I wouldn’t mind either pairing. However, my point is making Hook Eric kind of sets up that if CaptainSwan doesn’t last Hook has to end up with Ariel.
Ariel going to be pining after Hook during the CaptainSwanFire triangle. At some point somethings got to give. Either Hook has to end up with Ariel because he’s Eric thus making the triangle pointless, or Ariel is left out in the cold because “Eric” is off with another woman.
If Hook ended up with Ariel, he would just be settling because he really wanted Emma. Why should Ariel be the back up girlfriend?