[He could be dangerous. Isn't that way he tried so hard to prove back in the days when he'd ally himself with Regina's mother to get what he wanted? Her lips twitch up at the thought, not a smile - not when he's worried, but there's still warmth in her eyes when brushes the pads of her fingers across his knuckles affectionately. It's not that she blames him for being scared. Killian being afraid of his own hand isn't that different than the way she hesitates when it's time to use her magic. She has something inside of her that could help or hurt people if she isn't able to control it. Sometimes it feels like a gift, but others... it's not all that different than the cursed hand that Killian is claiming to have.]
You're Captain Hook, you're definitely dangerous.
[She's seen him in a fight, been the opponent, and realized there's a reason for the reputation. Although if breaking someone's nose is what makes a person evil, she might have to rethink her past as a bailbondsperson. Bones were broken in the pursuit of a paycheck, although usually the other guy did something to deserve it. Whatever Killian did to Will doesn't sound all that reasonable - but isn't an evil hand an excuse to be unreasonable? Especially to a pirate.]
And so what if it is the hand of the man you used to be? It's just a hand, it's not your head and it's not your heart.
[One of these things is usually in the right place, even if the other's been infected by Rumpelstiltskin's lies. Emma wishes he hadn't messed around with trying to get his hand back to begin with, but she can't tell him that he's wrong to want it. It wasn't her loss, so as poor a choice as this was, it's not her place to judge. Now that he has his hand back, she doesn't want to see him do something stupid for the sake of protecting her. An evil hand is the least of their worries here, and it's just about the only problem she's been presented with today that she knows how to deal with.]
I trust you. Hook or hand, it's never mattered to me.
[She releases his hand but not his gaze, holding on to that on the chance she might get through to him.]
This is what we have now, so we'll work with it. It'll be okay.
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You're Captain Hook, you're definitely dangerous.
[She's seen him in a fight, been the opponent, and realized there's a reason for the reputation. Although if breaking someone's nose is what makes a person evil, she might have to rethink her past as a bailbondsperson. Bones were broken in the pursuit of a paycheck, although usually the other guy did something to deserve it. Whatever Killian did to Will doesn't sound all that reasonable - but isn't an evil hand an excuse to be unreasonable? Especially to a pirate.]
And so what if it is the hand of the man you used to be? It's just a hand, it's not your head and it's not your heart.
[One of these things is usually in the right place, even if the other's been infected by Rumpelstiltskin's lies. Emma wishes he hadn't messed around with trying to get his hand back to begin with, but she can't tell him that he's wrong to want it. It wasn't her loss, so as poor a choice as this was, it's not her place to judge. Now that he has his hand back, she doesn't want to see him do something stupid for the sake of protecting her. An evil hand is the least of their worries here, and it's just about the only problem she's been presented with today that she knows how to deal with.]
I trust you. Hook or hand, it's never mattered to me.
[She releases his hand but not his gaze, holding on to that on the chance she might get through to him.]
This is what we have now, so we'll work with it. It'll be okay.