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[ryik-the-writer]

OUAT Appreciationweek2024 - Storyline That Never Was/What If

Every gay ship. I know there are a dozen canon and non-canon but these were just my top three...YES I'm including Rumplestiltskin's and Belle's very obvious childhood crush-gone-wrong that took up six or so minutes of screentime leave me alone.

Anyway...Think of the representation What could have been...

But, that's not to say we can't be grateful for what we did get. Because what we got...

was pretty magical

[palizinhas]

[justanoutlawfic]

Gidrick’s First Date for @ryik-the-writer

[desperatemurph]

True Love in cages

bonus:

[imgilmoregirl]

Hello! Congratulations on you 900 followers!! I got a prompt for you, I had read your fic about Gideon finding out about his father's death, and it ends with Alice wanting to go with him to bury him. So, can you write about their trip, maybe with Robin too, and them talking about Belle, about the trips the family did, maybe even Robin remembering them, and Alice telling Gideon about the time she spend with Rumple, and the three of them in that beautiful home Belle and Rumple built...

Thank you so much, sweetie! And thanks for the lovely prompt, I hope you like what I got for you. I’m so sorry for the delay.

Afterwards

Summary: After Rumple’s funeral, Gideon and the others have a moment.

Notes: Disclaimer: I don’t own Once Upon A Time or any of the characters and storylines in the show. This is just a fanwork made for fun.

This is a follow-up to Legacy.

Therewas a weird, but somewhat comfortable silence in Rumple and Belle’s house atthe Edge of Realms. They had just buried the very last Dark One this worldwould know beside his beloved wife and Gideon urged the others in, althoughRegina had insisted in taking Henry and Rogers to take a look around.

Itwas a bittersweet feeling for him to be back in a place so full of good memories.Gideon had many homes while growing up, lived in many small villages and manybig castles, but he thought that this one had a special meaning for his parents,because it was there that they finally had some earned peace. He rememberedleaving the Academy on Friday nights and coming back just hours later afterwhat seemed to have been a whole week away.

Thegood thing about time running different in there was that Gideon could spend alot more time with his parents than it would be given him if the time passed atthe same rhythm in both realms. He had always enjoyed coming over, hearing hismother read aloud to him as if he was still a child, sitting by the spinningwheel with his father or just simply helping them to reach things in tallshelves. Gideon smiled to himself, a sad smile, melancholic mostly as he putsome water to boil.

“Tea?”He asked to Robin and Roderick, who were sat by the small four-seat diningtable.

“Iwill accept,” the blonde girl said, adjusting her glasses on her nose.

Nodding,Gideon separated four cups and took a look around, trying to find he other girlthat should be there, until he found her standing in front of the spinningwheel, running a gentle finger through it, eyes seeming to be full of tears. Heleft the kitchen, walking towards her and laying a hand on her shoulder, makingthe girl jump, startled, before looking back to see him and she relaxed.

“Healways spun a lot… I once asked him why, he told it helped him to remember,”Alice said, as if justifying herself. “Guess he was talking about you,your mother and your brother.”

Gideonsighed, knowing that she was right. The image of his father as an imp, spinningmadly in the middle of the woods, whispering nonsense about their family,crossing his mind. Even at his darkest, Rumplestiltskin couldn’t stop thinkingabout them, that was the extent of his love.

“Yeah,guess so. My father has always been very attached to our family,” Gideontold her. “Baelfire died before I was born, but my parents always told meall the stories about him. Papa loved us with all of his heart.”

“Mymom had a crush on him,” Robin interfered from where she was, still sat bythe table.

Glancingup at her, Gideon saw that the water had boiled and Roderick was alreadyserving the tea, but it was barely a detail in his mind, because he could onlyconcentrate in what Robin had said.

“What?”

“Sorry,bad timing,” she mumbled, grimacing. “If it makes you feel better,she always said that your mom was the best nanny I’ve ever had.”

Gideonarched an eyebrow at her as he and Alice came back to the table, taking theteacups Roderick was offering them. He didn’t quite remember most people fromStorybrooke, although he had seen pictures of them, but he knew that if he hadgrown-up there he would have grown with Robin, Neal and all those other people.

Maybelife in Storybrooke could have been nice, he thought as he shared a laugh withthat girl whose mother had a weird crush on his father. Maybe if they hadstayed there, his parents could still be alive. Gideon shook his head forhimself, feeling Roderick’s hand on his knee, still showing him the comfort heneeded. No, the life they had wasperfect and Gideon wouldn’t change it for nothing and he bet neither would hisparents.

“Hehad a book full of pictures, it is in his apartment if you want me to get itfor you later,” Alice started, slowly, almost hesitantly. “I lookedat the pictures in it many times, wishing for a life like that, life with loveand adventure.”

“It’smy mother’s travel book, she said once that papa gave it to her during my firstbirthday party,” Gideon answered, tracing down the border of his teacup. “Shealways carried it around and I helped her filling some spaces with ourfavourite quotes of the books we were reading at the time we took thepictures.”

“Well,he carried it around when we met. He took care of me for ten years or so, I owehim a lot…” Alice trailed off, sipping her tea.

Rumple’sletters talked a lot about her. Before the darkness overtook him, he used totell Gideon about how nice it was to not be as lonely as he thought he would beafter going away on his journey to find the Guardian. Gideon could remember thedesperate tone his words seemed to have when he wrote to him about his suspectsof Alice being the Guardian herself. He would never want to pass his burden toa kid, even more when he cared so dearly for her.

“Idon’t think you do. Papa never expected anything from anyone and if you gavehim a good friendship to rely on, it was more than enough.”

Asmile crossed Alice’s lips as her unquiet eyes darted around the house, stoppingoccasionally in the few pictures displayed on the shelves or the books hismother kept in the most beautiful glassware

“Heused to say that I reminded him a lot of his Belle. I think we were bothcurious and joyful,” she told him. “Adaily challenge, he used to say. Rumplestiltskin brought me strawberries everyday, detective Weaver bought me orange marmalade sandwiches and gave me ashelter in my bad days. You were lucky to have him as your father.”

“Yeah,he was always the best I could expect.”

“Iwould like to have known him,” Roderick interrupted, brushing his dark hair awayfrom his face with a distant look before adding: “Both your parents.”

“Iwould have liked that too, Rod,” Gideon guaranteed, kissing the top of hishead.

Onthe other end of the table, Alice moved her shoulders uncomfortably, incliningherself forward as she folded her hands around the teacup. Robin glanced backat her as if expecting something marvellous to happen, but all that the shortergirl did was to continue speaking, the sweetest smile overtaking her lips.

“Hewas sweet, although he tried to seem tough most of the time. He was funny also,”she said, laughing a bit. “He used to say ‘Alice,don’t let anything hold you, you can take the word if you want to, but neverforget what really matters’. It was a good advice.”

“Yeah,it was,” Roderick agreed.

“Papawas a wise man,” Gideon remarked. “Mama taught him how to be good and he becamethe best man I’ve ever known.”

“Ithink that they are together now,” she betted and Gideon couldn’t help butbelieve her words. “It’s True Love after all and no matter what happens, TrueLove is eternal and it always finds its way back.”

Reachingfor Roderick’s hand, he nodded, watching as Alice laid her head on Robin’sshoulder. Somewhere, far away from their reach, Rumplestiltskin and Belle wereprobably making up for the lost time, sharing a good laugh with Baelfire andmeeting up with all their passed friends and family. But in that moment, at theEdge of Realms, the place that once was their home, two young couples wondered aboutthe greatness of life and silent promised to honour those who were gone.

[maddiebonanafana]

OUAT Rarepairs Christmas Movie AU @ouat-rare-pair @zoe19blink

Robert and Belle Gold host Christmas every year for their family, which is a large and blended one, including their two sons Neal and Gideon, and their grandson Henry from Neal’s first marriage. After being told that Belle is very sick, they fear that this may be their last Christmas together. Usually, everyone in the family can make it. This year however, there seems to be some roadblocks...

Tinkerbae

Neal and Tina “Tink” are pregnant and nearing the due date. At their last ultrasound, they are given both good news and bad news. Good news, it’s almost time to deliver. The bad news, they will most likely be spending Christmas in the hospital, and will miss Christmas dinner with the family. After going into labor on Christmas Eve, in what seems like a miracle, they are able to attend dinner and surprise the family with not just one baby, but two. 

Woodenswan

Emma has just been proposed to by her boyfriend Walsh. Although apprehensive, she says yes and they are to be wed on Christmas Eve. As the date approaches, her best friend August slowly realizes he is in love with her, and Emma comes to grips that Walsh is not “the one”. After August confesses his true feelings and Emma realizes she feels the same, she breaks off the engagement and shows up to dinner with August instead. 

Gidrick 

Gideon is coming home for the holidays and wants to bring his boyfriend Roderick to meet his family. Roderick is not sure he wants to go, as he struggles with his sexuality and being publicly out. The two have a fight about going that almost tears them apart, until Gideon receives news that his mother is sick, and this may be their last Christmas together. After seeing how important it is to his boyfriend, Roderick agrees to go. When they arrive, Gideon’s family welcomes Roderick with love and open arms.

Bluecricket

Henry, Neal and Emma’s son, knows that his school counselor Mr. Hopper is in love with his teacher, Ms. Blue, and he’s pretty sure she feels the same way. While trying to get them together, he discovers that deep down they are very lonely, and have no family or friends to share the holidays with. He invites them separately to his family’s for Christmas dinner, whether they are together or not, he doesn’t want them to spend Christmas alone. Surprisingly, they both show up and end up finding themselves under the mistletoe (that Henry swears he didn’t hang up). 

[thiswomanshouldbewriting]

600!

Tonight I gained my 600th follower. I can hardly believe that so many of you actually want to follow my crazy, disorganized blog. I love all of you, and you never fail to brighten my days. 

I usually to a promptathon for events like these, but my muse has been kind of lazy in the past few months, and I’m not sure I could handle a promptathon right now. What I can do is tell you all what it’s currently on my writing list, so that you can know whether a fic I published and never continued has any chance of ever being finished. There are many fics for which I promised a follow up that never came, and I apologize for that, but I have way too many ideas and too little time, plus I tend to fall out of love with my old ideas when I get too many new ones. 

So, here are the fics I’m either working on or planning on working on in the foreseeable future.

- Missing Pieces, a S7 AU focused on the Rumbelle family in Hyperion Heights, featuring also Alice as the Rumbelle daughter, just because I can. 

- A Tale of Magic, my 3B AU. I started writing the second chapter and then I got kind of stuck, probably because I’ve been planning this fic for so long that I’m scared of it not being as beautiful as I imagined. Also because I stopped writing one evening because I was too sleepy to go on, and when I woke up the following morning I didn’t remember how the scene was supposed to end.

- Caged Love, honestly one of my favorite fics, for which I have half of the next chapter written. I don’t know why I haven’t finished it yet, probably fear once again. There are too many things that need to be explained, and it’s a bit hard to do it without making the chapter boring. 

- Come What May, a oneshot that surprisingly became a multi-chapter fic thanks to prompts. This is the only one for which I haven’t written anything yet, and a part of me is tempted to end it where I left it. At the same time, I still have prompts and ideas for it, so I really don’t know. 

- An untitled fic that I should have written almost one year ago for the Fandom Trumps Hate event. @jackabelle73, the one I should write the fic for, is being incredibly patient, but I still feel bad about my delay. It’s about Rumbelle and SwanQueen taking a trip in Italy. I started it and then, guess what, I got scared of ruining it, so I stopped writing altogether. I’m starting to see a pattern here.

- An alternate version of the Rumbelle scene in 5x11. I started this fic thinking it would be a brief thing, and now it’s over 5k long and still going. 

- The Way We Feel, a follow up to The Bond Between Us, focusing on Gideon and Roderick, who is somehow still alive (I’ll explain how in the fic). This is going to be a massive fic because I just have so many feels about these two, okay?

- Last but not least, I’m actually writing a fic based on my own theory/hope that Alice is the daughter of Wish!Rumple and Wish!Belle. Expect angst galore. 

So, this is what I’m currently working on, while I sit on a pile of forgotten fics and broken promises for follow ups. I have to warn you that right now I’m doing most of my writing on paper, so it will be long before I actually post anything online. However, since I’m celebrating, if any of you is interested in one of this fics, you can message me and I’ll post a snippet of what I’ve written so far.

I love you all <3

[ryik-the-writer]

Have some almost OUAT gay ships that didn’t happen because the writers were cowards  🙃