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[mysteryandnonstopfun]

Endless gifs of Neal Cassidy ( 32 / ∞ )

[dinneratgrannys]

ONCE UPON A TIME 5.12, Souls of the Departed

[elphabasthropp]

GIFTOBER 2023 • day 14: reunion

death cannot stop true love. all it can do is delay it for a while.

[heatherfield]

@giftober 2023 | Day 29: backpacks

♪ Everybody said that you'd better watch out Man, she's gonna turn you in And me, you know that I thought I looked out And now look at the trouble that I'm in ♪

Baelfire Neal Cassidy in Once Upon a Time, 2.01 "Broken"

[swanfireprincessmydear]

[swanfireprincessmydear]

So sorry, I actually have more to say on this topic.

I think this kind of shows too why Emma is so quick to “move on” or kiss H00k in the episode prior. It’s because she’s trying to distract herself, she’s trying to push those emotions down and away and pretend they don’t exist. Not because that’s “healthy” but because it’s “easy.”

It’s not actually just as long as Neal’s alive, Emma will never “move on.”

It’s Emma will never move on. Period. She will never love anyone like she loves Neal. He’s the love of her life.

Him being dead only makes it easier to pretend like she can move on. It is the easy way out.

Swanfire Month Day 18 | Scene that broke your heart the most

There are so many but I already see posts discussing Neal’s death and the town line…so I’m going to go with 3x06.

If you’ve followed me for a bit, you know I will defend this scene until the day I die. It’s often used as “proof” that Emma doesn’t love Neal when in fact it’s the opposite. It’s also one of the most heartbreaking scenes.

Emma doesn’t want to tell Neal her secret. In spite of all he’s done, she’d do anything to protect him from this truth that will break his heart.

Neal telling her “It’s okay, you can tell me anything.” already gets the tears flowing. He has always loved her for who she is. There is nothing she can’t tell him.

Emma’s monologue here reminds you of just how much she has been through. She’s lost Neal a few times and has to wrestle with her feelings for him.

“From the moment I saw you in New York, from the instant you stepped back into my life, I knew. I knew I’d never stopped loving you.”

The heartbreaking smile that comes next.

“I love you. I probably always will…But my secret is that I was hoping this was a trick. I was hoping you were dead. Because it would be easier to put you behind me than to face all the pain that we went through all over again.”

It’s interesting that Emma says “we” and not “I” in this part. She is acknowledging for the first time that this did not only hurt her. It hurt Neal to leave her. He mourned her too. And because she knows that, because she knows they love each other, she is vulnerable once more.

This breaks me because both have been through so much pain. They love one another. They know this. But for so long, both refused to accept it (Neal rebuffs Rumple’s notion that he still loves her in S2). Now here they are, laying it out on the table. For Emma, it’s easier if he’s dead because then she can’t hurt anymore. She doesn’t have to face more pain. He doesn’t have to face any more pain.

Neal instantly hugging her once the cage melts away seals the deal for me. He later tells her she doesn’t have to apologize for how she feels. Once again, he loves her, he accepts her. He knows her feelings are valid. He hurt her and there is no ignoring that.

I know many love their fight at the bar in Manhattan-as do I-but this is more powerful, more heartbreaking in my opinion.

I think it may not hit as hard anymore if I didn’t know their future. If maybe they could work on these feelings, the pain, find their way back so loving each other didn’t hurt.

But no, he’s dead. There’s no chance for closure or reconciliation. The writers don’t even show her mourning Neal or dealing with these feelings. He’s dead. He’s at peace.

But a part of Emma will never be until she sees him again.

[anthonybrxdgerton]

once upon a time appreciation week » day 3 | favorite romantic pairing

I need you. I love you. I love you too.

[caracynthia]

@dailyonce launch event: free choice ➙ the stiltskin brothers

[ryik-the-writer]

Loving you's a good problеm to have

[heytheredeann]

I’ve had more than my share of brand new days.

[mysteryandnonstopfun]

Endless gifs of Neal Cassidy ( 31 / ∞ )

To the bathroom? Did you really fall for that? He's your son.

[dinneratgrannys]

ONCE UPON A TIME 3.01, The Heart of the Truest Believer

[elphabasthropp]

i just want you to be happy, even if it isn't with me. we were happy, once. never found tallahassee.

[slayer-the]

“to beatrice neal,  darling, dearest, dead.”

[swanfireprincessmydear]

My coworker: Why are you laughing?

What I’m picturing in my head:

[seeleybooth]

#Like Father, like son.