So here's an old one that I kind of forgot about. With all this new Dark Swan info, I found it kind of ironically fitting and decided to post it. Enjoy!
25. Light
"Not a day will go by that I don't think of you."
"Good."
That had meant that she would think of him too. He wished he still thought that, wished that he had never heard Regina say that Emma would have no memory of them.
No memory of him. Of anger and doubt, of understanding and trust, of quiet companionship and heated arguments. Of bean stalks and handcuffs and jello and a kiss that still made his head spin.
He didn't exist to her.
All that time spent repenting, redeeming, redefining himself as someone worth her while, was gone. Wasted. And he had absolutely nothing to show for it. Nothing but memories of them that only he could remember.
Memories that did nothing but leave an ache in his chest.
How utterly stupid had he been, how ridiculously naive to raise his hopes. Now he understood. A happy ending was far beyond his grasp; reaching for Emma Swan was like trying to catch light in his hands.
Beautiful, hopeful, impossible.
Also, for the request for a conversation between young Emma and Hook, it's getting the final touches! It'll be the next one posted - and it will be posted soon, because I know this is a short one.
Poll the Audience: WHO'S EXCITED FOR CAMELOT!? Not gonna lie, I'm crazy excited! Also a little nervous, because I've been reading Arthurian legends for years and I don't know what Adam and Eddie are going to do to the image in my mind, but they haven't really let me done thus far, and they get bonus points for the improved Captain Hook :D