I don’t think Bae is the writer. He wouldn’t know the stories. He was born in a different time period hundreds of years before Snow and the Scoobie gang.
As for who wrote the book, I think it was either the Blue Fairy, Rumple, or just a product of the curse. Although, I think Rumple was shot down for some reason. I don’t remember why I quit thinking he wrote the storybook. It may have had to do with him having nothing to do with Pinocchio’s story, but I think there was another reason I’m forgetting.
Wouldn’t it be wild if Regina actually wrote the book. 😆
Back to Bae, I do think Neal is Bae. I just can’t see him being the White Rabbit. Everything just points to him being Baelfire. He has to be some fairytale character. He just wasn’t shocked at whatever he saw in August’s box. The look was just so telling.
Also, as it’s been said many times, in the People magazine picture, Henry was wearing both Baelfire’s and Emma’s clothing. I think that is very telling, too.
Keeper of Rumplestiltskin's and Neal's spears and war paint and crystal ball.