Disclaimer: I dont own OUAT or its characters.
Author's note: This is my first ever fic. I just had too many Killian Jones feels i didn't know what to do with so i channeled them into something i deemed more productive than staring at pictures of him all day and internally screaming while lamenting that i'll never find a man like him. I know its short but its just a stupid prologue and i used some quotes off my tumblr captions, in case you found some of it familiar. I'm still trying to figure out where to take this story and i hope i dont fail terribly and ruin these beautiful characters because i dont think i could ever live with that. And with that, i hope you enjoy this short introduction, or at least read it and not feel like wrenching your gut out. Thanks (:
He never worked hard for anything in his life. Whatever he wanted, he took. It was a perk that came with being a pirate, amongst others. Killian Jones lavished the freedom. Sailing the high seas and hunting for his next adventure was exhilarating and nothing brought him greater pleasure. The rum, the women – he had it all. Graced with devilishly handsome looks and poised with charm, ladies never failed to succumb to his desires.
That was all and well, until love was thrown into the mix. They tell you love is the most powerful magic of all, that love transcends boundaries. Well, if that was true, it certainly didn't work out that way for him. Love. It was like getting your heart ripped out unwillingly and letting someone control it. It was weakness. It could lift you high, but it would always bring you crashing down. Love was unnecessary pain, and Killian Jones swore he would never fall for such delusions again.
Guilt, he did let himself feel. Guilt over Milah's death. If he hadn't let her run away with him, maybe she wouldn't have died. If he'd killed that wretched crocodile while he had the chance, she would still be here. Here with him. Instead, Killian found himself stranded on a cursed land with a whiny princess, her female-warrior-bodyguard, the legendary Snow White and her stubborn-as-hell daughter. He'd heard the stories about Snow and her beloved Prince Charming. Perhaps true love did exist, but never for people like him. Broken, tortured souls didn't live to see a happily ever after.