Let’s also not forget that Rumple was looking for other ways. He was sending Jefferson out into other worlds looking for little trinkets that would help get him here faster. He tried to take the bean from Smee, he sent Jefferson to get the slippers, but nothing worked out, so he had to use the Dark Curse. And he was missing the most important ingredient: the heart of the person he loved the most. Bae’s in our world so that’s off the table and he thinks Belle is dead so she’s not an option.
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"