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Part 6 of Disney Drabbles
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2022-05-04
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Soup

Summary:

An AU where Gothel didn't die straightaway -- Rapunzel gets a chance to talk to her dying mother in the dungeons.

Notes:

I am currently archiving to AO3 a bunch of works I made back during one of my fannish periods that occurred from 2008-2011. I apologize for the spam.

This was written for a LiveJournal community called Disney Uberland. I am not sure what the prompt for this was.

Originally published: 16 January 2011
Archived to AO3 on: 4 May 2022

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Work Text:

Rapunzel brings her hazelnut soup, but Mother Gothel doesn't touch it. It's salt in the wound and Mother Gothel always nurses her wounds in as obvious a manner as possible.

Today her hair is grey and crow's feet line her eyes. In a week, her organs will fail. She's never been more afraid of her mortality.

"I loved you very much," she says at last, reproachful.

Tears form in Rapunzel's eyes, and if Gothel had been able to consider anything other than her own hurt for one moment, she might have seen her daughter's. Rapunzel's answer is a whisper.

"I loved you more."

Notes:

This is a fix-it of sorts because I always felt Rapunzel and Gothel's relationship needed more closure. It was hard getting this down to ~100 words!

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