@A_Desperate_Soul wrote:
@darcyfarrow wrote:
@Josephine wrote:
Come on, it has to be Belle. The ship that launched a thousand fanfics. Her one episode alone changed the way everyone viewed Rumple/Mr. Gold. Just think what her five minutes on screen in the finale and a summer of speculation will do. 😆
Yeah, but Bae is theraison d’etre for everything Rumple does, so how can we choose? Belle’s the heart; Bae’s the soul; I can’t select just one, so I’m double dipping. BTW, did you ever notice how the names Belle and Baelfire kind of sound alike?
I’ve also noticed the similarities between Belle and Bae. And not just their names either. They both loved Rumpel. They both tried to save him from the curse of the Dark One. Rumpel pushed them both away out of either fear or anger. And their “losses” have haunted him ever since. And on top of that, they both brown hair. They were his “prices” for using so much magic.
I think Rumpel’s love for Belle is strongly rooted in the fact that he probably viewed her as an older, female version of Bae. They both had the same goals and desires, and they were both incredibly brave given their situations. Couple that with their similar physical appearance and you’ll see a pattern. Rumpel didn’t listen to Bae and he ended up losing him the process. Skip ahead a few hundred eyars, and he makes the same mistake again with Belle. Belle basically echoed everything Bae was trying to tell him.
You’re absolutely right. Belle was Baelfire Part 2. She attempted everything Baelfire tried to accomplish. Their stories have so many parallels. There’s no way their similarities went unnoticed by Rumpel.
I also agree with the “Belle is the heart” and “Baelfire is the soul” analogy. It perfectly discribes how Rumpel feels about them.