Season 4 AU. When Storybrooke learns that Rumple has suffered a heart attack in New York, Emma, Belle, and August go to find him. Eventual Rumbelle. Note: Spoilers for the MGM movie "Lili" (MGM, 1951) in Chapter 22.

"You asked what it's like to be loved and loving. I can show you just the nice parts that will reinforce your fantasy. Or I can show you the full range of the experience: fascination, bewilderment and confusion, yearning and craving, lust and ecstasy, pride and protectiveness, insult and damage, rejection, abandonment, loss." Warning: major character death. @a-monthly-rumbelling.

When his wrongdoings place his child's and Belle's lives in danger, Rumple decides he has to change their fate, even if it means sacrificing himself. Possible spoiler for RumBaby's first name.

While in Regina's clutches, Belle is put under a sleeping curse. Once Regina is captured by Snowing, they summon Rumpelstiltskin to find the sleeping woman's true love to wake her up- not knowing that they've already summoned him.

Life can grow stale when there are no more monsters left to fight. Unless you're a woman of imagination. . . . Or: explaining some recent changes of coiffure. #rumbelleishope

When Henry is cursed by one of Cora's possessions, everyone panics. But this curse will take more than True Love's kiss...and none of them were expecting the price the spell demands. Or who might end up paying it. Set between New York and Neverland arc.

In Storybrooke, a secret friendship has formed between the lovely librarian and the town's most notorious dealer.

After a year of wandering in the world, Belle comes back for Rumplestiltskin. But things are not as she expected them to be. Written as an adopted Rumbelle Secret Santa, prompts given were "anathema, antecedent, rubatosis, flickers."

Rumplestiltskin's journey from Zelena's torture victim to a working-class hero. Warning: graphic descriptions of cruelty. Rumbelle, OutlawQueen. Chapter titles are quotations from U2's album Songs of Innocence.

Rumpelstiltskin is fearful of Belle's safety after he rescues her from the Queens of Darkness. He wants to frighten her into leaving so she'll give up the insane notion that there is good in him and never darken his door again. All to protect her. He shows her the monster within. Luckily, she's the only one to be able to soothe her beast.

After the events of "Sympathy for the De Vil", Rumplestiltskin takes the opportunity to talk to Will Scarlet about Belle and Will, seeing that Rumple has got the wrong idea, sets him straight. Rumple then asks a favour of Will. RumBelle, Will/Belle friendship.

Rumple offers Philippe the horse to Belle.

Mid Season 2, Storybrooke. Rumplestiltskin looks a little disheveled one morning, and everyone notices.

After Belle's apartment is broken into three times, Gold attempts to come up with a way for her to feel safer. Rumple/Belle-centric with some Rumple/Charming bromance.

Belle slaps Rumplestiltskin. ONE SHOT COMPLETE.

The Dark Castle gets a new resident changing the lives of both Rumpelstiltskin and Belle. Now a series of one-shots. *COMPLETE*

Six Months of Rumbelle prompt fic! "Harry Potter crossover, sorta. Rumpelstiltskin stumbles onto the Mirror of Erised where he sees himself surrounded by Bae, Belle, and the little girl he and Belle would have had if he hadn't kicked her out. Extreme angst ensues."

Rumplestiltskin wants an heir. He makes a deal for Belle but will she hold up her end of the deal. smut. complete

Belle and Gold meet again in Storybrooke.

Mr. Gold takes a housekeeper. Rose French finds a home.

The thing about fairy tales? There's always another version. Five different ways Belle's story could have progressed. Belle/Rumpelstiltskin