Honestly, I don’t think breaking his curse would do anything. His problem is not that he is cursed, his problem is that he has become addicted to the power that came with his curse. You take away the curse, fine, but it doesn’t remove his addiction to power (unless they REALLY want to anger addicts and people who struggle with this very real problem). Rumple will always feel the draw to power, he’ll always want power and control because of the powerlessness he once felt. His curse can be taken away but what happens when a big bad comes to town and threatens Belle? What will he do? He’ll try to find some source of power to protect Belle thus going back to his never ending cycle abusive cycle.
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"