Also, why on earth doesn’t Snow have a big old hole in her heart that nothing else can fill? Regina couldn’t fill the void in her life for 28 years as a direct consequence of casting the first dark curse. How is it that Snow can remain so open to love, hope, faith, and family after she cast that same dark curse? Regina murdered her father. Snow murdered her husband. It’s probably going to come back to some loophole like Regina killed her dad for revenge whereas Snow killed David, who willingly sacrificed his life, for the sake of saving their baby and getting back to Emma. But it still feels like another glaring double standard whereby Snow White’s heart remains pure, and she gets to keep her prince. Yet, all magic comes with a price, so it must be paid somehow.
"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