Valentine's Day }{ Open post

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WHO || Characters in the log [open or closed]
WHAT || VALENTINE'S DAY
WHERE || ALL AROUND THE CASTLE
WHEN || 2/14
HOW || DO WHAT YOU WANT

It's Valentine's Day! All around people are happily snuggling up with their loved one or drowning their feelings in booze and/or ice cream. Give out cards or chocolate or commiserate with other single people! Whoo Valentine's Day!

Comments

[undealt]

[yeah, that is a good reaction to have, belle.]

I don't know. [He squints.] It just feels wrong somehow- like being deceived. [He shakes it off.] One more thing I don't remember. After that shadow in Scotland, I thought I was done with all of these phantom memories.

[Hilarious, considering he just accused Emma of having them.]

[untethered]

Have you tried... asking Emma about them? I know you said you don't think she remembers everything perfectly, but maybe she has some idea...

[undealt]

I don't think my pride would've allowed it. [AFTER SCOTLAND. He spares another glance at the statue.] But perhaps it wouldn't hurt.

[untethered]

Would you like me to talk to her?

[undealt]

If you'd like. She might be more capable of honesty around someone who doesn't think everything she says is nonsense. [i am gold's expression of sheepish derp.]

[untethered]

I think she listens to you more than you know.

[undealt]

[He links her arm again and begins moving away from the... adorable statue that seems to symbolize great personal anguish.] How do you mean?

[untethered]

Call it a hunch. But I don't think she'd get so upset with you if she didn't actually care about what you had to say.

[undealt]

That is true.

[He walks in contemplative silence for a moment before something catches his eye- a large screen set up in the park where people are huddled together, watching a film. He stops and stares at it for a second before an idea forms in his head and he turns back to Belle.] That could be interesting.

[untethered]

[ her eyes light up as she follows his gaze with a smile. ] There's only one way to find out, isn't there? [ she snuggles against him in encouragement as they leave the statue behind and go off to ... be teenagers and watch movies in the park. bb's ;; ]

[undealt]

[GONNA DO IT. GONNA WATCH MOULIN ROUGE. And I guess this is the part where we magically handwave them having a great evening watching movies and going to midnight keats and doing all this wonderful stuff and being precious and adorable and now it's four in the morning when they come back to the castle like dumb teenagers.]

I certainly hope there hasn't been a curfew placed I wasn't aware of. [He's stage whispering because they're nowhere near where anyone would be sleeping. Hopefully.]

[untethered]

[ they are disgusting.  actually fired from living. ]  I don't remember the last time I stayed out so late... Other than perhaps, a night where I couldn't put a book down. But that's... not quite the same. [ isn't it, belle. isn't it. ]

[undealt]

I imagine it involved considerably less sneaking about.

[Just gonna head in the direction of the Dragon's Hoard wing, because a gentleman walks a lady to her door.]

[untethered]

I didn't realize we were trying so hard to be unnoticed.

[undealt]

Well, I wouldn't want to explain to Hasmed why I'm behaving like a teenager. [Or maybe he would. Look at that light in his eyes as he looks at her. Awww.]

[untethered]

[ she ducks a smile, trying not to laugh ] I'll try to keep it down then.

[undealt]

[For a gimpy guy with a cane, Gold manages to move silently (15) through the halls all the way up to Belle's room, which he only... barely remembers (wis 13), so she probably has to point him in the right direction at least once, but mostly he definitely remembers. More aww. Once at her door, he lingers there for a moment.]

Well, for something so... spur of the moment, it was quite a lovely evening.

[untethered]

I think it would have been a lovely evening even if that had all been according to plan. [ she stops nice and close to him, still holding onto his arm, as her eyes trace his face with gentle fondness. a hint of hope creeps into her smile as she asks: ] Maybe we could... try it again ... sometime?

[undealt]

I'd like that.

[Without hesitation and with a look of pure elation, because HERP DERP. PRETTY GIRL. He pauses for a moment and then he leeeeans down to romantically kiss her on her doorstep. Just a little kiss, because he doesn't know if Belle's a sexual t-rex or someone who is going to lose her shit over someone kissing her on the mouth on the first date. He just doesn't know.]

[untethered]

[ ♬ say you'll remember - lana del rey

the light in her eyes only becomes prominent as he leans in, and she tilts her lips up to only happily meet his. one hand slowly raises to his hair to invite the kiss to linger a beat longer than he'd intended, a reassurance that it's not only welcome, but desired. ]

[undealt]

[It's a tremendous force of will to eventually pull away from her, but when he does, he's beaming. And for a second he stands there, considering whether to go in for another round or possibly take this to her bedroom... Except no. It's a first date. And he's a gentleman.] Goodnight, Belle.

[untethered]

[ her fingers slowly withdraw from his hair, and the smile on her face mirrors his own. she hovers there for a moment too, before ducking her head a bit, and pushing her door open, saying one last: ] ... Goodnight, Auric.

[ before she backs inside, giving him a little wave. ] And thank you.