Poor Unfortunate Souls (5/6)
Mar. 2nd, 2012 08:47 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
Note: I do not own “Once Upon A Time” and I do not make a profit from writing this story. I’m just amusing myself.
Authors Note:Please read the warnings carefully and the timeline I’m following goes as follows. Jiminy was nearly 30 when he became “The Cricket”. His parents had been working for Rumpelstiltskin all his life. This takes place about 5 years after Pinocchio became a real boy, given Geppetto’s age which is about 55; this makes Jiminy about 85 at this point.
Setting: Enchanted Forest
Rating: PG13
Warnings: language, violence, sensuality, adult concepts and interaction
Genre: Angst/Drama/Bittersweet Romance
Word Count: 1,623
Cast: (in order of appearance/mention) Rumpelstiltskin, Red Riding Hood, Sea Witch, Prince James, Grumpy
Summary: Jiminy Cricket felt the term "poor unfortunate soul" was a name created for him, all he wanted to do was love, but fate had other plans.
( “You know Princey, you don’t have to follow us,” Rumpelstiltskin said mildly as he trudged through the undergrowth behind Red Riding Hood. James and Grumpy ignored him,... )