#verse ttba

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He saw the moment it happened — the moment his Belle awakened.

With a smile, Rumple reached for her hand and brought it up to his lips, kissing the back in the old-fashioned way that was totally at odds with his 'rough cop' style, then down to rest on his chest, against his heart.

“ You have no idea how happy I am to see you back, Mrs Gold, ” his smile turned into a grin, as if he was saying an inside joke only the two of them were privy to, but his eyes softened and he stroked the simple golden band on her ring finger ( Mr and Mrs Weaver would always be a part of them, cursed or not... and he had to admit that, as much as he loved their life as it was before the curse, he couldn't look back with anything but fondness and even a twinge of nostalgia at the life they built as Detective Weaver and Ms French, at the time they spent in his small apartment that she somehow made feel like home ) , “ Or would you prefer 'Mrs Weaver'? ”

@bluebellestorybrooke ( Belle ) gets a starter in our Rose AU just because we talked about them getting married as Weavers and... well, I couldn't not make this cute idea into a sweet, with just a tinge of melancholy, starter)

[dealmxkerofgold]

The Golds were surrounded by adults as soon as they made their presence in the courtyard known — Henry, Ella, Regina, Tiana, her mother, even Wish!Hook, all gathered around the happy parents, each trying to get a peak at the newborn girl cradled in a beaming new father's arms and congratulating the couple, the soon-to-be-cast curse all but forgotten for a handful of precious minutes, paling in comparison with the new life just brought into the world.

However, as Lucy appeared in the doorway, apparently having heard the commotion, all the delighted exclamations died down and the small crowd parted, making a clear path between Rumplestiltskin and his great-granddaughter.

Rumple looked at Lucy, then at his new daughter and took a deep, shuddering breath, suddenly a little nervous ( up until then, Lucy was the only child he interacted with since Gideon, so naturally, he spent a lot of time with her, which was bound to change because of the new baby their family just welcomed, and he wasn't sure how Lucy was gonna take it ). But one quick touch and an encouraging nod from his wife was enough to soothe his nerves and make him move. Adjusting Rose in his arms slightly, Rumple made his way over to his granddaughter, everyone watching his every step with soft smiles on their faces, and knelt carefully in front of her so they would be at an eyelevel and she could get a better look at the newest member of the Charming-Mills-Swan-Gold-Jones clan.

"Would you like to meet the newest member of our family, sweetheart?" Rumple questioned, softly, as if a louder volume would somehow disrupt the moment.

Rose stirred, opening her blue eyes – the exact shade of her mother's – and moving her tiny hands as she looked up curiously at the older girl.

@bluebellestorybrooke ( Lucy ) gets a starter of her first meeting with Rose because you said "Imagine Lucy playing with Rose" and that's all I've been able to think about ever since 😁🥺💗

[dealmxkerofgold]

Adding onto that Princess!Belle x Imp!Rumple AU, with time Rumple probably started doing small (and not so small) things for the benefit of Belle's father and their kingdom and formalizing them in the form of deals he makes with Belle, only he asks for ridiculously small things in return: like a book from the castle's library or something like that or even just some extra quality time they spend together, like taking a leisurely walk through the forest.

Now imagine one day Rumple asking for one single red rose from the royal garden, through which they just so happened to be strolling at the time... yes, I absolutely mean this as a kind of reverse version of the iconic Rose™️ scene)