There are many ways to touch someone — through a hand on a shoulder, a platonic hug, a kiss that can break a curse…or a love that goes deeper, touches the heart buried beneath three centuries of pain and darkness, as well as her own heart, idealistic and compassionate. Belle falls in love with a touch, and with a touch her world is both destroyed and given beauty.
Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 3 - Words: 25,145 - Reviews: 43 - Favs: 52 - Follows: 32 - Updated: 5/23/2013 - Published: 5/9/2013 - Belle/Lacey, Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold - Complete