Contrary to popular belief, the Dark Castle was not something he had traded with someone in a deal. Nor had it been given to him along with his new powers on that day in the woods. Spoilers up to around 2x04. One-shot.

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" I remember when you first asked me that question. Well, you weren't asking me, really. You should have seen the look on your face when you realized I was there.

Being a princess was like walking in very thick mist somewhere in the moors. There was always someone holding her hand and telling her where to go. Then one day a new voice came along and there was a new hand holding her, leading her off the track. 1x14

He likes his tea strong, with a lot of sugar. 1x12. 100 words.

No matter how much gold he spins, no matter how many times the wheel turns, he will never forget. What he saw cannot be unseen, not in a year and a day, not in a thousand and one nights, not ever after. Rumpelstiltskin/Belle. One-shot.