Fill- Challenge 228 (OUaT)

[romanajo123]

 ( I do plan to fix this before officially posting.  But for vocab_drabbles prompt Insouciant (" casual lack of care" ) 

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The cold and the gloom were one thing.  Now,  it had been a few months now and Belle found the one thing that was harder to endure... something that was currently sitting at his wheel, spinning away for hours on end.   The work was hard, but Rumplestiltskin didn't exactly make things easier.  

 

It was something in his tone, or his general attitude that got to her.  She'd tried to talk to him more than once, or at least get him to talk about all the places he'd been.  But her efforts turned out to be rather futile- being met only with a "bring me some more straw" or "pick that up, dearie" or when she'd asked why he kept so many secrets , "you're the help"  as if it were the most obvious statement.  

 

But there were occasions, rare though they were,  where his mask of insouciance and callousness seemed to break.  

 

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<i> The enchanted forest had never seen snow like this in years. A large white blanket had already formed outside the castle, with more flakes falling like tiny froen wisps to the ground.  Sneezing and shivering from the cold,  Belle awoke in her room, though more like a cell,  late one night.  Her head burned hot with fever but there was still things to be done early the next morning.  As she tried to move, however,  she gasped a little at the sight.  Rumplestiltskin was standing over her bedside,  another blanket in hand.  

 

"What-- what are you doing?" she croaked out,  feeling the warmth around her.  

 

" What does it look like, dearie?" He asked, his voice in that same high , impish tone he loved to use when chiding her.  " I can't have my maid shirking her responsibilities because of a cold."  Before leaving, Belle couldn't help notice the steaming cup he'd left outside her cell.  

 

So he did care.  </i> 

Challenge 229

[romanajo123]

 Since it's Fourth of July here in the US,  let's think about your characters celebrating.  But celebrating a holiday that's unsual to them ( like a different culture or a different planet)  .   How do they react to the customs/ traditions?