Belle French

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| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name:.

Belle French Gold

.:Nick Name:.

Belle

.:Affiliation:.

Heroes

.:Status:.

Nobility

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. Belle has brown hair that rests a little below her shoulders. Her eyes are blue. She is rather short with a petite build, standing at five feet and two inches. She is fond of dressing in the color blue in the Enchanted Forest while she favors more neutral tones in Storybrooke. She dresses conservatively in Storybrooke, opting for dresses and skirts.



.:Height:. 5'2''



.:Portrayed by:.

Emilie de Ravin

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:. Belle is a very kind, soft spoken young woman. She is friendly and would not turn away another seeking help. Although she is seen as demure, she wishes to be a hero. She strives for heroic actions. She isn't one to take sides in an argument and can be relied on for calm, levelheaded advice.



.:Strengths:.

-Her positive outlook

-Her intellect

-Research

-Levelheadedness

-Patience



.:Weaknesses:.

-Her ability to forgive

-The strength of her love

-Naivety

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:.

Her family's castle in the Enchanted Forest.

.:Family:.

Sir Maurice- father

Lady Collette- mother (deceased)

Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold- husband

Baelfire/Neal Cassidy- step-son (deceased)

Henry Mills- step-grandson

.:Occupation:.

Librarian

.:History:.

Belle was born to Sir Maurice and Lady Collette, their only child. She was given an expansive education, one that was not always given to a child of her gender. She was introduced to a love of learning and reading by her mother. Ogres threatened the land during her young adulthood which led to the loss of Collette’s life as she protected her daughter. When Belle awoke after the tragedy she found that her memories of the event were erased. She sought out trolls in Arrendelle who were gifted in restoring memories, leading her to meet Princess Anna. She fails to save both Anna from the Snow Queen and the potion that would return her memories.

A time after returning to her kingdom Belle finds herself engaged to a man named Gaston at the will of her father. At this point the ogres were close to wiping out the entire kingdom, leaving Maurice desperate enough to call for Rumpelstiltskin for aid. Rumple required Belle in exchange for getting rid of the ogres. Despite her father and Gaston not approving, she chose to make her own decision to save her people by going with him. Belle enters into servitude of Rumpelstiltskin. Initially he is cold toward her however her patience and kindness cause him to see her in another light. The pair spend time together. While serving him tea she chips a china cup.

She and Rumple come across a man, Robin Hood, who is attempting to steal from Rumpelstiltskin. He is imprisoned by Rumple yet freed by Belle. As Robin still has the article he stole from Rumpelstiltskin the pair go off to hunt him. Rumple is deterred from killing him at Belle’s request, as Robin Hood is to be a father.

As the months progress the two grew closer. Rumpelstilskin eventually decides to let Belle go, asking that she go to the village to fetch straw. He doesn’t believe that she will return and is resigned to the fact. On the way Belle comes across Regina who explains to her that True Love can break any curse. Encouraged by this fact Belle returns to the castle and kisses Rumpelstiltskin to cure him of the Dark Curse. He accuses her of playing him and denies her protests that what they feel is True Love. He throws her out of the Dark Castle, being led to believe by Regina that she was killed not long after.

Instead of returning to her father Belle lives on her own. She runs into Dreamy at a tavern and gives him advice on a fairy that he believes he is in love with. In return he provides her with fairy dust and encourages her to join a team hunting the Yaoguai. The men on the expedietion tease her for thinking that she would find the habitat of the Yaoguai by reading. She suggests a wrong destination for them and they leave her, allowing her to go to the correct location of the monster. She runs into Mulan and causes the warrior to miss the chance to attack the Yaoguai.

Eventually the men from the expedition catch up to Belle and threaten her. Mulan saves her and decides that it would be best for both of them if they worked together. They eventually find the monster. Belle sprinkles the fairy dust upon it after it writes a plea for help in the dirt. The monster reveals itself to be Prince Philip under a curse.

After leaving Mulan and Philip, Belle is captured by Regina. She is jailed until the start of the Dark Curse.

| ~ • ~ | Sample Post | ~ • ~

Belle turned the page of the book in her lap, eyes scanning the page. The room was silent leaving her with no distractions to her reading. The brunette jumped as the tea kettle sounded off in the other room, one hand coming to rest over her heart in reaction. She chuckled at her own actions before marking her page and standing. Crossing the sitting room she walked down the hall to the kitchen. She took the kettle off the stove to prepare a cup of tea. Her gaze drifted over to the antique looking clock on the wall before back to her task.

Rumpelstiltskin had assured her he would be late in coming home that evening. She hoped he returned soon as the hour grew later. It was still a little odd to be married; not terrible, simply different. She rather enjoyed it, knowing that when she woke in the night he would be beside her. Despite the death of his son she noticed that he was making an effort to bond with Neal’s son. She wondered if Rumple would be partial to her asking Henry over for dinner one evening; she supposed as his step-grandmother that would be acceptable. She chuckled at the idea of herself being a grandmother before returning to her book, cup in hand.

[Storybrooke]