I did write the post (http://intrikate88.livejournal.com/307039.html), although granted it was before we saw the extent to which Belle lost her mind and so I don't even know what to do now because I'm in some real depths of mourning over her losing so much of herself (she isn't loving books! she isn't solving problems with determination and research and good sense and compassion! WHERE IS MY DARLING GIRL.) and just.... I mean, okay. Belle is not in love with Gold right now because she doesn't all she knows is he's the jerk who showed up after her accident and is calling her by a name she doesn't know and is trying to make her remember stuff she can't and is shoving stuff that can't be true in her face. So if there's going to be a change in state there that does not involve a magic handwavy way of her getting all her memories back, then SHE has to get in touch with her own interests and values and he has to leave her alone and Gold decides that hey, having patience and compassion for people doesn't suck. Being brave with the little bit of choice that you have is possible. Sometimes answers can be found in books, not spells. Sometimes listening to others and respecting their voice is less lonely than spinning them a deal so you can stay apart and not take anything with strings attached.
Wow, that got long. I have a lot of ~feelings, okay.
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I did write the post (http://intrikate88.livejournal.com/307039.html), although granted it was before we saw the extent to which Belle lost her mind and so I don't even know what to do now because I'm in some real depths of mourning over her losing so much of herself (she isn't loving books! she isn't solving problems with determination and research and good sense and compassion! WHERE IS MY DARLING GIRL.) and just.... I mean, okay. Belle is not in love with Gold right now because she doesn't all she knows is he's the jerk who showed up after her accident and is calling her by a name she doesn't know and is trying to make her remember stuff she can't and is shoving stuff that can't be true in her face. So if there's going to be a change in state there that does not involve a magic handwavy way of her getting all her memories back, then SHE has to get in touch with her own interests and values and he has to leave her alone and Gold decides that hey, having patience and compassion for people doesn't suck. Being brave with the little bit of choice that you have is possible. Sometimes answers can be found in books, not spells. Sometimes listening to others and respecting their voice is less lonely than spinning them a deal so you can stay apart and not take anything with strings attached.
Wow, that got long. I have a lot of ~feelings, okay.