I think it’s interesting how both Emma and August both have a very similar persona: both wear a lot of leather and jeans, both have moved around a lot, both sort of keep others at arms’ length, and both are able to come to SB from the outside world. I think that both have escaped from FTL and that they share a deep history. From the picture above, I think August is clearly the 7-year-old boy who found Emma by the side of the road.
“Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, with the Evil Queen’s curse about to strike, Geppetto agrees to a plan that will save Snow White and Prince Charming’s daughter, but with a proviso that could also save his own son.” Also, I think from the description for this episode, August may be the boy that Geppetto tries to save at the same time he makes a way for baby Emma to escape. This method may be different from the wardrobe, which can only hold one, and so skirt that obstacle entirely.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy