@PriceofMagic – I enjoyed all of that!
Belle: Okay. Rumple and I will go and enjoy some happy time together before we’re required to be back onscreen and fighting again. Seriously, there’s no reason for him to do half the stuff he’s made to do other than it makes him look like a bad guy in comparison to Hook. Emma: Hey, don’t go hating on Hook! Belle: Emma, you didn’t even like him until Neal was dead. You didn’t even choose him. You ended up with him because your choice was taken away. Emma: Yeah well….Shut up! Regina: Belle does have a point. Hook didn’t even get a redemption arc. He was suddenly considered a good guy just because he wanted to get in your pants. My redemption arc took me longer than two seconds.
If you want a conversation along these lines, except in verse…
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6736729