My goodness…I certainly cannot compete with the thorough discussions of the previous posts, but I’ll give you a quick briefing on my perspective.
I personally think Neal and Emma are endgame and that this has been set up since “Tallahassee”. They were passionately in love in the past, and every interaction since they reunited has indicated that they have both been in complete denial about still harboring feelings for each other. (I think thou dost protest too much!) Rumple definitely saw it. I may be one of the few who was *not* surprised by their declaration of love right before Neal let go. When the stakes are high, the emotional walls each had built come down. Of course, I fully admit that I may be a hopelessly optimistic romantic! In the real world, I’d agree that it wouldn’t be so cut and dry- Neal did make some poor choices….however, this is a fairy tale world in a show about hope, faith, redemption, and true love. I will be very surprised if Swanfire doesn’t end up being TL.
As for Hook and Emma… I would say yes, they have absolutely made a connection. They are kindred spirits. However, as of now, I have not seen any indication they are interested in each other romantically. If I hadn’t been a part of the fandom, I’m not sure it would have even occurred to me to think of them this way. I’m not saying that this couldn’t change! Just because I don’t see it, doesn’t make it impossible. I’ll admit there is some potential for it, but I think it would be a rather awkward coupling considering Hook’s past.
It’s happened before that something I was adamantly opposed to turned out to be true, but the way they told the story worked, and I later wondered why I was so opposed to it! This was the case with Cora being the Queen of Hearts as well as Bae ending up in Neverland. So if CS turns out to be endgame, I’m sure they’ll make it work in a way that I can accept it!