What’s a fic trope, plot bunny, or character variation that you want someone to write for Rumbelle, but no one ever has?
okay I've been sitting on this for a while bc as soon as I saw this question, I completely forgot what rumbelle fics I wanted to read haha but now I think I have my answers:
Adventurer Belle continues to travel with Mulan and Philip as they try to find Aurora. Belle and Rumple keep on almost crossing paths until they finally bump into each other in some way? Idk I just want more of Belle having adventures with Mulan and Philip, and Rumple eventually seeing her in that outfit haha
Gold and amnesiac!Belle from the beginning of the Lacey episode get to know each other and fall in love all over again. There is that line about them helping each other and that soft look between them that I would really love to see explored
On the flip side, Lacey and Gold terrorize the town after the Lacey episode. I know that there are lots of Golden Lace fics but I don't think there are any of Golden Lace getting up to shenanigans around town. I am specifically thinking about that scene of them threatening Whale. Just more of them getting drunk, having lots of sex in the pawnshop, and terrorizing the town. Added bonus if there is exploration of Lacey's line of "Could you keep me young?...Cause then we can be together forever." Like what if Gold actually did that?? And what would be the consequences??? Though I guess that could be its own fic haha
Detectives AU - I just really want to read a fic about Belle and Ariel having their own detective agency and then Rumple is either a client or a rival detective that they have to work together with on a case
Thanks for the ask! It was really fun to revisit fic ideas that I've had in my mind for a while (but momentarily forgot about haha). If there are any fics like these or if anyone writes one, please let me know! I would love to read them :)
What’s a fic trope, plot bunny, or character variation that you want someone to write for Rumbelle, but no one ever has?
I am a simple woman with simple needs. Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, mutual pining, these are my bread and butter and there is thankfully plenty to go around in the Rumbelle fandom. Rumbelle has also tackled pretty much everything so anything I say probably has been done, I just haven't had a chance to read it yet.
I do wish someone would finish my Lady Belle hires Spinner Rumple to impregnate her after her husband unexpectedly dies and she's left in a precarious position with no heir fic because I'd rather read it than write it. So, if anyone wants to take a stab at that one! I also don't think there were a lot of Belle is pregnant and has a baby in the missing year fics. (I remember some ficlets but not a long fic). And there was a sad lack of season 5 woobie Rumple with no powers smut. Okay, I could probably think of a lot more if I had the time...
@peacehopeandrats @jackabelle73 I want to continue our Star Trek discussion but thought it might be better if we move it away from that gifset so we don't clutter it up!
If pushed to name my absolute favourite Trek I think I'd have to go with TNG cos that's the one I grew up with. (And that's probably why I'm willing to overlook its terrible early seasons!) Having said that though, Voyager is such a close second they may as well be tied. It meant so much to me as a teenager.
I did enjoy DS9 but it took me a bit longer to get into. And then it broke my heard cos I loved Jadzia and the Jadzia/Worf ship! I was absolutely devastated when she died and it took me a long time to forgive the show for that!
I'm also currently loving Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds. They both feel like love letters to older Treks and are amazing shows in their own rights as well.
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I haven't actually watched much TOS. I remember catching an episode when I was a kid, and from what I can recall it was Spock's Brain, so perhaps not the best introduction to the series, lol!
Just read and really loved Nashville! Can you guys recommend anything similar?
Your ask made me so happy because I’m the author of Nashville! Sometime next year, I plan to write a sequel.
Here are some fics where Blaine is from the South. I couldn’t find any other fics where Blaine is a country music singer. - HKVoyage
A Summer Story by Kb.Ellen
When an injury forces Kurt to take the summer off from his dream job as a principal dancer with the NYC Ballet, he's anxious to recover and get back to life as he knows it. But can a tiny town in southern Arkansas, a joyful aunt, a town full of good-hearted people and an intriguing local handyman make Kurt reassess what his dreams actually are? Welcome to Cassville. Rated M.
One-shot in the verse: Christmas in Cassville
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Between the Moon and New York City by jackabelle73
Kurt arrives in a small coastal town in North Carolina to join his dad and Carole for a few days of their vacation, but under duress. He can't imagine that this sleepy southern town has anything to offer him...till a very attractive local goes jogging by on the beach.
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The Lonely Farmboyby RumChocolateSouffle
Klaine AU (Southern!) : Kurt and Rachel go down South to visit with Finn who's working as a farm hand, and Kurt meets an interesting young man.
Note: I haven’t read this one.
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Nashville! by @hkvoyage
Kurt lands the lead role in a new musical, but it flops during the previews. However, his performance captivates Nashville’s newest country music sensation. They share an instant connection and it grows deeper as they get to know each other. Will Kurt be able to save the musical and keep the man of his dreams? An AU meeting featuring country singer!Blaine and Broadway!Kurt.
Do you have any creative outlets or hobbies other than writing? Tell us about them!
Hello my friend, thanks for the ask. :)
I love to crochet! It's something I learned to do as a girl, and then I didn't do it for a very long time, then recently I rekindled the hobby and found it to be very relaxing and meditative as well as creative. Here is a picture of the most recent blanket I made:
It took a very long time. Almost a year, but I love the way it turned out.
Author’s note: This story is my Secret Santa Klaine contribution (@secretsantaklaine) and is meant for @jackabelle73. I hope you like it, sweetie, and Merry Christmas to you!
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“So how are things going with Blaine?” Rachel asked over dinner.
“They’re not,” Kurt answered, trying to keep the bitterness to a minimum. “I don’t think he’ll ever like me back.”
Blaine was the dreamboat Kurt had developed a crush on as soon as he saw him on orientation day at NYADA.
Luckily, Blaine had liked Kurt at once too, only in a depressingly platonic way.
They had become the best of friends, and Blaine was so often at the loft he seemed like an extra roommate.
But the something more Kurt had hoped for remained a faraway dream.
Kurt sighed. “It’s been months, and we’ve been on tons of coffee dates, and I’ve been flirting my hardest, but so far I’ve made no progress whatsoever. So either you’re right, Rach, and he’s straight, or else he’s gay but just not interested in me. I don’t know which is worse, to tell you the truth.”
“Aww…” Rachel commiserated.
“So I’ve decided enough is enough, and I’m going to avoid Blaine as much as possible until I’ve gotten over this stupid crush.”
“Hmm, maybe you should go to tonight’s mixer, see if someone else strikes your fancy?” Rachel suggested.
Kurt wrinkled his nose in disgust. A mixer was the last place in the world he wanted to be. Too many people, who were too drunk to hold up their end of the conversation and who spilled drinks on you. Ugh.
Blaine agreed with Kurt on this. On time, he’d even been vomited on. Gross.
Wait a minute, that meant Blaine would certainly NOT be at the mixer. So maybe Kurt should go, to avoid him and all that.
That evening, dressed fabulously, but in clothes that were machine-washable, just in case, Kurt accompanied Rachel to the mixer.
Just when he finally felt at ease, chatting with a guy called Elliott, someone tapped him on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Blaine. “What on earth are you doing here?”
Blaine chuckled a bit awkwardly. “I could ask you the same question. But hey, I wouldn’t want to cramp your style. You have fun tonight! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!”
And off Blaine went again.
Kurt watched him go, perplexed. “What was that all about?”
Elliott laughed. “Well, you didn’t sound very welcoming.”
“Because I never expected him to turn up here!”
“An ex of yours?” Elliott asked.
Kurt shook his head. “Nah. He’s friend-zoned me since the day we met. Apparently, I’m not his type.”
Elliott raised an eyebrow. “Really? Well, his loss.”
“I’ll drink to that,” said Kurt, clinking his cup against Elliott’s and finishing off the lukewarm beer that was inside.
Elliott was nice, a great dancer, not too drunk to chat with and easy on the eyes. What’s more, Kurt caught Elliott looking at his lips and checking out his ass, which meant that he definitely was interested.
Moreover, Rachel had texted Kurt she’d be spending the night at Brody’s.
Why, then, did Kurt go home alone after the mixer?
K&B
A week later, Kurt found himself at a concert by Elliott and his band at a hole-in-the-wall he’d never have gone to of his own accord.
Elliott had invited him, and Kurt was glad he’d agreed to come. The band was amazing, and Elliott was not only a great singer, but a performer who had the audience spell-bound.
Right in front of the stage, a bunch of scarcely dressed teenage girls were yelling the lyrics at the top of their voices. Thank heavens the band was loud enough to drown them out.
When the band had their break, Elliott was quick to introduce Kurt to his bandmates Dani, Sharon and Kyle, who were all just as laid-back and nice as Elliott himself.
Kurt was truly enjoying himself listening to Dani’s stories about their summer touring around the States when once again, someone tapped him on the shoulder, and it proved to be Blaine.
“Blaine!”
“Hey. So, Elliott, huh?”
“Isn’t he great? I mean, the whole band is, but Elliott really takes it to the next level!” Kurt enthused.
Blaine gave Kurt a weird look and excused himself to go back to the friends he’d come to the concert with.
“Who was that?” Dani asked.
“A friend of mine, from NYADA.”
“Just a friend?”
“Yeah.”
Dani wiggled her eyebrows. “Nice ass, though.”
Kurt grinned at her and agreed wholeheartedly.
K&B
Dani took a shine to Kurt and invited him along to a tattoo shop because she wanted a new tattoo, “and I want you to help me choose because it’s obvious you have flawless taste”.
Well, after such a compliment, how could Kurt refuse?
In the shop, he and Dani thumbed through book after book of tattoo designs, giggling at the more outlandish ones and seriously debating others.
In the end, they narrowed down the selection to two choices, and called in Elliott to help decide which design to pick.
Just when all three of them had decided on the flower tattoo, Kurt heard a familiar voice say his name.
“Blaine? Are you getting a tattoo?” Kurt asked.
Blaine chuckled and ran a hand over his neck. “Nah. No offence, but that’s not really my thing. I’m here with Tina.”
“Blainey-Days?” called the girl in question. She was dressed in gothic style, and didn’t seem to have any tattoos yet, or at least not in visible places. “Come look at this one. I think it’s perfect. What do you think?”
Blaine gave Kurt and his friends a dorky wave and hurried back to Tina.
Kurt watched the two heads bowed over the book. They seemed really close. Was this Tina Blaine’s girlfriend, then?
They, too, seemed to come to a decision. Tina declared it perfect, and gave Blaine a smacking kiss on the cheek. Hmm, yes, it certainly seemed as though they were dating. So Blaine was straight after all. Rachel would have a field day when Kurt told her.
Kurt turned his back on Blaine and joined the discussion about Dani’s new tattoo. He determinedly did not look at Blaine again.
K&B
Two days later, Dani talked Kurt into joining her for yoga class. Kurt usually did his work-out routine at home, since he didn’t really feel comfortable wearing a leotard around a group of strangers, but she assured him no-one would pay him any notice.
And yes, when he arrived, he saw that she was right. Everyone minded their own business, setting up their mat and talking with the people they knew.
Reassured, Kurt started unrolling his mat next to Dani’s and did some stretching.
Just when he’d sunk into a child pose and was really relaxing into it, a chipper voice called his name.
Blaine! Blaine looking sexy in a black wife-beater that clung to his chest and tiny green shorts that showed off his assets, while Kurt was wearing his silly work-out gear he never allowed anyone to see.
“Fancy seeing you here!” Blaine said, grinning ear to ear. “This is my colleague Mandy’s second job. She likes it far better than being a barista, so she’s always begging us to come to her classes so that she’ll get more hours of yoga and will have to do fewer shifts at Starbucks.”
Kurt, embarrassed at being caught in this position and this outfit, reacted more sharply than he’d otherwise have done. “Why are you always everywhere I go?! Honestly, I can’t go anywhere or do anything these days without bumping into you!”
Blaine’s eyes widened, and his grin slid off his face in two seconds flat. “Oh, I… Sorry…”
Kurt felt like an ass for treating Blaine this way. A sharp pang of regret went through him as he saw his friend scurry off to the other side of the room.
Blaine didn’t look Kurt’s way at all during the lesson, and hurried out of the room as soon as Mandy thanked them all for coming.
Kurt cursed under his breath and sped after him, leaving his yoga mat where it was.
“Blaine. Blaine! Wait!”
Blaine stopped and turned around. His posture was tense and his jaw set. “So now you do want to talk to me?”
Kurt grimaced. “Sorry, sorry! I was a total jerk, and I’m sorry! I’m just…”
“Tired of me and you don’t want to hang out with me anymore now that you’re part of this… polycule or whatever the term is?”
“What? No! That’s… Wait, what’s a polycule?”
“Aren’t you dating Elliott?” Blaine asked. “And the rest of his band as well, like the girl you came here with today?”
“Are you nuts? I’m gay!”
“Well, then what were you talking about at the concert?” Blaine wanted to know. “It sounded like you were having sex with the lot of them.”
“What? You really are crazy. I was just saying they’re all great performers. Don’t know where you got the sex part from.”
“Fact is that since you know them, you don’t want to hang out with simple old me anymore,” Blaine sighed.
“That has nothing to do with them!” Kurt said. “It’s just…”
“Just what?”
Kurt bit his lip and looked at Blaine. “Can I be honest with you?”
“Always.”
Kurt squared his shoulders as he summoned up the courage to confess his crush. “Well, the truth is I’ve been into you for months. Like… I would like us to be more than just friends. But you clearly don’t. Which is okay, only… I just need some time away from you to get rid of this stupid crush. But I can’t seem to get away from you. You’re just everywhere. That’s why I got frustrated, but I should never have worked that out on you. It’s a me problem, not a you problem.”
Blaine’s mouth fell open.
Not a very encouraging response, Kurt thought. He’s clearly never seen me as dating material. Ah well.
After a long pause, Blaine finally spoke.
“Kurt… Me too! I… I’ve liked you forever. I just thought… you were way out of my league. You’ve got upperclassmen like Adam chatting you up! You’ve got rock stars like Elliott interested in you! There’s no way I can compete with them. I thought friendship was the most I could hope for.”
A slow smile unfurled on Kurt’s face. “You’re right. There’s no competition.”
Blaine’s face fell.
“And you know why?” Kurt continued. “Because for me, there has never been anyone but you since the day we met.”
Hope dawned on Blaine’s face. “So would you…”
“Like to go on a real date with you sometime? Yes! I thought you’d never ask!”
They heard slow clapping behind them. It proved to be Dani, who was holding Kurt’s yoga mat as well as her own, and smirking for all she was worth. “I knew it! I knew he was more than just a friend. Well, I’ll tell Elliott you’re off the market, shall I? He was still holding out hope.”
Kurt took his mat from her. “Thank you, Dani. Yes, please, tell him. I like him very much as a friend, but I only want to date Blaine.”
Blaine slipped his hand in Kurt’s, and together, they said goodbye to Dani and headed out.
“Aww, too cute,” they heard her comment, and they grinned at each other.
“Wanna kiss me and give her even more of a show?” Kurt whispered to Blaine.
Blaine hesitated. “Don’t you want to go on a date first?”
Kurt rolled his eyes. “We’ve been on hundreds of dates. We just never officially called them that. Kiss me.”
“As you wish.”
And then Blaine’s lips found Kurt’s and the whole world melted away for a moment.
By the time they resurfaced, Dani was gone, and Kurt was happier than he’d ever been. He beamed at Blaine, who beamed right back and held out his hand for Kurt to take. “Come on, Mr. Hummel, let’s go on that date.”
AO3 link. Belle and Rumpelstiltskin have followed Bae's trail to another world. While attempting to find him, they encounter a strange visitor seeking help. ((For the 2021 Rumbelle Secret Santa, using @jackabelle73’s prompt “Rumbelle Adopts”. Hope you like it!))
