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angelettecloud10 · 11 months

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💜Yandere Azul Ashengrotto Idea💜

Ok After Watching The Little Mermaid (Classic Ver.) I remember Ursula Disguises herself as Vanessa to trick Eric that she saved him from drowning and who sang for him when he woke up after being unconscious

Then Poses to Marry Eric to Prevent Ariel from succeeding the Spell to be Human

Now here's an Idea:

Yandere Azul Ashengrotto x Fem. MC x Prince Rielle (The Little Mermaid/Merman AU)

Prince Rielle Longed to join the Surface World and Bond with the Humans Above the Ocean of Twisted Wonderland

That is until he get's Offered to Attend RSA as a Student along with his Friends (Twst ver. Of the Disney Princess) although His Father (King Triton) doesn't fully agree to this and in Frustration Rielle swims off to the Surface there He Meets MC on a Small Cruise Ship with her Fellow NRC friends having a Spring Break Party (Kinda Like how Eric was Celebrating his Birthday but this is the First Day of Spring and perfect for a Cruise Party)

With the Young Prince now curious of the Female Student he wanted to learn more about her (or as you can say it was Love at First Sight) and what would it be like to be Part of Her World.

Unfortunately Someone on the Other Hand has taken interest in the Female Prefect . . . Azul Ashengrotto . . . he sought to make MC his Promised but Notices Rielle Snooping in that case gave Azul the very key for his plan to achieve

During the Party a Great Storm Emerged and Ruined the Celebration, MC nearly put her Life on the Line to save her Friends that is Until She had to Go back and save her Furry Grey Companion, Grim from being Trapped in the Flames. After Successfully saving Grim, The Boat's Supply of Fireworks was set off with MC still on the Ship exploded leaving the Survivng Students on the Life Boats in Shocked

Rielle feeling the need to do something he had to save her from Drowning

As the Dawn rose yet the sky filled with soft grey clouds, Rielle brought MC back to shore not leaving her side worried that she might not wake up, but faintly he could hear her Breathing and a Sigh of relief escaped from Rielle mouth as he then was enchated by MC's Beauty as she lays Unconscious and he then Sings his new Dream to be Part of Her World

The Group then Later finds MC on Shore, relieved as they can be the First Years Tackled MC in a Tight hug Happy that she was Ok. MC then starts to Say how there was a Boy who Saved her and how He Sang so Beautifully. The Bois thought she was Imagining things or being Delusional or she probably Drank too much Sea Water (Lol)

Except for Azul who knew exactly What MC was Referring to . . . which gave him an Idea for a Boy who always had an eye for a Bargain

To Make this Short, Azul then had Rielle visit the Monstro Lounge to make a Deal with him. Helping Him to Turn into a Human to both to Attend RSA and Meet the Female Prefect only for 3 Days but Can Succeed if He Kisses her through True Love. If she Doesn't Kiss her then He Turns Back to a Merman and be trapped in the Monstro Lounge as a Fish in a Tank Serving the Entertainment as a Decoration (& Azul will have MC all to Himself). Payment would be for Rielle to Give up his Voice and rely on other ideas to communicate with MC and his Friends in RSA

As Rielle enjoys his Time at RSA making New Friends and Meeting MC and visiting The Village to Bond more they both Almost Kissed (Kiss the Girl Scene) but Unfortunately failed after being knocked over from the Leech Twins who followed them to prevent Rielle from Succeeding. Leaving Azul to take matters into his own hands and using Rielle's Voice and a Disguises himself (Like Vanessa but a Male ver. Brown Hair, Purple Amethyst Eyes, and his Seashell Necklace that holds Rielle's voice).

His Name would be Victor 💜

MC Standing outside of Ramshackle late at Night hoping that she wasn't mistaken that a Boy really did save her, considered the Lighter Side of the Whole Experience and Considers her feelings for Rielle and decides to Sleep on it and meet with him in the Morning.

But then Hears a Voice Singing exactly the same as the One who saved her from Drowning she then looks around and sees a Figure standing close to the Lake near Ramshackle. His Hair Softly Flows in the Night Breeze as he slowly Looks back at MC making Eye Contact with his Piercing Amethyst Eyes as he Sings and a Golden Hue Glows Brightly in the Night entrancing MC in a Spell

Soooo There's that & I Hope someone Writes a Story about this Idea & I give full permission to use this Idea as long you Credit me

Thanks For Reading and I hope you Enjoyed!!🐚💜

#twsited wonderland #azul ashengrotto #octavinelle #floyd leech #jade leech #twst rielle #the little mermaid #vanessa the little mermaid #rsa twst #rsa x reader #yandere azul x reader #yandere azul ashengrotto

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starfanatic · 3 years

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Me analyzing every scene with Charles and Erik in First Class.

Charles and Erik's experiences

Now in the beginning of the movie, Charles and Erik don't have a scene together but it compares their lives, side by side, and in a way explains why they are so different from one another.

Even as kids there is some clear differences:

The first mutant Erik ever met was Shaw. A nazi who murdered the only person who loved him. Then Shaw experimented and tortured him until Erik inevitably broke out. Shaw made Erik believes his power can only be unlocked through pain and anger. The first mutant Charles ever met is Raven. Raven and Charles became close, basically becoming siblings. Charles was never alone, he had Raven and vice versa.

At such a young age, Charles knew how to use his power efficiently, without needing to be angry to do it. Erik however only could do it (at that age when he's in extremely stressful situations).

Now as adults there is still big differences:

When we first meet Charles he's at a bar, flirting with a woman. It's clear he's very intelligent and talks about mutations. Then in the next scene, hes celebrating after his graduation. This is a good time in Charles' life. Erik however is still plotting revenge against Shaw, hurting people for information or straight up murdering them.

Something I noticed is that Charles seem to have a lot of positive interactions with humans, like Moira for example while Erik seems to only have negative interactions with them.

Erik’s power is naturally more destructive then Charles. Charles can communicate with people and understand their emotions and feelings. Erik destroys the environment around him, to do whatever he’s going to do.

Drowning Scene

Let's talk about Erik's mental state in this scene. He is pumped with adrenaline and anger. The man who made his life a living hell is escaping and he needs to stop and make him pay for what he has done. So he desperately tries to bring the submarine back, and he was going to do it or die trying. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Erik, who has been wanting revenge against Shaw since the day he killed his mother. Its symbolic, because in a way he's drowning in his own hate and anger. His hate and anger is what almost killed him. Then Charles jumps in to save him. This is the first time someone wanted to genuinely help him since his mother. Charles was willing to jump in ice cold water just to save him. Immediately Charles knew what Erik has gone through, and as usual he wants to help him. Erik says "I thought I was alone" and he was. I don't think he was only talking about just mutants, but just being alone in general. And then Charles responds with "You are not alone". This can symbolize Charles saving Erik from drowning in his own anger and revenge. He thought he was by himself until Charles came in.

Note: There is multiple times where the main character jumps into the water to save their love interest from drowning. Think about the Little Mermaid where Ariel stopped... Eric from drowning. Think about Wonder Woman, where Diana jumped in the water to save Steve. Just saying....

"Surprised you've managed to stay this long"

This scene basically speaks on it's own so I don't have a lot to say here. But first, Charles was already outside before Erik left. I'm not sure why he was outside in the first place or if he was expecting Erik to leave and catch him on the way out. But Charles is literally the first person (i'm going to assume) that actually cares if Erik leaves. He wants Erik to stay because he cares about him, knows him and what he's gone through, and desperately want to help him. When Charles offers his help, Erik scoffs thinking its a completely ridiculous idea that he can be saved. But instead of saying that he says "I don't need your help". Well... we all know that's a lie. Erik is so used to being alone and working for himself, it's a foreign feeling to be around people who don't want to hurt him. This also can symbolize that despite Erik appearing to want to be alone, Charles won't let him. Then Charles says "I won't stop you from leaving. I could, but i won't" Unlike probably everyone Erik ever encountered in his life, Charles gives him a choice. He treats him like a person (fuck you Shaw).

Cerebro

When Erik walks in the room, Charles is surprised but visibly happy to see Erik. Then Erik says that mutants should be found by its own people, no suits. Charles looks at him for a minute and agrees with him. I’m not sure Charles thought about that in that very moment but listened when given the suggestion. Erik gives Charles a look that also shows visible happiness. They are just so damn happy to be with each other it’s adorable. Then they exchange witty banter. As I said before, A D O R A B L E.

Road Trip

This is the time Erik and Charles bond together even more.I don’t have much to say on the montage besides... it’s nice to see those two bond together and have fun.

Realist vs Optimist

Erik and Charles are playing chess together and Charles starts talking about how he will be able to help the mutants out there. How they can do it together. However Erik points out how they might not be able to. Once the government doesn’t need them, they will discard them or experiment on them.

I would call Erik a pessimist but that’s not entirely true. He’s not thinking the worse of ever situation he’s being realistic. The government would be scared of their power and once they don’t need them, they will try to get rid of them. He’s not even wrong at the end. Another scene is another one where they are playing chess. It seems whenever they start playing chess they start debating. Charles being the optimist, seeing the good in humans while Erik being the realist (but close to the optimist) by seeing the obvious evil humans have in them.

Russia

Something to point out, when dealing with the Russians, Charles tries to deal with them in the least violent way possible. When Erik deals with the Russians, he’s more violent, attacking them directly.

When Erik starts to lose control, Charles stop him. That seems to happen quite often in this movie. Charles is basically Erik’s restraint.

“Brightest Memory in Your Memory Bank” (aka the best Cherik scene ever)

Charles doesn’t want to shoot Erik (Guns probably make him nervous and the possibility of Erik not saving himself in time is scary.) So Charles pushes Erik more. Erik explains how he needs a specific situation, the anger, to be able to move something that big. That’s what he’s been told his whole life but Charles knows that’s not true. Charles contradicts everything that Shaw is, everything that Shaw believes in and says. He knows that there is more power Erik has, that Erik is just not aware of yet.

When you think about it, Charles is the serenity to Erik’s rage. Charles gave the serenity that Erik needed by unlocking a memory, Erik doesn’t even know he had. It’s such a beautiful moment that it brings both Charles and Erik to tears. This is the moment Charles and Erik truly connect completely. Charles understands a part of Erik nobody ever has since his mother.

Then Erik tries again and he succeeds. Both of them laughing in joy, Erik for being able to do it and Charles for being genuinely joyed that Erik succeeded.

Cuba Beach Divorce

This is the moment when things start becoming dark between them. While Shaw was talking to Erik, he managed to basically do the opposite of what Charles was trying to do for Erik. Bringing back his trauma and pain. Making him believe he was a weapon, instead of a person. When he put the helmet on, that symbolizes the disconnect he now had with Charles. Charles main power is communicating with people between minds. Erik putting on the anti-telepathy helmet symbolized the communication they no longer had with each other. Sure they can still speak to each other, but Erik is no longer listening to Charles. He no longer has serenity, only rage. When Erik slowly puts the coin through Shaw’s head, he makes Charles endure through the same pain. Symbolically showing that Erik’s revenge only caused Charles pain and the destruction of the beautiful relationship they had.

As Erik expected, the humans banded together to destroy a race they feel threatened by. Erik attempts to send them back the missles they intended to use to blow them up, but then Charles tries to stop him.

There is multiple times throughout the movie that Charles stops Erik from doing something and Erik stops, relunctantly, but he does. But now there relationship is strained and broken. When Charles tries to stop him he fails, Erik continues to do it, even hurting Charles to do it, until...

The bullet Erik deflected shot Charles in the back. When people usually say “shot in the back” or “stabbed in the back” it usually means betrayal. In Charles’ mind, Erik probably did betray him. Charles will do anything to protect people, even at the cost of hurting HIMSELF. Erik seems to constantly hurt the people around him, no matter how much he loves them.

The whole speech they have with each other is self-explanatory but their eyes show so much pain. They obviously don’t want to let each other go, but they are simply too different.

Erik holds a special type of pain, because he hurt the first man who genuinely loved and cared about him since his mother. The man who didn’t see him as a weapon to be used but a friend. The first mutant Erik has a positive interaction with. The only person who was able to unlock a side of Erik, even he didn’t know exist. In a way, he disappointed Charles and proved him wrong, that there is no good in him and he cannot be helped.

When he looks up he looks angry and hurt because he knows he won’t be able to change his mind. He know lost someone he considered a... (*cherik iykyk*) fRiEnD.

And Erik leaves Charles alone on the beach. Bleeding from the wound he gave him. Hurt from losing his bEsT fRienD and sister.

In conclusion: P A I N

#x-men #charles xavier #professor x #erik lehnsherr #magneto #brotherhood of evil mutants #mutants #cherik #CHERIK #character study #ig #idek what this is #watch this get no notes

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windsource · 4 years

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suptober20 day 30 prompt: dress up (ficlet) | tfw 2.0, destiel | ~2.4k words

read on ao3 | read all my past suptober20 prompts

“Are we really doing this?”

Dean was already fitted into jeans and a white button-down that had been buried somewhere deep inside his closet. He’d just finished combing his hair through with his fingers, spritzing it with water to get that off-shore look about him.

“Sure, Dean,” Sam smiles, “It’s for Jack. C’mon, the kid’s three. We can at least do this. Besides, what’s the harm in it?”

Dean crosses his arms. He doesn’t have a good argument, and he knows it.

“I’ve just never…you know, played dress up before. You can’t blame me for being uneasy.”

“Sure we have, Dean. We dress up for cases all the time.”

“That’s different.” He stares at Sam a moment. “Hang on,” Dean points a finger at him, “who did he tell you to dress up as?”

Sam smirks, finishing with the buttons on his black button-up and finally turning to him to answer. “Guess you’ll find out.”

“Hey! Not fair,” Dean motions to himself and his attire. “He wouldn’t even tell me who I was supposed to be. What story are we doing? Shouldn’t I, y’know, be getting a script, or something?”

“Dean, this is playing dress up for our kid, not dress rehearsal for an award-winning film of the year. Just—take a deep breath, relax. I’m sure you’ll be happy with who Jack wanted you to be.”

Dean isn’t convinced, but follows Sam nevertheless into the Dean Cave, where Jack had asked them all to meet after getting dressed. They were the first ones there, so Dean flops on the couch and turns on the tv. Sam almost immediately yanks the remote away and sits down next to him, flipping channels.

“What the hell? This is called the Dean Cave for a reason.”

“Yeah, well,” Sam yawns, “You owe me for the case in Iowa.”

Dean grimaces but rests again against the couch, watching Sam flip between some murder mystery show and a documentary from National Geographic during alternating commercial breaks, until he feels boredom start to kick in.

He hangs his head back on the couch, about to let his eyes slide closed when he sees the upside-down figures of Jack and Cas step through the doorway. Dean’s head jerks up then, clinging to the blue he’d gotten a flash of, and he twists in his seat to get a better look.

It was blue, alright. It was Cas, dressed in a blue button-down and a darker blue vest on top, hair mussed so that it looked like he had just gotten out of bed. Jack, beside him, wore a red hoodie and jeans.

What the hell kind of story were they about to play?

“You look great,” Jack grins. Sam turns around to look too, then, shutting off the tv. “Both of you!”

“Jack, will you finally tell us what this is about?” Cas asks, exasperated. He pulls absentmindedly at the hem of his vest.

Dean watches as Jack and Sam share a look.

“Hold on, were you two,” Dean glances between both of them, “Were you two plotting something?”

Sam shrugs, trying to hide a smile. “Plot what? The story already exists, Dean. We’re just going to…act it out.”

“What story?” Cas frowns.

Dean feels his heartbeat speed up, looking to Jack for the answer.

“The Little Mermaid!”

He lets out a shaky breath.

“Seriously?” Dean asks. Sam nudges his shoulder, chiding him.

“Yes! Cas reads me a lot of stories before I go to bed, and he told me the tale of the little mermaid. It sounded…familiar,” Jack glances at Sam again, “So I thought it’d be a good idea to see if dressing up would jog my memory.”

“Familiar,” Cas says. He stares down at Jack with confusion. “Jack, none of us here are mermaids.”

“Yeah, and who exactly did you make us dress up as?” Dean adds on. He looks around at all of them, trying to reign in his distant, foggy memory of the one time he’d gotten a glimpse of the movie.

Jack smiles and points at himself, “I’m Sebastian, because he’s my favorite.”

Dean turns his gaze Sam for help. “The crab,” Sam whispers. Dean nods like he knows what that means.

“Sam’s Ursula,” Jack continues, clearing his throat to say the next part in one quick exhale, “Dean-is-Prince-Eric, and Cas-is-Ariel.”

Dean blinks at him, mouth dry. “What?”

“I believe he said that you are the prince,” Cas responds, eyes studying the ground. “And…”

“And you’re…”

“The princess,” Sam finished for both of them.

They all look at Sam, who shrugs and stands up. “Well, time to get this show on the road! Where do you want us, Jack?”

“Now, wait a minute,” Dean holds up a hand, brain still processing, working over the implications of what Sam just said. “Just how far into this are we going?”

Sam looks down at Dean with an evil glint in his eye.

“I think we can fast forward through the beginning parts where it’s just Ariel and get to the part where she meets the prince,” Jack suggests.

“Jack–” Cas protests, but Jack’s already dragging him over to the couch and plopping him down next to Dean.

“Alright,” Jack holds his hands up, as if to set the scene. “So Ariel, you’ve just saved Dean—I mean, Prince Eric—from drowning in the ocean. Eric, you’re still unconscious on the sand.”

“Un–?”

Jack pulls out a small slip of paper for Cas to take.

“What’s this?” Cas asks.

“Your lines!”

“So there is a script!” Dean glares over at Sam, who’s crouched on the other side of the couch. “What are you hiding over there for?”

Sam peeks his head over the back of the couch. “Well, I’m not in this scene. I wasn’t there when you—I mean, Ursula isn’t there when Ariel saves Eric.”

Dean narrows his eyes at his brother, trying to ignore the way his nerves had started to bubble up for no reason.

“Jack, I can’t—” Cas starts to say, eyes skimming his lines, but Jack shushes him and goes around to the back of the couch to hide with Sam.

“Hey, we’re doing this for you, and you’re not even watching?” Dean asks, heart hammering in his chest.

“It’s a private moment!” Jack whisper-shouts. “Besides, we can hear you from here. Just play your part, Dean, and act like you’re asleep.”

Dean sighs. Sounds easy enough.

He moves so that he lays flat on the couch, fighting his own lungs to keep his breathing even. He glances at Cas once, gaging from his slightly panicked expression that Cas had reservations about doing this as well, before closing his eyes and letting Cas take the wheel on this one.

Dean hears Cas clear his throat.

“Is he…dead?” Cas asks. Dean resists the urge to open his eyes at that, smiling a little instead. This was ridiculous.

“I can’t hear his heartbeat!” Sam says from behind the couch. Dean hears Sam and Jack giggle at the tone of voice Sam had put on. Dean’s smile turns into a grin.

“No, look, he’s breathing,” Cas says in the most monotonous tone of voice that is so Cas that Dean has to force down a chuckle.

But the thought to laugh fades quickly when he feels a hand rest gently—carefully—on his face, cupping his cheek and jaw. Dean’s breathing stutters. He keeps his eyes squeezed shut, feeling the rest of Cas looming over him like a cloud.

“He’s so beautiful,” Cas continues. It still sounds to Dean like Cas is forcing the words out, but Dean can honestly barely hear them anyway over the sound of his heart beating against his rib cage.

“I would…” Cas falters. Tries again. “I would give anything to live here on earth with you, to see you smile at me. If we could stay here forever, where would we go? Just…just you and I? If I was part of your world…”

Dean opens his eyes, met with Cas’ blue ones staring down at him intently. Cas withdraws his hand and sits back on his calves, holding onto the paper Jack gave him like his life depended on it. Dean swallows hard.

The moment is broken when Sam pops his head up above the couch with a wide smile.

“Ahh…I’m Ursula!! What do you want, Ariel?”

Cas looks lost. “I don’t know…Jack didn’t give me a script for this part.”

“You’re the one that read the story to him, Cas,” Sam deadpans. “You don’t need a script.”

“But then why—”

“Hurry up, Cas!” Jack’s voice says from his spot on the floor.

Cas rolls his eyes. “Fine. Um…hello, Ursula…I’ve come to uh, ask for a favor.”

“Yes?” Sam drawls.

“I want to go on land to meet Prince Eric. Can you, by chance, bless me with bipedalism?”

Sam presses his lips together to contain a laugh, continuing when he’s got it under control, “Perhaps. But for a price!”

Cas stares, waiting for Sam to continue. When he doesn’t, Cas sighs. “What price?”

“You have a beautiful voice, Ariel. If you want to go on land, then I want to take your voice. Hand it over,” Sam outstretches his hand towards Cas who, frowning down at it, makes a motion over his throat, like he’s extracting his voice to give to Sam. Dean thinks the gesture is oddly familiar.

Sam waves his hand around like he’s doing some type of magic. By now, Dean has calmed down enough to huff out a laugh.

“There. Now you have legs. Go find your prince.”

Sam disappears back behind the couch, and Jack pops his head out next.

“Ariel! That was a bad idea! But I will help you go to land because I am your friend. Let’s go!” Jack grabs Cas’ hand over the couch and drags him to go hide with himself and Sam. A few moments later, just when Dean is about to ask what the hell he should be doing, Cas reappears back on the couch.

“Uh…hi?” Dean asks, before remembering that Cas isn’t supposed to speak. He leans over the side of the couch to where Jack and Sam are.

“What do I do now?”

Jack looks up at him. “We can just skip to the part where you guys are on your date on the boat.”

Dean stares, wondering how much trouble he would get into if he reached over and wrapped his hands around Jack’s neck for putting him through this.

“Don’t worry, Dean, you don’t have to say much, just make casual conversation, ask him his name. It’s mostly my lines, anyway.”

Dean turns back to Cas, who looks like he wants to say something more than he has ever wanted to in his life. Dean thanks Jack, at least, that it was up to Dean to lead their fake date, instead of Cas with his frankly horrible improv skills.

“So…I think we’ve met before, but I don’t know your name,” Dean starts, looking anywhere but at Cas. “Since you can’t talk…should I take a guess?”

Cas shrugs, but Dean takes it as a yes, to move the story along. Of course, he already knows what it is, but he might as well humor the kid some more while he’s already here.

“Is it…uh, is it Cassandra?”

Cas frowns at him. Dean smiles back cheekily. “How about Anna? No? Not Anna?”

“Ariel, it’s Ariel!” Jack whispers.

“Ariel?” Dean asks. Cas nods. “That’s a pretty name, Ariel.”

“This is the perfect time,” Jack starts to say, “to make a move! Eric, you should kiss her, and give her her voice back!”

Dean’s stomach sinks. He nearly tips the couch over with how quickly he looks back over the side. “Do what?”

“Oh, yeah,” Sam says, “I forgot one of my lines, earlier. Uh, the only way Ariel can break the spell and get her voice back is if Eric kisses her.”

Dean grips the couch cushions so hard, his knuckles turn white.

“No way–”

“Just a kiss on the cheek, Dean,” Jack gives him puppy-dog eyes. “It’s not for real. Please?”

“Jack, you can’t ask Dean to–” Cas tries.

“Ariel, you don’t have your voice back yet,” Sam says, cutting Cas off before he can finish. Cas shuts his mouth. “Go on, Dean, it can just be a hug.”

Dean turns back to Cas. Just a hug. They’ve hugged before. This would be fine. Normal, even.

So he nods and leans forward, wrapping his arms around Cas in a hug. He feels Cas’ hands on his back, fisting the fabric of his shirt, and when Dean pulls away it’s only far enough back that he and Cas are nose to nose. His eyes flit down to Cas’ lips, and then back to Cas’ eyes. His breath hitches in his chest, heart racing—

No.

Dean pulls away.

Sam and Jack were just inches away from them. They were pretending. It wasn’t real.

He got up, abruptly, and stormed out of the Dean Cave without a word, just about done with the shenanigans he’d had to endure for the night. When he got to his room, Dean pushed the door shut with a thud, and flopped onto the bed as if the mattress were a black hole.

A few minutes had passed—or maybe it was more than a few minutes, Dean wasn’t exactly sure—when there was a knock on his door. He didn’t want to talk to anyone. The door opened anyway.

“Leave.”

There were footsteps, and a dip on the mattress next to him. Dean turns over to see who it is.

Cas was playing with his fingers nervously. “I’m sorry, Dean. That um,” he shakes his head a little, “that went too far.”

Cas was still wearing his stupid blue shirt and the stupid blue vest and his hair was still ruffled, and Dean was still angry. So he grabbed Cas’ hands to stop him from picking at them, and brought his other hand to Cas’ face like Cas had done to him earlier.

This time, Dean didn’t think. He leaned forward and pressed their lips together in a kiss, letting his frustration and pent up emotions show through to Cas in the only way he could think of.

When they pulled away, Cas was looking at him with what looked like confusion and worry. Dean tilted his head.

“What?” he asked.

“Was that…was that kiss real or just…part of the story?”

Dean breathes out a gentle laugh. “Both, Cas,” he says. “It was both.”

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winterironspringfling · 5 years

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2019 Spring Fling: Gift List

As always, a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who was a part of the exchange this year; the helpers, the participants, the people now leaving comments and kudos, and everyone who helped spread the word by liking and sharing our posts. This exchange wouldn’t have been possible without you.

You’re the best, you rock, we love you!

And now, without further ado: the complete 2019 WinterIron Spring Fling Gift List!

Enjoy! 💕

Sparks Fly by tisfan for Lets_call_me_Lily Tony travels to Shelbyville, Indianna to fix Bucky’s arm… and while he’s there, maybe they’ll go see the fireworks show together.

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The Winter Sentinel by james for tarot_card Bucky tests as a Sentinel when he's thirteen, and he knows it means his life won't be easy.

Which is a bit of an understatement, really.

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When We Met In Paris by TheVagabondBoy for scarynoodles Neither Tony nor Bucky expected to run into each other in a bar in Paris.

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Mechanical Creations by celtic7irish for yourselenite Tony Stark is a tattoo artist who gains inspiration from all things technical. When Tall, Dark, and Handsome walks in wanting a cover-up tattoo, Tony is only too happy to oblige. Oh, and did he mention? He really, really likes that metal arm.

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My soul screams for you by IronEyes for Potrix In Siberia Tony learns how his parents really died. In Siberia Tony gets betrayed by one of his best friends. In Siberia Tony finds the killer of his parents and… his soulmate. Tony has no idea how to handle this, but he can’t stay away from Bucky.

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The Beautiful Light of Madness in Your Eyes by tisfan for shadowgrl94 In the Soul Stone, time is relative, people are at peace. It is a paradise, but also a trap. Can Tony break the trap and bring everyone home?

Especially when he risks losing the only thing that matters...

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To keep you safe inside my arms by ShadowsintheClouds for celtic7irish Tony and Bucky had been secretly dating for a while. They loved having their little secret. It was something special between them. But, a night out by the lake with the other Avengers threatens to take their secret away from them.

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Kiss Me Deadly by yourselenite for MassiveSpaceWren Just a skip and a jump back in time before World War I where Anthony Stark and James Barnes are secretly together in the early 1900s.

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Hold You Close (To Keep You Warm) by ChaoticDemon for sara_wolfe Five times Tony and Bucky cuddled for warmth and one time they didn't bother with the pretense.

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Where No Other Love Goes by Stark-N-Barnes for TheSopherfly “I want to,” he confessed.

Bucky flinched.

“What?”

Tony stared at him with a look in his eyes that spoke more volume than words, as the realisation wrapped itself around Bucky.

“I don't want to hurt you…” he whispered.

“Bucky…”

~or~

That time Bucky was undoubtedly in love with Tony, but didn't think he could have him.

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And the light, it shines from you by Lets_call_me_Lily for its_inherited Tony and Bucky snuggling in bed; it's been a long day.

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Connection and Intent by SierraNovembr for sleepoverwork When Tony’s father is murdered, he takes a desperate risk to uncover the truth and save the man he loves. It changes his life forever.

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Puppy Love by Reioka for ShadowsintheClouds Bucky is learning to become a person again. When some guy starts crying all over Natasha's dog, he decides he's doing better than he originally thought.

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Howlin' For You by justanotherpipedream for james When the sun goes down, Sheriff Bucky sets up his rifle, ready to shoot any gnoll, ghoul or beast that tries to raid his small town in the cover of the night. Night after night, Bucky keeps watch, running himself ragged all the while. Worried for his friend, Steve offers a solution to his problem.

“So your solution is that I get myself a mail order bride? An’ then what?”

“Or groom. We knew you like both options. You need a partner Bucky.”

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Promises by Iron_Eirlyssa for Lunatical When a mission goes wrong, it leaves Bucky and Tony trapped together, waiting for help. That might turn out to be a good thing in the end, though.

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We Fuck With the Lights On by badgerling for tisfan Bucky wakes up naked in a room. Tony Stark wakes up naked in the same room. Turns out, they're both actually okay with that.

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Redemption by Lunatical for calmena After remembering they were responsible for the deaths of Howard and Maria Stark, Bucky and the Soldier start watching over Tony in a desperate attempt to redeem themselves. When the Avengers get ready to raid the Hydra base that's housing Loki's scepter, they're there to intervene.

Of course, they didn't expect to end up at Stark Tower, living alongside a bunch of superheroes, and they certainly didn't think they'd end up falling in love with Tony Stark. Especially since the man still doesn't know what they've done.

Will Tony ever be able to forgive them?

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The Stranger in the Woods by TheSopherfly for JenJo “Mage shouldn’t be walkin’ in these woods alone at night,” James said.

Mage. So James knew, then. About Tony’s powers. Tony breathed deeply, the warm ghost of steam rising from his mug and tickling his nostrils. “Why’s that?” he asked, curiosity getting the better of him. He’d felt something in the forest, of course, but forests were always full of creatures and strange energies. Too many trees in one place scrambled his senses almost as well as a confusion charm.

“There are things in here that like mages a little too much,” James said, and Tony hung on the words in fascination. “Plenty of things that don’t like mages, too.”

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Fine Art by endof_theline for SierraNovembr Tony is a pre-tenure professor at the national defense research institute. His life is a ball of stress until he meets Bucky the barista at the local and remembers that there’s more to life than the next publication, but he might just be able to help with it.

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Roses for a Wallflower by tarot_card for burbear Bucky keeps finding flowers: in his favorite books, on his spot on the couch, in his breakfast cereal box, you name it. When he looks up what the names are, he also finds their meanings, ranging from forgiveness to friendship to even romantic feelings.

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(Don't) Believe My Words by FreyaS for IronEyes Tony Stark grew up knowing he was a disappointment and a failure in the eyes of not only his father but his eventual soulmate. After all, the words "I wish I'd never met you" can only be a rejection, right?

Bucky knew that he'd love the soulmate that would give him his beautiful soulwords but sometimes he feared they would never measure up to his celebrity crush, Tony Stark.

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a tale of the lil' mer who could by sleepoverwork for badgerling Little mermaid meets Anthony Edward Stark and it turns out about as well as how you think it would.

(The scene of the shipwreck with Ariel meeting and saving Prince Eric, bless Part of your World, still one of my favorite songs even after all of these years)

Tony just needed space, which is exactly why he idiotically swam to the surface after dark, away from the safety and constriction that came from his pod, his home.

If given the chance, Tony knows he could find and save his parents. He just didn't know how to prove to everyone and the spirits of the sea he could, and would, do just that.

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You Are My Sunshine by EchoSiriusRumme for gryvon Tony is captured and deaged while on a business trip, but the team - his family - jumps right into action to take care of their tiny, shy resident genius while they figure out how to fix this. Or at least, they try to, concern growing each time he freezes at the sight of Steve.

But that was something personal, whispered to Bucky between frustrated tears one night, so Bucky wouldn’t be telling that secret unless push came to shove.

Too bad for Tony....it does.

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Perestroika by blue_pointer for InsaneJuliann According to Doctor Strange's vision, Tony Stark is the only man who can save the universe from the Decimation. But who will save Tony Stark? Bucky must use the Time stone to travel to the past and make sure Tony makes it safely to 2023.

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Drowning by sara_wolfe for EchoSiriusRumme It was only supposed to be a prank. It wasn't supposed to go this wrong...

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Travelling the world only to end up home by JenJo for hopespym Bucky has been travelling with his son to try and find a blacksmith who can fix his arm.

He ends up back where everything started for him, in a place where he had once dared to dream of a future, before he had his heart broken.

Tony has spent his time building a name for himself as the blacksmith who can fix anything and everything. He never expected to see the man who broke his heart walk through his door.

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What happens in Zurich by siyuttov for TheVagabondBoy Tony Stark is sent to evaluate the Winter Soldier, who claims to have defected from Hydra and is hoping SHIELD can help take down his former employers.

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Not Ideal but Workable by calmena for marsmaywander Tony and Bucky go on a date. It goes about as wrong as it can, to the surprise of exactly nobody.

They make it work, anyway.

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tell me who i am (because i don't know) by scarynoodles for ChaoticDemon “Is that all you called me here for?”

Tony stands up abruptly, walking around the desk and glancing out one of the windows. “No, actually. See, Pepper’s been nagging me to get an actual bodyguard since that happened. Usually, I would just argue that I don’t need one, since – technically, I’m my own bodyguard, but now she won’t let up since I was in the suit and still couldn’t fight back against a civilian.” Tony ignores the heat crawling up the back of his neck at that. It had been pretty embarrassing that he’d been jumped like that. “I figured, I might as well hire someone on my own terms before she did it for me. And you’re a good guy, clearly, otherwise you wouldn’t have done what you did. So, want to become my bodyguard?”

It's 2012, and the Avengers have defeated Loki and his army. Tony has a new bodyguard, and all seems well.

Except – his bodyguard acts really strangely at times, and he doesn't seem to be caught up with the world around him. He has a dark, mysterious past which he refuses to divulge beyond little tidbits. Once, he claimed to have killed people. Not to mention he reminds Tony of someone he used to know – someone he used to love – decades ago.

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How to Survive a Haunted House by marsmaywander for Briz “Lord save me from crazy white boys,” were probably going to be Rhodey’s last words. He didn’t care what his friend said; this place was haunted, and they were both gonna end up dead because Tony was too taken in by the ample closet space.

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it starts and ends with memory by Rowantreeisme for Arboreal Tony Carbonell is a completely normal professor at MIT. He tutors kids, both in his class and not, and builds things in his free time. He feeds stray cats and drinks too much coffee and wears dorky shirts to class. He's also an Avenger and the son of the late Howard Stark. He's pretty sure, though, that no one except his two closest friends and his AI's know this. And then the Winter Soldier breaks into his home.

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Will you? [Comic] by MassiveSpaceWren for FreyaS Tony hadn't planned his proposal like this...

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Give or Take by beir for BrightEyesIllusionist After everything, the prince could only hope his ill-fated plan would work.

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Near Miss by Arboreal for justanotherpipedream A car accident, the police had said. He could have lost them to something as stupid as a car accident.

He could have lost them, and his last memories of them would be of arguing with his father and ignoring his mother.

Bucky's trigger words begin to fail. This changes things.

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Tony Stark's Home for Wayward Assassins by gryvon for Stark-N-Barnes Tony Stark's too busy running Stark Resilient and making technological breakthroughs in clean energy and medical technology to pay too much attention to all the superheroes that have been popping up since that crazy horned guy trashed New York City. Then one shows up at his house in the middle of the night demanding Tony fix his broken metal arm and Tony can't in good conscious kick him out after.

Or, how a Tony Stark that never became Iron Man ended up with a Russian assassin living in his mansion.

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Moonshine by InsaneJuliann for blue_pointer Tony's a werewolf and a single dad, which means he doesn't have much time for the dating scene. But a small push from friends leads to him meeting Bucky. Totally human, great, and very interested Bucky. And for the first time in a while, Tony's interested in more than just a life that orbits around only his daughter.

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Fake It 'Til You Make It by hopespym for Reioka So sure. Since he’d gotten back from his station overseas, life hadn’t really been treating him too good.

Before he’d gone he’d had no trouble at all finding someone for the night and even managed a couple of relationships that had all (seemingly) been going pretty well until he’d been left behind as the others continued on with their lives, and after he’d gotten back he hadn’t even really bothered anything.

And all Tinder got him was mugged one time.

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Iron Man: Legend of the Seven Seas by BrightEyesIllusionist for Rowantreeisme Tony Stark is a black hearted pirate who ran away from home years ago. His latest target? The legendary Book of Peace which maintains the treaty between the kingdoms. But the God of Chaos has other plans for the book, and yet more for the black hearted pirate.

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fight 'til we see the sunlight by burbear for siyuttov There are days where Tony regrets not going back on his word, where he wishes he had told Steve “No, actually, keep that murderer out of my house and as far from me as possible.” Pepper and Rhodey even said he should. Not in as many words, certainly not because of Barnes, but because they know Tony.

Tony knows, though, that the safest place for Barnes—and everyone else, since the first day people found out about the Winter Soldier more and more civilians were getting grand ideas about bringing him in—is the Tower. His only stipulation is that Steve keeps Barnes away from him.

His timer is steadily ticking toward zero, to the day he meets his soulmate, but to be honest? Tony has a lot more on his mind than someone fate picked out for him.

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When It Rains It Pours by DreamcatchersDaughter for beir Bucky's sure Tony is half werewolf, Tony is sure Bucky is all fae.... What happens when they are both wrong?

Or 3 times these idiots got it wrong and 1 time they got it so right.

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Hope and Heroes by Zola9612 for endof_theline Young Tony was born without a soul mark. How does that affect his life?

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Your Hand In Mine by celtic7irish for Harpyienkind Omega Tony Stark is the son of Lord Stark. Ever since he presented as an Omega, he has been promised to Lord Barnes, a ruthless warrior of Hydra that he has never even met. Three months pregnant by his lover and heat-partner, Bucky, Tony is terrified for both himself and the unborn child. But Tony Stark has never backed down before, and he’s not about to start now.

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share and celebrate by Potrix for Zola9612 It’s been almost twenty-four hours, but still none of it seems or feels entirely real.

Well, to be fair, learning about the existence of parallel universes, finding out there’s at least one other Earth that has been destroyed by a threat his Earth isn’t even fully aware of yet, and getting two other-universe versions of people he’s currently not exactly on speaking terms with dropped into his lap has been kind of a lot.

It might take Tony another day—or year, more likely—to wrap his head around all of that.

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Wanted: Boyfriend by Briz for DreamcatchersDaughter Well, it was not every day that a job offer knocked on his door looking like something straight out of a porno.

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Cuddles by Briz for Iron_Eirlyssa Thing is, Tony likes touch. In fact, scratch that - he loves touch. He finds out that so does Bucky.

#winterironspringfling #winteriron #buckytony #tony stark #bucky barnes #gift list

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How about a Tyrion/Bronn Little Mermaid AU, but with the Disney version? Tyrion is the youngest son of King Tywin, but despite his royal status and intellect, he never fits in with other merepeople - both for the usual reasons and bc being too clever with a strong interest in unusual/forbidden subjects like humans doesn't endear him to many. Least of all Tywin, who doesn't even like him but wants to control his life. (Cue a darker version of the scene where Triton destroys Ariel's collection.)

(... I'm thinking maybe in this AU Joanna died to save to save little Tyrion from human pirates/hunters? I think Disney made a spin-off like that to explain why merpeople hated humans and they were such a taboo subject.) Meanwhile, on land, Prince (?) Bronn enjoys partying with sailors like Disney's Eric (and, unlike him, also with whores). Until one night, there's a storm and he falls of a ship and almost drowns. He doesn't know who saved him, just that they made wonderful sarcastic quips. ... Cue Tyrion becoming human to escape his father and maybe also see that cute half-drowned guy (who still had enough presence of mind to snark back a couple of times) again, while Bronn longs for his mysterious savior and their cutting remarks. Until he meets a weird naked guy on the beach who, despite apparently being mute, still manages to prove his cleverness and biting wit. Bronn ends up taking him in until he figures out what to do with him, of course. (NO idea who'd be Ursula. *shrug*)

... ANON I DON’T GUARANTEE ANYTHING BUT GOOD LORD I KINDA WANT THIS TO EXIST I’LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO BECAUSE IT’S PERFECT LKGJKSDKLJGJKLLJKJKLSDJGLKJDGSKLDGJKLGDSJLKJSLDGK BRONN SNARKING WHILE HE’S PASSED OUT PRETTY MUCH IS PERFECT LKDGKLJSD also ursula can still be maggy except that she just lets them go and figure it out without horrible consequences or at worst can be c. who is like OH I CAN HAVE HIM OUT OF MY LIFE NOW AND RUIN HIS AT THE SAME TIME and it backfires ;)

#ch: tyrion lannister #ch: bronn #tyrion x bronn for ts #sklglksd #anti-cersei lannister #i love this #reference #Anonymous #ask post

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Ariel Comes To Town

@sarashouldbestudying asked “I’ve been buying the wrong underwear.”

Set in First Meetings. (Ao3)

Managing to drown a childish squeal and squeezing her cell phone too hard in the effort, Belle bounced on her feet a little as she heard the news. “Really? When?”

“Next week! Eric just came and surprised me. We’ll be staying in Storybrooke for a week!”

Since she had left to join her husband on his diplomatic travels, Ariel had rarely returned to Maine. Most of their time together consisted on Whatsapp conversations peppered with Skype and the odd reunion in New York when Eric’s job brought them back to the East Coast and Belle could convince her husband they needed some downtime away from Storybrooke.

The Golds were among the few who considered a weekend in the city more relaxing than their small town. If more people’s lives were scrutinized as theirs were by their - well-meaning, sometimes - neighbors, their preference would be more popular.

“That’s amazing!” Belle said, giving up on stealth when her happy cry made several heads swivel in her direction. Privacy wouldn't hurt, she decided, making her quick way to the library office and closing the door behind her. “You have a place to stay already? Because there’s plenty of space at home…”

“No offense, Belle, but I’d rather bear with Ruby’s grandma than any chance to run into your husband before he’s had his coffee.”

Belle chuckled. Aaron actually favored tea, just like her, but she understood Ariel’s point. At least her friend had left open the possibility of meeting the two of them ‘after coffee’, which was an improvement over her attitude when Belle had first started dating the dreaded Mr. Gold. “All right, all right. But say you’ll come for dinner at least?”

“And miss finally seeing your mini-me run around among that sea of priceless antiques and drive Gold to hysterics? With the prospect of a second set of pitter-patter in the near future? Wouldn’t miss it for the world!”

“Ariel!” Belle laughed.

Perhaps not the best time to point out that, while pictured, Gideon did look like his mother, the boy’s attitude mirrored his father down to the gleam in his eye when he crafted a deal into his favor. She could already imagine Ariel’s look when she saw it for herself.

In the end she allowed her friend the joke, especially since it was her own fault after sending her that video of Gideon’s first steps. Aaron had been nearly in tears over their boy’s progress rather than the porcelain vase that had wobbled when Gideon grabbed onto the pedestal that supported it, but the thirty-second video could be interpreted either way.

“Oh, you know we will be nice to your lo-ver-” she popped each syllable as she had since she had teased Belle over her secretive outings, before the identity of her date had blown up into unrelenting gossip “-and last time he even smiled at me. Fatherhood sits well on him.”

“He’s the best,” Belle agreed.

“All right, do not get mushy on me, French, or I’ll start on what Eric did for my birthday.” As a warning, it came three weeks too late. Belle had already gotten the detailed step-by-step recount at six in the morning the day after Ariel’s birthday (Ariel had never paid attention to timezones, and it was hopeless to expect her to wait until a reasonable hour in Maine when she had important news to share). “And now this! Oh, Belle. How can I possibly love that man even more than I already did?”

Belle smiled. From experience, she knew it was possible. “It just happens.”

“Right. We are the lucky ones. And talking about getting lucky -” mischief sprang in her voice “-you know what us being in the same town for the first time this year means, right?”

“Ariel…”

“Undies renewal!”

Denying a friend didn’t come easily for Belle, but she tried to be firm. “Ariel, no.”

Her friend snickered. “Belle, darling Belle… You know you want to.”

“I said no.”

“You’ve been saying no since we were thirteen,” Ariel reminded her.

Belle pouted. She always meant it, too. Her decision never stood strong against Ariel’s questioning—

“You don’t trust my good taste and excellent eye?”

“…no.”

“Have you ever actually felt uncomfortable in one of my choices?”

“…no.”

“Don’t have the money?”

Belle had her own salary. On top of that, Aaron would probably give him a credit card and be thankful that for once she’d spend close to what he wanted to give her.

“Yeah. That’s right. I’m talking to Mrs. Moneypants. So what’s the hangup? Did Gold not get hot seeing you in that pastel blue bikini set we got last time?”

“Ariel!”

“I’ll take that as a yes.” A snigger. “Then it’s no problem if we do it again!”

“We could use our very brief, very rare time together in something more productive.”

Ariel sighed. It was the sigh that signaled books needed to be closed and Belle dragged outside for a movie or at least a hamburger. Belle was resilient to those sighs when there was actual reading involved, but in most other cases, Ariel had always gotten her way. “Belle. You sweet angel. You fountain of patience and goodness…”

Belle rolled her eyes, mouthing along with the rest of the little speech. Ariel had perfected it since the first time a teacher had advised her to stop being distracted and follow Belle’s example.

“…you perfect child, model student, and example to us all. You can change the world and save us all. But….?”

The dramatic pause extended over long seconds.

Aaron often remarked on her stubbornness. Ariel had her beat by a mile. Resigned, Belle said, “But I’ve been buying the wrong underwear.”

"Exactly! I love you, Belle, but I wouldn’t trust you not to head straight for the most garish ensemble in a store. Probably in the wrong size, too.”

It wasn’t a crime to like bright colors. But since, twelve years ago, Ariel had pointed out that she looked like a girl of seven, Belle usually gave in to her friend’s offer to act as her shopping consultant. “Ariel,” Belle tried one last time. “I’m a mom.”

A beat of silence.

“Belle Gold,” Ariel started. It was serious. Ariel only used her married name when she needed to make an important point. “If you tell me that motherhood banned you from decent lingerie, I’m… I’m…. I’m doing something drastic, and it will probably embarrass the two of us!”

Belle sighed. It wasn’t even a threat. It was just what happened when Ariel got stubborn. Belle could imagine Ariel bringing up the subject in the middle of dinner… Aaron would either flee the scene or argue that Belle’s choices were her own (which was proof of how well he knew her, but also a useless argument against her childhood friend.) Belle would be hot red from head to toes, and Emma would never let her live it down….

It was the thought of Emma’s knowing smirk that decided her.

“Fine. We’ll make time.”

“Perfect!” Ariel gushed. “Oh. and Belle? Invite Henry’s mama along, will you? I’ve been dying to meet her, and what better place to know a girl than on a shopping excursion!”

Belle lost precious seconds as she imagined the two of them together. They would get along. Until Ariel found something where her help could be offered (and in Ariel’s mind, she was always of help), and Emma denied her.

Unstoppable force, meet unbreakable object.

At least Gold had his reputation to protect him from the worst of Ariel’s friendly overtures.

“I’m not sure…”

“Oh, don’t worry about the boys. Even if Gold can’t handle a toddler and a baby for an afternoon, I can send Eric to help. It will be good practice.”

Belle thought of Eric’s reaction to being offered as babysitter. His easygoing attitude would probably just have him shrug and ask what was the kids’ bedtime.

“I don’t know Emma’s schedule,” Belle temporized. “If she gets a job, she might not be available.”

“Aw.” Then Ariel perked up. “No worries, we’ll figure something out!”

Belle smiled. Her friend bounced back from any difficulty with an energy she had once tried to copy (and remade into a denial she had snapped from almost too late to save her relationship with Aaron) and now only admired from afar. “You meet Emma, then decide, okay?”

“Sounds fair,” Ariel said. “I can’t believe I don’t have to wait until October to see you! Oh, we’ll have so much fun. Be ready, French.”

Belle laughed. “I will, Ariel.”

The phone call tapered into the usual subjects, and ten minutes later Belle clicked the end button with a smile on her face. The smile remained even when her other conversations were related to books checked out or returned. Life as Mrs. Gold didn’t make her many friends in Storybrooke, but she wouldn’t change one thing even if it brought her closer to Ariel or Mulan.

“Good news, sweetheart?” Aaron asked when she returned home, threading an arm around her after he’d lowered himself onto the seat at her side.

Belle nodded. “Ariel is visiting.”

He gave a slight smile. “At least I won’t have to run for the hills this time. I think she actually smiled at me last time - and meant it.”

Belle tried to slap his arm, but he caught her hand and pressed a kiss onto her palm.

“It wasn’t that bad,” she murmured, leaning closer to touch her forehead to his.

Aaron chuckled. “You never heard the worst.”

“What wasn’t that bad?” Emma piped in, an expression on her face that said she wasn’t up to seeing them cuddle and whisper in the living room again. She often complained that she hadn’t skipped on the childhood trauma of finding her parents making love, just to suffer through watching her and Gold now. “Who is this Ariel?”

“My best friend,” Belle said; at the same time, Aaron heaved a sigh, “my future executioner, according to her.”

“Not without good reason,” Belle protested.

They stared at each other.

Emma looked between them, then started giggling. “Never a dull day!”

The End 20/06/17

#ar: first meetings #ch: belle (ouat)#ch: ariel (ouat)

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