and here she appears in a painting!! <3

Goldie O'Gilt is flaming hot

and her color palette is warm

gold

(looking back at this picture i realized adding hair on her side would look better. rn it looks weird)

Scrooge is taken aback by Goldie's hottness

So Goldie’s been living rent-free in my head for a while.

Personally I blame the movie Forrest Gump. I got on this kick of watching first-time reactions to Forrest Gump on YouTube (and by the way, did you know you can tell a lot about a person’s heart by their first reaction to Jenny?). Some of the comments on those videos were very inciteful, too. 

Anyway, I’ve noticed some similarities between Jenny and Goldie’s behavior and now I’ve constructed this whole tragic backstory for her that I don’t wanna go into too much detail about here since this is supposed to be a safe blog as relatively trigger-free as possible (speaking of, I think I’ll put a seizure trigger warning on this because of one of the gifs), but anyway I’m pretty convinced Goldie was abused as a child, which would explain…

1. Her fear of vulnerability

(Sorry, this gif doesn’t have subtitles.) There are times when Goldie starts to let her guard down with Scrooge, just a little, and then she immediately puts her walls back up. Moonstoneflowers brought this up to Frank a few years ago.

2. Her preference to be in the lead

Goldie grew up in a time when men were in charge of everything. If a man close to her had abused that power, of course she’d be uncomfortable letting a man lead anything, even dances, and she’d prefer a brand of chivalry that let her be in control.

3. Her avoidance of domestic life

Settling down would mean entrusting her life to a man. Divorce laws were stricter way back when, and women often relied on their husbands for financial security. The idea of being financially dependent and legally bound to someone for life who could wind up mistreating her the way someone else had would be terrifying to her.

4. Leaving before she can be left

Someone made a comment on YouTube about Jenny and how staying in one place for too long would force her to ruminate on her traumatic past, so she was always running from it. I can see this applying to Goldie. She also probably feels like she’s not good enough for Scrooge, and would rather leave before he can reject her and that door gets closed forever. I can also imagine her leaving asap so she doesn’t get caught, but more on her con artist side in a minute.

5. Betraying before she can be betrayed

Sometimes it feels easier for victims of abuse to keep people at a distance, and as much as Goldie seems to crave closeness, it also scares the crud out of her. Betraying isn’t only a means of financial gain to her, but a way of keeping people who start to care about her from following her, and a way to prevent being hurt again.

6. Occasional violent tendencies

Sometimes victims of abuse try to regain a sense of lost power by being abusive to others. Other times, it’s just because that was the behavior that was modelled for them and they don’t know what healthy love is supposed to look like.

7. Becoming a con artist

Single women didn’t have a ton of money-making opportunities in the Victorian era, and certainly very few that would appeal to her. I imagine she’d have run away from home at a young age, and had to start stealing to survive. She probably performed in saloons at some point (since she did in the old comics and I think that’d be a neat nod, like her performance in “The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!”), but she’d have grown uneasy as drunken men would’ve catcalled her or tried to grab her. Frustrated that even earning an honest living left her vulnerable to sleazy men, she’d go into scamming and prospecting full-time. 

And then she’d meet Scrooge.

(^Favorite Scroldie screencap EVER)

I could go on and on about what likely drew them to each other… you know, besides being stuck in an iceberg and forced to stare at each other for five years… but I think what it came down to is they wanted the same thing at the time: gold. Neither of them felt any pressure to settle down from the other.

Now, Scrooge has more or less “settled down.” He still adventures, but he’s got a family that depends on him who mean more to him than anything. As for Goldie, I think after “The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!” she’s realized Scrooge is more important to her than anything else she’s been after.

It seems like after this episode, they were “back on,” so to speak, but in a long-distance relationship. That’s probably what’s most comfortable to her right now. But it was nice seeing her get to the point when she realized what she wanted was a fresh start and to be with Scrooge. I think that was a big step for her. 

why even have a photo of your ex girlfriend if you dont have it held up by a taxidermied bear

(from op bezoek bij)

i colored in all those early ric pics so here they are

running in circles

chapter fifty: take me back to the night we met summary: One hundred and twenty-five years is a long time to figure things out. warnings: references to sex, nothing explicit wordcount: 10640 playlist (will be updated as chapters are posted): shorturl.at/bfBCQ ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33776632/chapters/104591502 site link: https://sites.google.com/view/running-in-circles/chapters/chapter50

here’s chapter fifty!! it’s the final chapter so thank you for reading and i hope you like the last little bit :) 

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WAIT WHAT!?!!??!? I had saved some links to Reas's fics and I just found out that it's no longer on tumblr!!! I loved rereading those fics! 😭😭😭😭

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chapter forty-nine: this will be our year, took a long time to come summary: Goldie and Scrooge spend time with the kids. warnings: references to sex, nothing explicit wordcount: 9384 playlist (will be updated as chapters are posted): shorturl.at/bfBCQ ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33776632/chapters/104223471 site link: https://sites.google.com/view/running-in-circles/chapters/chapter49

here’s chapter forty-nine!! text will also be included in this post for those of you that don’t use ao3:

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source: goldiejake11

A little late thanks to a broken thumb but here is my submission for the face your art challenge.

Thanks to @monkey-li for the suggestion! 

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chapter forty-eight: i love that you can’t help but be yourself around me summary: Goldie and Scrooge have a difficult conversation. warnings: references to sex, nothing explicit wordcount: 7518 playlist (will be updated as chapters are posted): shorturl.at/bfBCQ ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33776632/chapters/103846536 site link: https://sites.google.com/view/running-in-circles/chapters/chapter48

here’s chapter forty-eight!! text will also be included in this post for those of you that don’t use ao3:

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okay i’m impatient so here’s some more Running In Circles images you’ve already seen some of these but its fine. these all take place during/immediately after the show’s timeline which is fun

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chapter forty-five: i’m sleeping alone and i’m starting to freeze summary: Goldie comes out of hiding. warnings: references to sex, nothing explicit wordcount: 3621 playlist (will be updated as chapters are posted): shorturl.at/bfBCQ ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33776632/chapters/102196932 site link: https://sites.google.com/view/running-in-circles/chapters/chapter45

here’s chapter forty-five!! text will also be included in this post for those of you that don’t use ao3:

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SCROLDIE FANS

I got to drawing those saucy saucy birds so have a couple naked old people

because I don’t want tumblr to flag it but like. I want to show the 3 scroldie fans that still somehow follow me

Here's some naked ducks for my anon

OK one more here's a classy nude of Rosa Goldie

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chapter forty-four: je n'ai qu'un seul et unique regret summary: Goldie gets attached. warnings: references to sex, nothing explicit wordcount: 3421 playlist (will be updated as chapters are posted): shorturl.at/bfBCQ ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33776632/chapters/102193446 site link: https://sites.google.com/view/running-in-circles/chapters/chapter44

here’s chapter forty-four!! text will also be included in this post for those of you that don’t use ao3:

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