You’re right Keb, the curtain fabric and the cloak fabric are not the same. I think that was something said in the last podcast and I just assumed it was accurate. Just went back to look.
However, it may be important to note that in the Robin Hood sequence of events, the curtains are merely *drawn*, not ripped from the walls. If they were nailed down then they’d have to be ripped away and they wouldn’t be hanging so neatly. I think he nailed the curtains up after Belle arrived. I don’t know, maybe after Robin burst in through the window, Rumple went to fix it and said “You know what, forget it, I don’t even NEED windows, I’m nailing these curtains down.” (With Thor’s hammer, I’m sure.) If the curtains went “up” after Belle got there, it’s no wonder she’d just assume she could open them up when Spring came. (Okay, now you’ve all done it. I am writing a fic about the curtains RIGHT NOW.)
I think the curtain scene is important because it shows Belle taking an initiative and changing something in his life and he found he didn’t mind. “I’ll get used to it” isn’t just referring to the curtains, it’s referring to having else (who isn’t afraid to express and act on their own opinions) around and him getting used to the idea of considering someone else’s desires for a change.
I read the hug the same way you did, Rumplesgirl. It was just the idea that someone was open and unafraid of him in any regard. The curtain-catch scene was more of a “Well isn’t *this* a compromising situation we’ve found ourselves in” moment.
"Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him."
