For Your Consideration 2025 (@the-chipped-cup-awards)
First of all, please, do read this post till the end, there are some nice little Rumbelle things I'm offering for your consideration, I promise! I just need to wallow in my shame for a bit first 😅
Here's what I wrote in my FYC post last year:
Basically, I started off my third year in the fandom with great ambitions (as I did the previous two years) and now, on the cusp of my fourth year in the fandom, we see how "well it went", how much I did last year: literal z e r o
I am deeply ashamed of it because I really do love Rumbelle and I did even have some rewatches last year and ideas and all but real life and my attention span of a gold fish when it comes to fandoms meant that I was constantly pulled into another direction by some thing or another... which doesn't meant to say that I had no say in the matter - I did, and honestly, I have no good excuse as to why I neglected the couple that is still one of my absolute favorite couples to ever couple, I just did 🤷♀️😣
Now, we've seen how these promises go, so I'm not gonna make any big proclamations this year and just see how it goes next January (it would be funny if 2026 turned out to be the year I actually make tons of stuff, wouldn't it? cheating the system, that's what we'd call it 😁 but let's not get ahead of ourselves).
So, without further ado, I offer for your consideration some things I made in 2023 and 2024 which never won anything:
Fanfics
Premonition - a ficlet written for the 1st Round of Rumbelle Showdown 2023, for the prompts ""; EF!Rumbelle hurt/comfort
Belle and Rumple are slowly growing closer as they spend evenings in each other's company in the Dark Castle.
Then, when one day Rumplestiltskin is called away for a deal in the middle of their conversation and doesn't return for an hour, Belle begins to worry.
Possible nominations: Best Comfort, Best One-Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Dark Castle, Best Drama, Best Trope (sickfic), Best English Language, Best Belle, Best Dark One Rumple
His ray of light - a ficlet written for the 2nd Round of Rumbelle Showdown 2023, for the prompts ""; human AU, major character injury, possible MCD
Alan Gold is in a happy, healthy relationship for the first time in what might be his whole life.
But when one day a figure from his past unexpectedly shows up at his beloved's doorstep, it might mean the end not only of his happiness, but life itself.
Possible nominations: Best Death, Best Hurts So Good, Best One Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Storybrooke, Best Drama, Best AU - Original, Best English Language, Best Mr Gold
Sacred promise - originally written as a starter for my rp partner, I also decided to post it as a ficlet; season 6 fix-it without all the breakup bullsh*t
Belle's and Rumple's baby boy has kicked for the first time.
Rumple has major feelings about it.
Possible nominations: Best Family, Best Fix-it, Best One Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Storybrooke, Best AU – Based on Once Upon A Time, Best Trope (kiss to the baby bump), Best English Language, Best Mr Gold
Say the word - a David Russell/Lacey French ficlet
David confronts Lacey about the prick that's been pestering her.
Possible nominations: Best Romance, Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English as Second Language Fic, Best Trope (I will kill for you), Best Lacey, BEST ANYEM FIC
A lie (might be better than the real thing) - a David Russell/Hiero ficlet I wrote while trying out this fun writing site
David ponders his developing relationship with Hiero, its dangers and attraction.
Possible nominations: Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English ad Second Language Fic, BEST ANYEM FIC
Welcome home - a Renard/Belle French tiny ficlet
Belle welcomes Victor home.
Possible nominations: Best Romance, Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English as Second Language Fic, BEST ANYELLE FIC
Gifsets
this "happy ending at the end of realms" set
Possible nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best Fluff Art, Best Use of Color
this silly little Woven Beauty set
Possible nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Set, Best AU in Art
this David Russell/Belle French gif set
Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art
this Golden Lace (in)correct quote
Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Smutty Art
this "Belle tells Rumple she is pregnant" set (what do you mean it's not how it went?)
Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Fluff Art
Moodboards
this hiero moodboard
Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best Use Of Color
this hiero x weaver moodboard
Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art
this bellish AU moodboard
Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Angsty Art