⌈ THE DARK ONE ⌋

independent rumpelstiltskin. selective. low activity. written by violet. follows from empirewaste.

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#STRUCKDEALS — independent rumpelstiltskin from once upon a time. written by violet. est. dec 2012. remade jan 2025. follows from @empirewaste/@blightworn.

LOW ACTIVITY.

⌈ carrd. headcanons. prompts. interest tracker. ⌋

graphics by: @animuscomms

guidelines under the cut:

interpretation: rumpelstiltskin has been one of the most important characters to me since 2012. i have taken a number of liberties with him that are not reflected in the show. i do not respect ouat outside of the first three seasons, and even then i have some complaints.

interactions: i am a slow writer with cognitive issues that make writing difficult at times. if this is an issue, i'm not the best writing partner for you. i am a perfectionist with canon characters, rumpelstiltskin most of all. i do drop threads when i get overwhelmed; if you specifically have issues with that, please let me know and i'll do my best to ensure we don't encounter any issues. please hardblock if you don't want me to follow you.

shipping: i love romantic ships with chemistry; that is my greatest joy to write. i'm very open to multishipping.

plotting: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE feel free to come at me and plot; you can dm me, send an ask, or contact me on discord (just ask + let me know who you are). i'm so delighted to be writing rumpelstiltskin again, let's get these plots going.

reblog policies: you can reblog ask memes from me directly, i don't mind. i don't believe in reblog karma; only send what you'd like, it won't hurt my feelings.

aesthetics/icons: i use small text and default color text for dialogue; if you require any formatting changes, please let me know! i do not match formatting and i don't ask for you to do the same. i use these icons for my posts. please, if possible, write in smaller paragraphs with me; your reply can be as long as you want, i just struggle with long paragraphs.

writer information: violet. 30. cst. any pronouns, any gendered language.

[struckdeals-a]

I HAVE MOVED TO @STRUCKDEALS !!

i wanted to make a full blog for rum + my other ouat muses :)

see you there: @struckdeals!

[struckdeals-a]

I HAVE MOVED TO @STRUCKDEALS !!

i wanted to make a full blog for rum + my other ouat muses :)

see you there: @struckdeals!

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"I'M KIND BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO BE" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for remaining good despite it all, adjust as necessary

they've suffered enough.

i have seen the worst that humanity has to offer... and yet i'm still standing.

the world can keep knocking me down, but i'll get back up.

i don't give up.

i just want to live a peaceful life.

i don't want conflict.

there were nicer ways to ask that, you know.

i don't want to hurt anybody.

i still don't hate you.

i want peace at all costs.

if you would only try and see the world from my point of view.

i don't want to fight with you.

things always get better.

this isn't the end.

you have to stand tall.

the world is cruel, but i won't be.

i believe in you. i always have.

my morals are firm.

there's no harm in a little kindness.

just be gentle with them.

i mean well.

there's too much pain in this world. i don't intend to add to it.

i don't want to fight anyone.

don't you believe in yourself?

i'm not leaving them.

there is enough hate in this world.

i try to lead with love.

it's the right thing to do.

this doesn't have to end in violence.

why don't we talk this through?

maybe he's having a bad day.

i'm going to try again.

there has to be another way to do this.

this isn't the time to quit.

i've seen too many things go wrong. this has to go right.

i'm not giving up just yet.

kindness is not weakness.

you can do better than that.

i try to see the good in everyone.

you can't just give up!

you're a special person.

i deserve better than this.

you deserve happiness.

it costs nothing to be kind.

there's no need to be so mean.

if only you could see yourself the way i see you.

it's still a beautiful day.

there's always tomorrow.

are you asking me to quit?

tomorrow will be better.

you didn't mean that, did you?

maybe we should talk this out.

i will always choose to be kind.

despite everything, i just want to be good.

i do my best to see the good in everyone, no matter what.

you didn't have to do that.

that wasn't very nice.

do you have to be so rude?

a nice word goes a long way.

try smiling at them. see what happens.

you could try being nicer.

i deserve a happy ending.

don't beat yourself up.

don't talk about yourself like that.

i see the goodness in you.

life is truly beautiful.

[struckdeals-a]

@nav1gating | sentence starter: accepting!

❛ enough lies. tell me the truth! ❜

the truth. rumpelstiltskin has been divorced from the concept for longer than emma could properly imagine; centuries of lies and selfish acts have warped what the truth could possibly mean into a myriad of justifications and fierce defense.

" i'm afraid, dearie, that you need to be a bit more specific, " he replies smoothly, watching her with an unreadable expression, lips curved slightly, prepared to smirk or sneer depending on her response. emma swan is everything he wanted her to be and more, so he may even give her the gift of a half-truth if she plays her cards right.

[struckdeals-a]

rum's dragon age verse literally is where he's just flemeth i hope you understand what the real truth is and not the lie i'm fabricating so it's not weird interacting with people

[struckdeals-a]

i like rum more than rumplemintz therefore that is his nickname.

[struckdeals-a]

@nav1gating | sentence starter: accepting!

❛ it's not that simple. ❜

a flash of irritation crosses rumpelstiltskin's features. this obsession with morality is going to be the death of her. his hand stalls, however, sickly green potion hovering over a bubbling pot full of an inky liquid.

" i believe i brought you here as my maid, not my conscience, dearie, " he complains, mind shifting to the two dolls sitting in the display case of the dining room. " i've come quite far without one! "

returning his attention to his task, he pours the potion and a cloud of green erupts from the pot. he steps back, shielding his face. " an eye for an eye, belle. "

[struckdeals-a]

ALL MAGIC COMES WITH A PRICE.

independent and selective rumpelstiltskin from once upon a time. (x)

[wonderful-rp-resources]

send one for my muse’s reaction to your muse ---

Alternatively, send ‘ + ‘ after the symbol for the roles to be reversed where possible! Please specify the muse for multimuses!

✘ = hugging them.

Δ = playing with their hair.

❤ = kissing them.

₪ = asking them out for dinner.

☀ = giving them a gift of _ ( asker’s choice ) .

♘ = stabbing them.

♕ = bowing down before them.

♒ = lying to them.

✿ = buying them flowers.

☾ = being found shirtless.

♢ = reading them a story.

☂ = giving them their jumper to keep warm.

✎ = speaking in a different language.

✏ = teaching them a different language.

▄ = telling them a joke.

♬ = singing to them.

☹ = insulting a loved one.

ஐ = slapping them.

✂ = threatening them.

❃ = dancing with them.

▤ = falling asleep on them.

☮ = waking them up after a nightmare.

♣ = discovering them crying.

回 = patching a wound.

✮ = stargazing.

▓ = caught stealing their belongings.

☽ = wandering alone at night.

♡ = complimenting them.

≡ = offering a place to stay overnight.

☢ = falling over.

✦ = being well-dressed.

❂ = wiping blood off their face.

◎ = taking care of them while ill.

☁ = being caught in the middle of a storm with them.

⇕ = holding their hand.

↱ = being lost with them.

☠ = pushing them against a wall.

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𝚅𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙾𝚄𝚂 " 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝙵𝚁𝙾𝙽𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 " 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂!

below is a list of starters from both sides of the conversation , with prompts geared toward scenes involving some sort of confrontation. prompts rage from friendly to not so friendly. please consider following for more prompts and please do not steal!

❛ i can't believe you hid this from me. ❜

❛ that's it. we need to talk about this. right here. right now. ❜

❛ don't see how we can get around talking about this anymore. ❜

❛ you can't just keep avoiding me! ❜

❛ i'm not leaving until we talk about this. ❜

❛ come on just . . . talk to me. ❜

❛ all this time . . . and it was all a lie? ❜

❛ i trusted you. ❜

❛ did you think i wasn't going to notice? ❜

❛ start talking. now. ❜

❛ when are you going to stop lying to me? ❜

❛ i just wanna talk. ❜

❛ can we talk about this? please? ❜

❛ i came to talk this out. ❜

❛ you and i can work this thing out. ❜

❛ enough lies. tell me the truth! ❜

❛ i just wanna know what happened. ❜

❛ you can tell me. ❜

❛ just . . . start from the beginning. ❜

❛ are we gonna talk about this like grownups? ❜

❛ can you just be an adult about this for once?! ❜

❛ i didn't think it was gonna be so hard to talk about it. ❜

❛ i don't wanna talk about it. ❜

❛ i said leave it alone! ❜

❛ it's not that simple. ❜

❛ can we just . . . not talk about this right now? ❜

❛ i didn't want to see you get hurt. ❜

❛ okay fine. you wanna talk about it? here it is , ❜

❛ i kinda hoped you would just ignore it. ❜

❛ okay , fine just . . promise you won't get mad. ❜

❛ i don't wanna lie to you. ❜

❛ i wish it were that simple. ❜

❛ we passed the talking stage a long time ago. ❜

❛ the truth is more painful. ❜

❛ the beginnings , still a little hazy. ❜

❛ stop saying i'm not taking this seriously! ❜

[jjcre8archive]

✩˚｡⋆  𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐒  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒  𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓  𝟏.

below  is  a  list  of  dialogue  said  by  various  characters  from  the  television  series  suits.  this  dialogue  was  gathered  from  various  sites  ,  &  compiled  into  a  list  for  easy  access  &  use.  feel  free  to  change  names  &  pronouns  as  needed.  do  not  add  to  the  list  ,  &  always  reblog  from  the  source.

❝ Anyone  can  do  my  job,  but  no  one  can  be  me.  ❞ ❝ I  refuse  to  answer  on  the  grounds  that  I  don't  want  to.  ❞ ❝ I  don't  get  lucky.  I  make  my  own  luck.  ❞ ❝ You  just  got  Litt  up!  ❞ ❝ I  don't  pave  the  way  for  people,  people  pave  the  way  for  me.  ❞ ❝ What  are  your  choices  when  someone  puts  a  gun  to  your  head?  You  take  the  gun,  or  you  pull  out  a  bigger  one.  Or,  you  call  their  bluff.  Or,  you  do  any  one  of  a  hundred  and  forty  six  other  things  ❞ ❝  It’s  not  bragging  if  it’s  true.  ❞ ❝  No  kicking.  No  Biting.  No  rabbit  punching.  ❞ ❝  I  need  you  to  babysit  the  client  for  a  while.  ❞ ❝  If  she  asks  any  questions  about  the  deal,  nod  your  head  and  look  pretty.  ❞ ❝  I’m  getting  a  little  tired  of  people  asking  me  if  I  care  or  not.  ❞ ❝  I’m  against  having  emotions.  Not  using  them.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  see  anyone  lining  up  to  get  your  ass  out  of  here.  ❞ ❝  That’s  the  difference  between  you  and  me.  You  wanna  lose  small,  I  wanna  win  big.  ❞ ❝  They  think  you  care,  they’ll  walk  all  over  you.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  have  dreams.  I  have  goals.  ❞ ❝  Win  a  no-win  situation  by  rewriting  the  rules.  ❞ ❝  I’m  not  here  for  your  absolution.  I’m  here  for  your  redemption.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  have  to  overturn  award  like  that  because  I  never  lost  one  in  the  first  place.  ❞ ❝  First  impressions  last.  Start  behind  the  eight  ball  and  you’ll  never  get  in  front.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  play  the  odds.  I  play  the  man.  ❞ ❝  Don’t  send  a  puppy  to  clean  up  it’s  own  mess.  ❞ ❝  Winners  don’t  make  excuses  when  the  other  side  plays  the  game.  ❞ ❝  When  you’re  backed  against  the  wall.  Knock  the  goddamn  thing  down.  ❞ ❝  Sometimes  good  guys  gotta  do  bad  things  to  make  the  bad  guys  pay.  ❞ ❝  Let  them  hate,  just  make  sure  they  spell  your  name  right.  ❞ ❝  It’s  so  much  easier  to  criticize  someone  else  than  it  is  to  acknowledge  your  own  shortcomings.  ❞ ❝  Do  I  think  I’m  smarter  than  you?  You’re  damn  right  I  do.  But  if  you  think  that  means  I  can’t  kick  your  ass  up  and  down  this  floor,  take  a  swing  and  see  what  happens.  ❞ ❝  You  put  your  interest  above  mine  and  now  I’m  putting  my  interests  back  up  with  yours.  ❞ ❝  You  didn’t  come  all  the  way  here  just  to  tell  me  that.  ❞ ❝  I  always  win.  That’s  what  I  do.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  respond  to  threats,  I  make  them.  ❞ ❝  Trust  is  a  two-way  street.  If  I  ask  it  from  you,  you’re  getting  it  from  me.  ❞

[struckdeals-a]

rumpelstiltskin has a default femme shapeshifting appearance that he uses from time to time.

[notsosecretlyalesbian]

Jeanne Tripplehorn as Alex Blake in Criminal Minds | 09×06: In The Blood

[struckdeals-a]

like rum is a man but he also very much isn't and in this essay i will

[jjcre8archive]

✩˚｡⋆  𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐒  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒  𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓  𝟏.

below  is  a  list  of  dialogue  said  by  various  characters  from  the  television  series  suits.  this  dialogue  was  gathered  from  various  sites  ,  &  compiled  into  a  list  for  easy  access  &  use.  feel  free  to  change  names  &  pronouns  as  needed.  do  not  add  to  the  list  ,  &  always  reblog  from  the  source.

❝ Anyone  can  do  my  job,  but  no  one  can  be  me.  ❞ ❝ I  refuse  to  answer  on  the  grounds  that  I  don't  want  to.  ❞ ❝ I  don't  get  lucky.  I  make  my  own  luck.  ❞ ❝ You  just  got  Litt  up!  ❞ ❝ I  don't  pave  the  way  for  people,  people  pave  the  way  for  me.  ❞ ❝ What  are  your  choices  when  someone  puts  a  gun  to  your  head?  You  take  the  gun,  or  you  pull  out  a  bigger  one.  Or,  you  call  their  bluff.  Or,  you  do  any  one  of  a  hundred  and  forty  six  other  things  ❞ ❝  It’s  not  bragging  if  it’s  true.  ❞ ❝  No  kicking.  No  Biting.  No  rabbit  punching.  ❞ ❝  I  need  you  to  babysit  the  client  for  a  while.  ❞ ❝  If  she  asks  any  questions  about  the  deal,  nod  your  head  and  look  pretty.  ❞ ❝  I’m  getting  a  little  tired  of  people  asking  me  if  I  care  or  not.  ❞ ❝  I’m  against  having  emotions.  Not  using  them.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  see  anyone  lining  up  to  get  your  ass  out  of  here.  ❞ ❝  That’s  the  difference  between  you  and  me.  You  wanna  lose  small,  I  wanna  win  big.  ❞ ❝  They  think  you  care,  they’ll  walk  all  over  you.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  have  dreams.  I  have  goals.  ❞ ❝  Win  a  no-win  situation  by  rewriting  the  rules.  ❞ ❝  I’m  not  here  for  your  absolution.  I’m  here  for  your  redemption.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  have  to  overturn  award  like  that  because  I  never  lost  one  in  the  first  place.  ❞ ❝  First  impressions  last.  Start  behind  the  eight  ball  and  you’ll  never  get  in  front.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  play  the  odds.  I  play  the  man.  ❞ ❝  Don’t  send  a  puppy  to  clean  up  it’s  own  mess.  ❞ ❝  Winners  don’t  make  excuses  when  the  other  side  plays  the  game.  ❞ ❝  When  you’re  backed  against  the  wall.  Knock  the  goddamn  thing  down.  ❞ ❝  Sometimes  good  guys  gotta  do  bad  things  to  make  the  bad  guys  pay.  ❞ ❝  Let  them  hate,  just  make  sure  they  spell  your  name  right.  ❞ ❝  It’s  so  much  easier  to  criticize  someone  else  than  it  is  to  acknowledge  your  own  shortcomings.  ❞ ❝  Do  I  think  I’m  smarter  than  you?  You’re  damn  right  I  do.  But  if  you  think  that  means  I  can’t  kick  your  ass  up  and  down  this  floor,  take  a  swing  and  see  what  happens.  ❞ ❝  You  put  your  interest  above  mine  and  now  I’m  putting  my  interests  back  up  with  yours.  ❞ ❝  You  didn’t  come  all  the  way  here  just  to  tell  me  that.  ❞ ❝  I  always  win.  That’s  what  I  do.  ❞ ❝  I  don’t  respond  to  threats,  I  make  them.  ❞ ❝  Trust  is  a  two-way  street.  If  I  ask  it  from  you,  you’re  getting  it  from  me.  ❞

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𝚅𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙾𝚄𝚂 " 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝙵𝚁𝙾𝙽𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 " 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂!

below is a list of starters from both sides of the conversation , with prompts geared toward scenes involving some sort of confrontation. prompts rage from friendly to not so friendly. please consider following for more prompts and please do not steal!

❛ i can't believe you hid this from me. ❜

❛ that's it. we need to talk about this. right here. right now. ❜

❛ don't see how we can get around talking about this anymore. ❜

❛ you can't just keep avoiding me! ❜

❛ i'm not leaving until we talk about this. ❜

❛ come on just . . . talk to me. ❜

❛ all this time . . . and it was all a lie? ❜

❛ i trusted you. ❜

❛ did you think i wasn't going to notice? ❜

❛ start talking. now. ❜

❛ when are you going to stop lying to me? ❜

❛ i just wanna talk. ❜

❛ can we talk about this? please? ❜

❛ i came to talk this out. ❜

❛ you and i can work this thing out. ❜

❛ enough lies. tell me the truth! ❜

❛ i just wanna know what happened. ❜

❛ you can tell me. ❜

❛ just . . . start from the beginning. ❜

❛ are we gonna talk about this like grownups? ❜

❛ can you just be an adult about this for once?! ❜

❛ i didn't think it was gonna be so hard to talk about it. ❜

❛ i don't wanna talk about it. ❜

❛ i said leave it alone! ❜

❛ it's not that simple. ❜

❛ can we just . . . not talk about this right now? ❜

❛ i didn't want to see you get hurt. ❜

❛ okay fine. you wanna talk about it? here it is , ❜

❛ i kinda hoped you would just ignore it. ❜

❛ okay , fine just . . promise you won't get mad. ❜

❛ i don't wanna lie to you. ❜

❛ i wish it were that simple. ❜

❛ we passed the talking stage a long time ago. ❜

❛ the truth is more painful. ❜

❛ the beginnings , still a little hazy. ❜

❛ stop saying i'm not taking this seriously! ❜