[ is having his hand back worth the violent tendencies that it tends to inspire? no, probably not, but the Crocodile who was going to take it off (at a price, of course, isn't that how Rumpelstiltskin always worked?) is notably absent. this is not a good situation to be lacking control, crammed in a small space with tensions high. there's not much option, though, and he'll focus on getting out and worry about his hand on his own.
it's nobody's mistake but his, after all. he can manage it, can't he? just keep his distance and mind himself and when he gets back to Storybrooke, he'll get rid of the thing once and for all.
Hook might have answered Emma's inquiry, but she shifts into something else entirely and yes, this is a conversation built for two. there is a great deal more between these two that deserves consideration, and it's good that Neal knows his son misses him and mourns him, but it's a moment Killian doesn't feel a part of. it's familial, after all, and he hasn't felt a part of a family in centuries. not since Neverland, and that was a very long time ago. ]
He won't have to miss you once we get out of here. [ it's the only comfort he can offer. he knows how much Henry misses his father, hell, wasn't he the one who told the boy practically everything he knew? it's still a lacking comfort, though. like a stranger offering sympathies at a funeral. he doesn't linger on it, he can't. Hook has come to the conclusion there's nothing he can tell them they don't already know. usually when they sort out the newest problem or threat, he's always with Emma, but as much as he wants to be there for her? she doesn't need him half as much as he needs her. (never has.)
he'll keep looking, keep asking questions, give her this moment with Baelfire. that he can do for her. might be all he can do. ]
I haven't seen them, but I'll take a gander. They might be around somewhere. [ he rubs at a spot behind his ear, the widest hint of his discomfort, before looking at Neal again. seeing Milah's son again brings up all sorts of conflicting emotions, but no matter how it changes things... he's not enough of a monster to be unhappy to see him alive. he reaches out, not hostile, but a touch to the shoulder that says he's happy to see him again. Baelfire had given him the capacity to bring Emma back to her family, he'd died far too soon. the price for bringing him back would surely be great but he deserved to live. deserved to be with his family.
and then he let go, hand flinching back to his side. ] I'll keep asking around. If I find anything, I'll let you know.
[ it's as graceful an exit he can manage, and with that he turns to leave them to their conversation. he's of more use asking and searching, instead of standing by as a broken third wheel. ]
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it's nobody's mistake but his, after all. he can manage it, can't he? just keep his distance and mind himself and when he gets back to Storybrooke, he'll get rid of the thing once and for all.
Hook might have answered Emma's inquiry, but she shifts into something else entirely and yes, this is a conversation built for two. there is a great deal more between these two that deserves consideration, and it's good that Neal knows his son misses him and mourns him, but it's a moment Killian doesn't feel a part of. it's familial, after all, and he hasn't felt a part of a family in centuries. not since Neverland, and that was a very long time ago. ]
He won't have to miss you once we get out of here. [ it's the only comfort he can offer. he knows how much Henry misses his father, hell, wasn't he the one who told the boy practically everything he knew? it's still a lacking comfort, though. like a stranger offering sympathies at a funeral. he doesn't linger on it, he can't. Hook has come to the conclusion there's nothing he can tell them they don't already know. usually when they sort out the newest problem or threat, he's always with Emma, but as much as he wants to be there for her? she doesn't need him half as much as he needs her. (never has.)
he'll keep looking, keep asking questions, give her this moment with Baelfire. that he can do for her. might be all he can do. ]
I haven't seen them, but I'll take a gander. They might be around somewhere. [ he rubs at a spot behind his ear, the widest hint of his discomfort, before looking at Neal again. seeing Milah's son again brings up all sorts of conflicting emotions, but no matter how it changes things... he's not enough of a monster to be unhappy to see him alive. he reaches out, not hostile, but a touch to the shoulder that says he's happy to see him again. Baelfire had given him the capacity to bring Emma back to her family, he'd died far too soon. the price for bringing him back would surely be great but he deserved to live. deserved to be with his family.
and then he let go, hand flinching back to his side. ] I'll keep asking around. If I find anything, I'll let you know.
[ it's as graceful an exit he can manage, and with that he turns to leave them to their conversation. he's of more use asking and searching, instead of standing by as a broken third wheel. ]