This is my first fic (under this name and) in this fandom, so hi! (:
This episode killed me before I even watched it bc spoilers and then I watched it and sobbed bc CS and CS just hits you in the heart. It's one of those scenes that you just can't stop watching and I think I'm gonna go watch it again after uploading this.
Anyway, if you liked it, let me know? (:
Being someone's happy ending was never something she thought would be possible.
Hell, for most of her life, Emma's never even believed in happy endings or true love.
"I was a villain."
"But you're not anymore."
"Aye, but neither is Regina and she still lost her happy ending."
She thinks she knows where this is going.
This man in front of her, with the broken look of a lost boy in his eyes, thinks he'll never get his happily ever after.
Maybe it's her parents' optimism rubbing off on her (she doesn't want to think about the other option), but she's dead certain that that isn't an option.
She won't let it be. She's The Saviour, after all.
"...It's only a matter of time before I lose mine."
It's that simple statement that causes her to look at him - his voice, so full of resignation and heartbreak, and his eyes, so full of sadness and fear.
"Wait, if you're afraid of losing your happy ending, then that means you've found it." Her heart is pounding, throat constricted.
She doesn't want to think, because if she thinks, she'll hope...
It takes more strength than she thought possible to utter her next question.
"What is it?" Her voice falters slightly, as she searches his eyes. She sees the brief disbelief, then desperation. For her to believe; to take that leap in faith and trust him.
Try something new, darling. It's called trust.
"Don't you see, Emma? It's you."
She swears her heart stops beating for a moment right then. He's looking at her, begging for her to believe, and she feels a surge of emotions course through her.
I...I'm his happy ending?
The relief (and surprise) she feels isn't something she initially expected, but oh, thank god. She is his happy ending. she didn't bring it back; she is it.
When she kisses him, she feels all the emotions that he does too, and it's in that moment that she knows.
That night, they're lying in his bed, and Emma can't stop thinking.
It's you.
You're it.
My happy ending.
This isn't even a declaration of 'I think I love you', no, this is far more than that. This...This is an admittance that he believes that she is his True Love, that he wants to and intends to spend the rest of his life with her.
She shifts slowly, turning to rest her head on his chest. His breathing is slow and soft, and his heartbeat is calming. She looks up at him, and his eyes are closed - he looks...serene.
"You know, I thought you were going to say anything else, except that earlier. You scared the absolute crap out of me." Her voice is soft; she doesn't want to wake him up.
"But do you want to know something, Killian? I think you're it, for me too." She laughs quietly; she's talking to a sleeping pirate. She snuggles back into his side, lets out a sigh of contentment, and goes to sleep.
She doesn't catch the smile that slowly spreads across his face, as his arm tightens his hold ever so slightly on her.
There's no way in hell that he's letting this go.
I don't know how to feel about this fic bc I feel like I rushed it but I'm also vaguely content with it? So this is the final product, hope it was okay heh.
xx manda