gales of song (belle: the dragon and the freckled princess)
wrote a fic because this movie has been on my mind since i saw it for the first time a few days ago and as much as i enjoyed it, i really wish there had been more of a resolution at the end. this is my attempt to rectify that and to further explore the relationship between suzu and kei (and tomo). feel free to interpret it however you wish, heed the tags, and enjoy!
The Beast rages at her, demands her to go, to leave him be. His shoulders remain bowed, stiff and unyielding beneath the weight of whatever ails him, and all Belle wishes in that moment is not to flee, but to come closer. To bear that weight, too.
U has given her the means to do so, has given her that freedom, and so she does the only thing she can think to do - she sings.
The Beast’s ears perk at the sound of her voice, his eyes peering through the messy strands of his hair as she approaches. His anger has leached from his face, replaced by a cautious hope that gives her the courage to reach for him.
He moves as though he has no idea what to do with his limbs, coltish in a way that Belle finds endearing - the same way she’d felt when she’d first entered U, confused and afraid but amazed all at once.
They dance, Belle’s voice wrapping around them both, lifting them on gales of song. All the while the Beast watches her with the strangest eyes - the softest eyes, as though he has yet to understand why she has sought him out, reached for him with patient hands and soothing words.
Let me help you, she thinks, her smile gentle as she holds him to her heart. Let me in.
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