I’m writing a fic and need some help on the characterisation of Hook. Emma is marrying Neal. They have their bachelor/bachelorette parties the night before their wedding. On the day of the Wedding, it is discovered that Neal is missing. Everyone is trying to find Neal without letting Emma, Snow or Henry find out what has happened. However, Hook finds out that Neal is missing and decides that Emma should be informed. How would he tell her? Because of last week’s episode, my feelings towards Hook aren’t exactly favourable (however that could easily change depending on what he does on Sunday) so I don’t want to write Hook as “the bad guy”. Whilst there may be an element of Hook’s telling her about Neal because he hopes it might mean there’s a chance for him with Emma, I don’t want that to be the reason why he’s telling her. Neal’s gone missing through no fault of his own, not because he’s trying to run out on Emma. So how would Hook break the news of Neal’s disappearance to Emma? How would he behave? What would he do?
what would be a fun way is if he called Charming to tell him before Emma much like he told Emma’s parents when he found out Neal was alive. If you really want to have Hook telling Emma though I think he’d be direct and tell her what happened. Only other idea is maybe he’d just try and find him on his own bring him back and not say a thing to her or is she wondered why he was late for the wedding or something tell a lie that would put the blame on him.
