And btw for those who claim that Neal is not the main part of the srory…. Yes he is! He is the story. And he is the character MOST deserving of a happy ending.
The story happened because of him. All because of him. So even though you might look at Neal and Emma’s story as nothing but a made for tv real life drama about losing loved ones but bouncing back, Rumpelstiltskin is not a real life drama.
He is very very fairytale. In terms of doing EVERYTHING in his power to protect his child, (even before that child was born) & spending centuries, not decades, centuries looking for him and manipulating events so that he will have a CHANCE AT HAPPINESS. This is not a real life drama story. This is an epic tale which can only end well if that child has a chance at happiness. EVEN if his chance at happiness is a real life drama one (like bouncing back after losing his father, Gold, for example)