rubbing elbows with the moon
Nov. 29th, 2012 07:08 pmOnce Upon a Time
Softer the Night by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
osito_panda
"Does it hurt?" Belle asks.
Red doesn't understand the question for a full five seconds. "Oh," she says. "No, it doesn't hurt."
"How does it feel, then?"
"I... I guess it feels right. Like something that's supposed to happen."
Belle smiles, then, a gentle smile doused with sadness. "Good," she says. "I mean, I'm glad you have that again. You must have missed it, without even knowing, back then."
It makes a startling kind of sense, and Red, who tries not to think of the curse, or of her time in it, says, "Yeah. It's funny, how much I didn't know what I needed."
"Not funny," Belle says, suddenly somber. "Not really."
No, not funny at all. Sweet and wonderful Belle/Ruby.
Three by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
medie
Sweet, hot Snow/Red/Charming.
The Wolf and the Rose byosito_panda
Maybe it's the stillness, the throbbing quiet that surrounds them. It's them, alone, whispering in a building full of ancient whispers. Red scoots up so her mouth is near Belle's ear as she whispers, "I'm glad I met you."
Belle whispers back, "Me, too."
"I'm not lonely anymore."
Belle nods and nods. They sit there, in the quiet, until Belle opens the book again and reads another story, her voice a lullaby, her words a dream. Really lovely Ruby/Belle, set post-Child of the moon.
~*~
Softer the Night by
"Does it hurt?" Belle asks.
Red doesn't understand the question for a full five seconds. "Oh," she says. "No, it doesn't hurt."
"How does it feel, then?"
"I... I guess it feels right. Like something that's supposed to happen."
Belle smiles, then, a gentle smile doused with sadness. "Good," she says. "I mean, I'm glad you have that again. You must have missed it, without even knowing, back then."
It makes a startling kind of sense, and Red, who tries not to think of the curse, or of her time in it, says, "Yeah. It's funny, how much I didn't know what I needed."
"Not funny," Belle says, suddenly somber. "Not really."
No, not funny at all. Sweet and wonderful Belle/Ruby.
Three by
medieSweet, hot Snow/Red/Charming.
The Wolf and the Rose by
Maybe it's the stillness, the throbbing quiet that surrounds them. It's them, alone, whispering in a building full of ancient whispers. Red scoots up so her mouth is near Belle's ear as she whispers, "I'm glad I met you."
Belle whispers back, "Me, too."
"I'm not lonely anymore."
Belle nods and nods. They sit there, in the quiet, until Belle opens the book again and reads another story, her voice a lullaby, her words a dream. Really lovely Ruby/Belle, set post-Child of the moon.
~*~
