True Love and Profound Bonds

So it all started when Once Upon A Time aired on ABC...

...but that's going back a tad too far; aside from the fact that the character of Rumplestiltlskin/Mr. Gold intrigued me.

Let's jump to episode 1.12 - Skin Deep. I'd been attracted to Rumple from day one, but it never really went anywhere, I had Dean and Cas to worry about. But, I don't know, time went by I guess and things change. Not drastically, but I've gotten used to Cas being gone (tonight's promo really didn't help much there, I'm not sure I can get over it again) and I sorta settled into the nostalgic feel of Supernatural, back to basics, just the boys...but so much has changed since s.1 and it'll never be the same. 

I'm talking in circles, here. I kinda feel guilty about this new OTP, like I'm cheating on Dean/Cas or something...Oh right. Rumple has a pairing. Apparently more than one if you hit fanfic.net, but this one's legitimate. His story was Beauty and the Beast.

I agonized over this development for days until I realized, while driving home from work the other night

 listening to Backstreet Boys, it made sense. I could explain it away, but I think comparing the two pairs with screencaps might make it a little easier to understand, and possibly a little more organized.

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Rumplestiltskin is the self proclaimed

town coward; he knows his place. He

ran from war causing a great loss in

battle only to return home to a wife

that left him. His son is all he has left

in the world and as his birthday draws

near, Rumple will do anything to keep

him out of battle.

Dean is a simple man with the world

on his shoulders. Having lost both

parents, years apart, to the same

demon who also has frightening

plans for his brother, all he can depend

on is the one rule he's always lived by:

protect your bother, and he will do

whatever it takes to save his brother

from the forces of evil set on ruining

their lives.

With no other option, in the dead of

night they run. An old beggar takes

them in and reveals the secrets of the

Dark One, urging Rumple to steal

the dagger that binds him to either

control him, or kill him and wield

his power as his own.

When Sam dies, Dean has nothing

left to lose and, living on borrowed

time already, takes to the crossroads

intent on trading Sam's life for his

soul with ten long years to spend

with his brother. He gets his brother,

but only a year with him.

Rumplestiltskin became the new

Dark One, turning himself into a

monster. Others come to him only

out of desperation t make deals with

him for their own purposes, if  they

have enough to offer him in return.

(Crowley)

In Hell, Dean was well on his way

to becoming a demon himself. For

thirty years he held fast, taking all

Alistair had to offer, until he could

no longer stand the torture; until he

got off the rack, picked up the

knife and started torturing souls.

Enter Belle.
She sacrificed her freedom for the

good of the town agreeing to go with

Rumple forever so her town could

win a war. He kept her as his servant

and she stayed in the dungeon, all the

while learning more about this
man and falling in love with him.

Enter Cas.
The Angel who pulled the Righteous

Man from Hell. The one constantly

reminding Dean of his worth as the

hunter fought him about his destiny

...and eventually had Castiel questioning

his own faith in favor of Dean's belief in

humanity over Heaven. (falling in love)

True Love's Kiss can break any spell.

Which is what this would've done 

- started to do - but that shed learned
that bit of info from The Queen had

Rumple questioning her intentions;

not one to trust anyone, never mind
someone claiming to love him.

"I Gace Everything Fror You!"
So hey never ctually kissed, but it was

a close thing (three inches). Dean has

hinted and Cas has downright

screamed his love, but neither ever

really heard the other

~* Damn this part's gonna be tough...can't even go through 'caps of 6.20 without crying... *~

The face of a man betrayed:

Rumple's reaction to Belle's supposed

"plan" to kill the beast. She'd tried to tell

him the truth but he couldn't believe it,

not being what he is. 

...is nothing compared to the utter

betrayal here. If Cas had just explained

everything to Dean the way he did for us,

Dean would've been more understanding.

So, he sends (her/him) away...

(He/She) puts up a fight, tries to explain...

But none of that mattered.

The Dean/Cas scenario really goes from the bottom up, but the 'caps were just so perfect and the story is the same

The Queen comes to Rumple, months

later, happily informing him of Belle's

demise at the hands of the townspeople,

affronted by her siding with the monster

The Leviathans are practically giddy as

they tell Dean his Angel is gone. Dead.

This point is made even more clear as his

vessel explodes in the lake...

Now the ones left behind live half a life filled with regret and sorrow, believing the other dead and doing their best to move on with their lives...

Rumple as Mr. Gold, Stroybrooke's

pawn shop owner, still making deals

wherever he can, and the only one

aside from The Queen, Ms. Mayor,

who knows the truth about the curse

on the town...and his true identity.

But Dean...not only did he lose his best

friend (lover), but his surrogate father and

he tries to hold it together as his brother's

fighting Lucifer in the comfort of his own

head. He can't even manage a false smile

without breaking...Dear Mr. Fantasy </3

But neither know the truth about their significant other:

Belle, locked in a dungeon that looks

suspiciously like a psych ward.

Anyway, it's the basement of a hospital,

carefully guarded by a nurse stationed by
The Queen The Mayor.

7.17 finds Cas in an institution...

where Dean is likely leaving his

sociopathic brother and gaining an

Angel who doesn't know what he is,

all their issues being one-sided and

making Dean feel even worse...

I wonder if a kiss from Dean could

cure him ;-)

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Is it wrong to find him so adorable? ♥

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post-season finale update:

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Rumplestiltskin, The Dark One, has a better view on love than Dean ever will. Telling Dean you love him is like bagging your head against a brick wall; it's pointless and you're only hurting yourself. He's a stubborn jackass incapable of change. Clearly Rumple is not so afflicted, although he has had more time to miss Belle; Cas was only gone for  a few months and Dean's been pissed at him longer than that...AND Dean technically forgave Cas the second he asked for help but that plus an apology shouldn't be enough to make things ok after what he did, but it is and Dean can't accept that.

"The angels, they don't care. I think maybe
they just don't have the equipment to
care. It seem like when they try it just,
breaks them apart"

"It was a brief flicker of light amidst an
ocean of darkness"

The fake reunion:

"I love you guys!"

"Yes, I'll protect you"

Belle doesn't remember him...

Cas is kinda insane...

Now this is the real thing: 

"I love you"

"I don't wanna make you
uncomfortable, but I detect a
 hint of forgiveness"

"I love you, too"

"Yeah, well, we're probably
gonna die tomorrow, so."

Back Together

They're love is simple - perfect - beautiful.
And more importantly, straight to the point.
Belle remembers everything, and Rumple
finally told her he loves her. Thirty years of
believing her to be dead and longing for
her...and she doesn't even force a kiss at
their reunion, respecting his need for magic
to protect himself against the Evil Queen;
accepting his love and embrace and his
promise of everything to come.

They're love is complicated and subtextual.
Oh, the subtext. Nothing is ever outright
with these two. Dean has never been
good with emotion, but he's told Cas how
he feels in his own way many times over
the years; most recently by keeping the
trench coat and now this. The second Cas
is sure of Dean's forgiveness, he gives up
his newfound stand on peace and fights
alongside Dean, just because he asked.

As shit hits the fan, they're in it together. 

Magic is coming, and they're at ground zero.
Together.

They kill Dick Roman. Together. Then wind up
trapped in Purgatory from the magical backlash.
They will reconnect - rediscovering their love,

True Love    =    Profound Bond