knightsoflegend | london ♔ right from the start | you were a thief

♬ Just Give Me a Reason - Pink

WHO || Belle, Gold, Gaston [closed]
WHAT || Belle introduces Gold to her "husband" ... It goes probably as well as you'd expect it to
WHERE || London, Scotland
WHEN || Mid-October [back-dated]
HOW || Actionspam

Upon returning from Andres, Belle finally managed to admit something she'd been keeping from Gold ever since he was gone to Scotland in the summertime: that she'd discovered her fiancee from the Enchanted Forest was here, and been helping support his transition to this world ever since.

And more importantly, that he'd told her something she firmly believes to be true - that the Veil stripped her of the memory of their wedding. Convinced that Gaston is actually her husband, she was heartbroken, but told him the truth about her relationship with someone she'd met here. Hoping it will allow Gaston to move on, Gold has agreed to meet the man, despite his own jealous rising rage over his existence, which he's struggling to keep repressed on top of his growing identity crisis.

It's a recipe for a great Sunday evening.

Belle directs Gold where to park on the street of the building where Gaston has a flat that... she's been paying for, A+ waifu. And awkwardly stares out the window at the building as if it might bite.

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Don't listen to him, Belle. Whatever enchantment he's worked on you, we'll find some way to break.

[ he sneers at gold. ] He knew there was no way you'd ever love such a beast. No wonder he made you forget what he was.

Edited 2015-01-09 07:26 (UTC)

[ belle's hands fold around her midsection, as she steps back again, recoiling from both of them, from what they say. her voice shakes a bit as she recounts the story, but there's a firm certainty to it now: ] The Dark One stole me from my home, from my family, after our wedding. Took me against my will to his castle never to be seen again. Took my freedom.

I know who you are, Auric. Rumplestiltskin. [ the word makes her gasp against her own tears. ] Emma, Hook... they both knew. They tried to warn me.

Are you going to ask me to believe it was a coincidence that you found me here, in this world? That you-- [ but she can't say the rest, dissolving into tears that she doesn't seem to want him to see, losing her strength to make the argument she doesn't want to believe in in the first place, and gaston is quick to wrap one arm around her, which she doesn't even have the wherewithal to argue with. ]

I never- [suddenly his list of people to murder grew two sizes today.] Belle, I swear... I would never... I-

[He zeroes in on Gaston as the only person here who can actually shed some light on this matter and his expression hardens] You did this. You've poisoned her mind, so why don't you do us all a favor, and tell her the truth. [Yeah, that's... a suggestion spell right there. (DC 17)]

[ ahahhaha his flat up roll was

a 17.

:)

instead, he just pulls her closer, and lifts his chin defiantly. ] She's heard it already. You're the one who's bent her mind into loving you, tried to steal her away from those who really do.

If you know what's good for you, you'll leave now. Leave us both alone forever.

[ wow unfortunately, belle's int check is hella hell, enough to recognize what the fuck gold is doing.

which is awful because she

doesn't know gaston made his will save.

(unsure) ] Gaston! [ her words are clearly meant to alert him, and her hand closes around his arm, as she stares at gold with growing horror. her next words are directed at gold, however. ] Haven't you done enough? You're still using dark arts even now!

[shit.

that did not go as planned.

Gold whips his head around to Belle, horror growing as he realizes how that must look to her.] He's the one lying to you, Belle. Not me. I just needed to make him admit it.

[But he realizes he's digging his hole deeper (wis 20 total) and he backs up closer to the door.] I can't be the monster. That can't be me. I- [he swallows, holding his cane like it's the only thing tethering him to the reality and some uncertain past that he's been so frightened of being the truth.] Belle, I'm afraid.

[He's going to slip. He's going to find all those dark shadows and instead of ignoring them as he promised her, they're going to consume him, because he has no way of denying they don't exist now.]

[ noooooooooo she rolled a 2 on her sense motive this is the worst. ] How could you do this to me? [ the tears full freely now, and she seems to have lost all will to doubt, overcome by the pain of betrayal, letting herself really think about the ramifications of something she's been trying so desperately to deny. ] Please...

Please go.

You heard her. [ some of gaston's courage seems to abate a bit upon realizing the dark one is HURLING MAGIC AROUND NOW and he steps back, pulling belle with him. ] She wants you to leave.

[Well, he was the one who was all pro-Belle's agency, so awkwardly he fumbles for the doorknob behind him and vanishes out the door, slamming it behind him.

At least he makes it to the car before he actually breaks down. It takes him a moment to reign it in enough to drive, but when he does, he doesn't head back to the castle.

He may not be back to the castle for a long time.]

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