garden of eden

 Don't mind me, just over here. Doing an RSS thing.  :)   But, look! A plan! 

So I was talking to @shivver, who mentioned the part in the DW Christmas special with Clara and Danny: the really heartwarming bit that's actually a dream.  (I found the transcript).  Well, that got part of my brain going and I latched onto the part about the dream and how I could integrate that here. 

This is v rough, but ...

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Title is pending
Setting- Dark Castle, pre-Curse.
Characters/Pairings- Rumbelle (Rumplestiltskin/Belle),  (surprise) 

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1. Open in Dark Castle
2. B is trying to get the castle ready for the midwinter festivities )it wouldn't exactly be Christmas, most fanfic writers use things like solstice or just a midwinter celebration).  R doesn't see the need since he isn't much for celebrating .
3.  B in contrast loves it- her favorite time of year.  She just wants thing s to be perfect.
4.  R just  snaps back  about what he  really wants right now )her work done),  and teleports/zaps her away.
5.  B  , thinking she is alone ,  talks to herself later in her room, wishing the perfect  celebration 
DREAM!

IN the dream, the Castle is  decorated like something out of a Christmas card, thanks to magic.  R is.. uncharacteristically pleasant to her. They share a warm drink and eventually dance together , with music seemingly coming from the air  and the obligatory hand kiss. <3  They just enjoy each other and there's beautiful shimmering snowflakes  falling outside...

B awakens to R's voice , calling her from the great hall.  She wonders if all of it was a dream, when finding a tiny spark of something next ot her cup of tea. 
(and unbeknowst to them both,  the dream was caused by a figure like Morpheus / the Sandman)