#charmings

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Silence came over the park as the Cadillac stopped and, instead of delivering only Belle to the family party, Rumpelstiltskin stepped down and escorted his wife to the group.

Emma and her parents stared at him for a long moment, before remembering their courtesies.

Privately, Rumpelstiltskin awarded the former shepherd with the least awkward smile.

"I'm sorry we're late," Belle chirped from his side, her arm threaded through his. "We had a last minute delay."

It would have taken a second to send the annoying wolf back to her grandmother, but Belle was fond of Ruby.

"It's all right." David's grin even seemed genuine. "Glad the two of you could make it this time!"

The shepherd's armed arched in suspicious camaraderie. The pinch near his elbow reminded Rumpelstiltskin to accept the gesture.

Similar intervention from Snow diverted the effusive slap on his shoulder into an offer for a hand shake.

Rumpelstiltskin even managed not to sneer as he shook back.

"Auntie Belle!" Henry's voice cut in as he ran across the park.

"Papa. You made it!"

Bae rushed closer, a football in hand and quickly passing his son.

Rumpelstiltskin felt himself relax. He had invested a whole world into their reunion. Of course he would spend a few hours if Baelfire requested his presence.

"Are you actually wearing that?" Henry interrupted his thoughts, taking him in with youthful horror. "This is a picnic!"

The adults chuckled, some more nervously than others.

Baelfire rolled his eyes and cuffed the boy's head playfully. "Just be glad he's here this time," he said. Rumpelstiltskin blinked, unaware he would have been welcomed to previous family meetings. Belle had tried to tell him so, but Baelfire hadn't brought it up until dinner last night.

While he mulled that over, Baelfire was coming into his personal space. "Glad you could make it." He moved in in for a quick hug. Him, Rumpelstiltskin gladly embraced back. Bae stepped away, and looked down at his son with an exasperated smile. "Sorry about that, Papa. Kid's had nowhere to learn subtlety. It's a miracle people still like him."

"Hey!" the boy complained.

The adults laughed a little, before Emma tugged Henry closer to her. "Don't mind your dad," she said loudly. "He once told a police officer he had an ugly face."

"Guilty." Bae shrugged, then put a hand on his son's shoulder. "Sorry, kid. You're doomed."

Rumpelstiltskin smiled at the picture of them. He had barely dared to dream that Baelfire would forgive him one day. To be allowed to see his son become a father...

Sadly, other people broke the moment.

"Henry is right, though." David was saying, eyeing him from collar to leather shoes. "You'll get that nice suit wrinkled, Gold."

Rumpelstiltskin hid a sigh. A glance to his side was no reprieve, as Belle was giving him a knowing look.

"Fine," he grumbled. "You win."

Everyone stepped back at the sudden cloud of magic that enveloped him.

Not Belle, of course. Never her. She only nodded in approval at the result.

If her cheeks flushed a little at his choice of attire, Rumpelstiltskin was smart enough to save that knowledge for later.

"Will this do?" He directed the question to his grandson.

Bae's boy gave him a thumbs up before latching onto his wrist and tugging him along.

Rumpelstiltskin allowed the manhandling in good humor. At his side, Belle was pulled along, already asking questions about Henry's plans.

Behind the trio, Neal stared at Emma. Emma managed to shake off the unexpected reaction to Gold's change of wardrobe in time to see Neal's look of horror.

"Never ever tell me what just crossed your mind," he begged.

Emma ruthlessly forced down a blush. She hadn't expected the result of a pair of jeans on the man, all right? "I have no idea what you're talking about," she grit out, glaring Neal into forgetting the whole thing.

Neal gladly complied.

Meanwhile, David put an arm around his wife's waist. "Remember how Belle used to act so mysterious when we asked why she stayed in the Dark Castle?"

Still a bit speechless, Snow nodded.

David chuckled. "Mystery solved, eh?"

Snow nodded again.

The End

Dexter: I don’t know what to say.

Darling: Just tell her... tell her destiny brought you together. Tell her she's the most beautiful girl you've ever seen in the world. Girls like that stuff. What are you doing, Dex?

I MEAN I HAVE MY REASONS(I MEAN <3) BUT....COME ON....that scene where he breaks out Lancelot(WTF THEY TO DO LANCELOT TOO BTW)

This show didn’t deserve him...but things started really going downhill after they killed him

ALso other things I never mentioned the fact that the Charmings are just so ridiculously irritating with their parenting and general with their hypocrisy in season 4 and named their son, after Emma’s ex boyfriend....IT’S WEIRD!!(.......JFC won’t even going to go into how much I HATED THAT)...but the whole Lily x EMMA storyline eughhhhhhhhh...eughhh