[ it's been a hard provincial life for belle. weighed down with the guilt of driving gold off, combined with the seeds of doubt planted in her by emma and nurtured still by gaston and the memory of that horrible day when he confronted auric, she's never felt so torn. every rational piece of evidence seems to suggest that she's been had, that she shouldn't trust auric anymore, that he's dangerous, and what he's done to her unconscionable.
but her heart hasn't been able to accept it. her every instinct screams against even what seems like proof, and all she wants is one last chance to find out for herself...
but any opportunity for such a chance has been denied to her by gold's disappearing act. and something stops her from chasing him down, something tells her that she can't give up her place here, has to try to push on.
it hasn't been enough, and every hollow day brings another forced smile to her cheek once she finally manages to rejoin the every day life of the castle.
all those faux expressions are gone now in her mind, as that familiar voice speaks, feeling more real than anything else she's encountered in the hazy months past. ] Auric?
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but her heart hasn't been able to accept it. her every instinct screams against even what seems like proof, and all she wants is one last chance to find out for herself...
but any opportunity for such a chance has been denied to her by gold's disappearing act. and something stops her from chasing him down, something tells her that she can't give up her place here, has to try to push on.
it hasn't been enough, and every hollow day brings another forced smile to her cheek once she finally manages to rejoin the every day life of the castle.
all those faux expressions are gone now in her mind, as that familiar voice speaks, feeling more real than anything else she's encountered in the hazy months past. ] Auric?