My submission for CS AU Week: Day 2- Canon Divergence.
Emma succeeded in destroying the darkness in Camelot. Now back in Storybrooke, Killian surprises her with a house. How will she respond? (Canon Divergence for CS AU week
Her eyes are brimming with unshed tears, and there’s an unrelenting knot in her throat as she takes in the sight before her: Killian, his head ducked down in apprehension, standing in the middle of a very larger, very empty house, one that he apparently now owns. It’s all a little overwhelming, and a slightly bit confusing, but her heart is pounding wildly in her chest because of the enormity of it all.
“You bought a house.”
Emma knows she’s said this twice before after his announcement, and nothing but the sentence. She must sound like a broken record, but – holy cow – Killian bought a house. Captain Hook – dashing rapscallion, scourge of the seven seas, pirate captain, and lover of adventure – has purchased a home in the suburbs of her very small town that if more often than not cursed so that they can never leave. It makes her head spin, because he’s not the sort of guy who puts down roots like this. A house is a permanent sort of thing that ties you down, something that you can’t so easily sail away from and –
“What about your boat?”
Take Me Home
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