#tea 2018

[ifishouldvanish]

For Your Consideration: The Boston Hour

Belle French is an Antiques Roadshow super-fan, and when the event comes to Boston, she leaps at the opportunity for a chance to meet her favorite appraiser, Dr Rumford Gold.

Romance: Best First Meeting

Romance: Best Date (Ch. 7-8, 9)

General: Best Comedy

Character: Best Belle

Best Rumbelle Fic (dream big, right?)

Or whatever ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

VERIFIED RUMBELLE READER(TM) REVIEWS--

“God, this is such a good, frustrating story. It’s the ultimate adorkable Rumbelle fic for me and I was SO happy to see an update!” - @thestraggletag

“OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awkward Belle is fucking ADORABLE AND I LOVE HER! Her internal monologue was hysterical and also exactly the same as mine. This was so funny and cute and I just love these nerds to bits.” - @rumple-belle

“Someone needs to sedate me, cause I’m just laughing and clapping, and making all kinds of noises while reading this new chapter! I cannot love Belle and Rumford anymore, than I do in this story.” - @itschippedcup

“This story makes me wish for the impossible - that it would never, ever end. Like seriously I could read a chapter of this adorable nerdy nervous flirting rambling goodness every single week for the rest of my life and be perfectly content.” - @smartgirlsaremean

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[theoneandonlylittlebird]

TEA Nominee for Best RCIJ

For your consideration:

The Politician’s Heart

Thank you @nropay-gallery for this exquisite cover! Can you believe it?

Trapped under the weight of an unearned reputation, Belle French scrambles to adapt when the mayor hires a new librarian without her input. An AU role-reversal in which we meet a YoungSpinner!Rumple Mr. Gold and an older Belle in our world.

I hope you’ll give this a read if you haven’t seen it yet. I’m very proud of this work.

[notalwayslate]

For Your Consideration

I’ve never done this, but I’m going out on a limb and promoting my stories this year!

Your Own Worst Enemy

Summary: What if the Dark One followed Emma and Regina through the enchanted wardrobe to Storybrooke? How will the Dark Imp react when he finds Belle alive, and learns of their son’s dark fate? How will Mr. Gold react when he comes face to face with his own worst enemy?

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/10328627

For Best Post-Ep Fic

Best AU OUAT!

CONJURED LOVE

Prompt: Demon accidental summoning unexpected soulmate

Summary: When Belle stumbles upon a mysterious book, her hasty decisions lead to an unexpected visitor.

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/11598081

Best One Shot

Best Rumbelle Christmas in July

Best Supernatural

The Curious Case of Lights and Love at Lake Lochdubh

Summary: When mysterious lights and a crop circle appear in the small town of Lochdubh, Agent Fox Mulder is soon on the case much to the dismay of Constable Hamish Macbeth. However when Linguistics Expert, Belle French, arrives to assist, Hamish finds the intrusion on his town not as troubling as the intrusion on his heart.

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/13084107

Best Supernatural

Best anyelle

[ifishouldvanish]

For Your Consideration: Alterations

Disabled and out of work, single father Lennon Gold returns to Storybrooke to live with his overbearing mother until he gets back on his feet. After frequenting the local library with his son, he develops a strong friendship with (and a hopeless crush on) the new librarian, Isabelle French, who’s already engaged. Both of their fates start to change however, when he agrees to do the alterations on her wedding dress.

Angst: Hurts So Good

Events: Best Rumbelle Christmas In July

Special: Best Drama

Character: Best Woobie!Rum

VERIFIED RUMBELLE READER(TM) REVIEWS--

“...I absolutely loved it! Everyone felt perfectly in character, and I actually had to pause after a couple chapters and go think for a bit. You know, the way you would with a good book, because you just realized something/ it taught you something via the characters. You handled the hard stuff beautifully, and I'm so happy for both Belle and Lennon (and Bae)!” - @evilsnowswan

“I loved everything about this story. It's pacing is perfect, the plot well-thought out and excecuted. You always write such well-crafted fic, especially when you're writing about abuse. You always know exactly how to handle the sensitive material and you never shy away. This was lovely <3″ - @winterswanderlust

“This was so sweet! And something that I found really satisfying was that they each had problems and worked them out, talked about it and helped each other without pushing. They were very adult about everything [...] You wrote a great Fiona, the ways she would manipulate him were believable and made me very pissed off at times!” - @sagesequoia

“I think what I love most about this fic is how you take the time to explore everyone's imperfections. Nobody is neat and tidy and all those wrinkles add texture and depth to your work. This is exquisitely well written, socially very important thematically, well paced, well planned...” - @theoneandonlylittlebird

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[theoneandonlylittlebird]

2018 TEA Nominations

Here’s what I’m nominating. I hope this helps you. I’m not as awesome as @thestraggletag by providing links, but if I jog your memory and that’s helpful, great. Also, thanks Strag, for nominating me in places I didn’t think of, so I copied those, because, why not? That I made it to your list once would have floored me, but more than a that just makes me weepy.

Yes, there are holes in my nominations. I hope to fill those and post them for you to see as I do a little (OMG A LOT) of reading, but some holes will remain because I don’t read all kinds of fics. If I commented on your fic and forgot you here, please drop me a line with the story I commented on. No promises, but I forget A LOT and a reminder could mean a nomination for you. Thanks everyone for your FCYs they really do help. Especially artists.

Without further ado-

FLUFF

Family- Love is a Layered Cake @worryinglyinnocent

Comfort

Fix-It

Reunion

SMUT

Kink-

Gold in the Afternoon @nerdrumple

Romance-

Always One More Time- @bad-faery

Comedy

Threesome

PWP

BDSM-

A Dozen Roses - @ladybookwormwithteeth

ANGST

Why?

Death

Oops

Hurts so good-

The Most Beautiful Mistake @worryinglyinnocent

The Unresolved @Of_Princes_and_Savages

ROMANCE

Best Date

Best Courtship

Best First Meeting-

The Boston Hour @ifishouldvanish

Ghosts in the Snow @theoneandonlylittlebird

GENERAL AWARDS

Best One-Shot

Best Drabble

Best Post-Ep fic- Our Better Decisions

Best Comedy Fic:

Best Movie AU

Best Historical AU-

The Reluctant Guardian- @smartgirlsaremean

Love and Marriage @bookwormchocaholic

Winds of Change @barpurplewrites

Best AU- Family Politics @annievh

Best AU!OUAT

Disrupted @theoneandonlylittlebird

Best Series

Best Holiday Fic

Best Remix

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Best Golden Lace

Best Crack!Fic

Best Drama- Skin Deep @bookwormchocaholic

Best Supernatural- The Witch Doctor on Main Street @Brillador

Best Trope

Best Prompter

EVENTS

(All fics in this category are limited to 2017 only)

Rumbelle Secret Santa-

Not Another Cinderella Story @Hikari_no_Chibi

Ghosts in the Snow @theoneandonlylittlebird

Rumbelle Christmas in July-

The Politician’s Heart @theoneandonlylittlebird

Her Heart @lotus0kid

Rumbelle Revelry

May Day Menagerie

Monthly Rumbelle (Non-smut)

Monthly Rumbelle (Smut)

CHARACTER AWARDS

Best Belle-

The Politician’s Heart @theoneandonlylittlebird

Best Dark One!Belle

Best Lacey

Best Detective Weaver

Best Dark One

Best Mr. Gold

The Boston Hour @ifishouldvanish

Always One More Time @bad-faery

Best Spinner!Rumple

Best Woobie!Rum-

The Boston Hour and Alterations: @ifishouldvanish

Best Rumbelle Child

ART

Best Cover Art

Best Graphic Art: Gif sets, photo sets, etc.

@doctorrsong -“Rumbelle Week, Day 3— One Colour (gold)— Belle, you can’t just tell The Dark One his shiny gold castle is tacky. Best Comic/Graphic Novel”

Best Fan Art:

@licieoic - “Rumbelle Sunset”

@virgiedearie - “All I want is a life with you”

Best Video

Best Artist @doctorrsong

BEST AUTHOR

@Of_Princes_and_Savages

@smartgirlsaremean

@annievh

BEST RUMBELLE FIC

The Unresolved @Of_Princes_and_Savages

BEST ANYELLE FIC- My Heart’s in the Highlands @smartgirlsaremean

BEST ANYEM FIC

[theoneandonlylittlebird]

TEA 2018 Nominee for Best Rumbelle Secret Santa

For your consideration:

Ghosts in the Snow

Stranded by a blizzard in an airport, Belle decides to take a chance on the stranger that offers her a ride home. An AU RSS fic.

I love this little angst monster. I hope you will too.

[theoneandonlylittlebird]

TEA Rec Season!

Hey everyone!

My reading this year has been sub-ideal... I’m REALLY, REALLY behind. To that end I want to know what you’re thinking of nominating for what. I’ll be working on my own ballot and will try to fic rec as I go.

If you know of a fic you’re desperate to nominate (INCLUDING YOUR OWN!!) please (re)post it for all of us to see and telling us why you think it deserves to be nominated wouldn’t hurt either. I’ll try to reblog these and spread the love around the fandom.

mmm, same goes for art. Reblog that stuff with a TEA 2018 tag so we can see it!

Excellent.

[frugalhoe]

In response to this week's snow, I stocked up on tea and hot chocolate ☕

10/16/18