Queen.

/ships Thorki

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It’s not incest if they’re from different planets.

That’s how I feel about it but other people feel differently and I respect that.

#{Out of Straw;}#incest tw

{I’m not going to lie, I have a fairly weak spot for incest ships, and in the realm of OUAT it’s Rumple/Pan for me - I call it Gold Pan and Pan’s the one with all the control. I am, of course, a walking garbage can.}

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READ ON AO3 >>HERE<<

Belle doesn’t know if she wants to salvage their relationship, leaving Rumplestiltskin devastated at the well. He wanders through the woods to the only friend he has left - Jefferson, his former employee and lover - in search of even the barest support. Instead, he finds comfort in the love between them that never faded.

Rating: Explicit || Tags: 5x10 Fix It, Anal Sex, Comfort, Comfort Sex, Fluff

Walking through Storybrooke alone and exposed felt strange. Gone. Belle was gone. Hadn’t he been doing everything right? He’d risked his life to save hers, even when she’d walked away. He made a selfless deal for Merida’s heart. He’d battled Hook without magic and won - though he knew that was the dark one’s plan, somehow. Whatever Hook was after, it wasn’t a proper battle. He could have killed him instantly.

All his fears, faced. He was open. Honest. Everything Belle asked him to be - Rumple was the hero she craved and deserved, wasn’t here? Baby steps were key, and he knew she wouldn’t rush into his arms at once, but hadn’t she promised that it wasn’t too late?

But it was. It was far too late for them.

His legs carried him blindly through Storybrooke’s roads, to the far edges of the town. Rumple needed… he wasn’t entirely sure, honestly. I needed something, someone, anyone who’d listen to him. Without Belle, he felt truly and utterly alone.

Rumplestiltskin found himself staring before a large, lavish manor, almost intimidatingly modern. His last friend in town, Jefferson, might welcome him. They hadn’t spoken since the first curse, the curse that brought them there, but he freed Belle.

Jefferson remembered.

Sighing, Rumple raised his hand and rang the doorbell.

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#{My Magic;}#{Gold Hatter;}

As a companion to the post about silly crazy things you love about Once Upon a Time…

Tell me your favorite homoerotic/gay innuendo from the show? I’ll take the low hanging … fruit… as it is first.

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I don’t have a gif of it, but Regina’s comment in “Lily” about Rumple not being able to keep Mal on her leash ranks up there for me.

And you know…the entire episode “Enter the Dragon”.

I think it’s Lana’s smile and head movement that makes that line even worse.

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There’s this one…

And it’s companion piece… the little nod…

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I just love that so far, all the gifs are of or about Regina, and that’s precious.

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There is also Regina’s… reaction… to Guinevere. Which has no heterosexual explanation.

The last one here is my favorite. I love that most of these involve Regina! How about her look towards Emma when she leaves the apartment in The Jolly Roger. And then that scene of young Regina and Mal where they get really close in Mal’s castle.

Then there’s also the scene where Snow explains to Will which blonde sheriff she’s married to. Oh, and the one in the EF where Emma gives Aurora her jacket because she’s cold (although that may just be her being nice, I felt a lot gayer after seeing Emma’s arms)

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Thank you! Especially for that last one^

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and of course…

This too…

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What about Mal and Regina in Regina’s vault

OOH and Regina delivering apples to Emma for on the road.

{Rumple and Jefferson’s unabashed flirting in the forest in The Doctor is one of my favorites. I hope it’s okay if I use my own gifs, I’m bad at describing things.There’s also a very gentle shoulder touch, but I haven’t gif’d it.}

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@jxhniarty You have been summoned. Spam this with Jefferson and Rumple. Regina is not the only one making gay innuendo