The pancakes scene single-handedly saved season 6b from the
scrap heap.
I think what makes that scene so special is that is has EVERYTHING (sensing a theme here.) It’s the domestic scene that CS fans were asking for all
year. There should have been more, but
at least when the show delivered, it DELIVERED.
I can’t watch this scene without grinning from ear to ear through the
whole thing. “Intimate bubble” is a
great way to describe it. Actually, I
think because of the intimacy of the moment, this is my favorite part of the
scene:
Killian coming up behind her and nuzzling her sweetly showed us a part of their relationship we hadn’t really seen before. It was such a sweet,
tender intimate moment, where we see all the love and affection between them.
My heart. However, it morphs quickly, and that is what is so great about this
scene. In just a few minutes it shows us so many different facets of their
relationship:
FUN – This scene is just plain fun. Emma and Killian are
playful with one another and having fun with one another. The audience sees how much they enjoy their
life in that house together. Something as simple and routine as making
breakfast has them bantering and enjoying just being around each other.
FLIRTY – Captain Hook is flirting with his fiancé! “Something
smells delicious” Oh, you, sexy scoundrel, Killian. It’s the first glimpse in a
long time of them being both at ease and putting in the effort to romance the
other. We all know how much Killian
loves Emma, and how attracted he is to her, but it was nice confirmation that
he hasn’t dropped his flirting and innuendo just because they are fully committed.
SEXY – This scene lets us see both characters as we’ve never
seen them before, and it’s sexy. Emma’s in Killian’s bathrobe! Did I mention Emma was wearing what had to be
Killian’s bathrobe? Plus her hair is all
wild and free like they just spent all night going to town. Killian is already showered
and dressed but still in process. He looks relaxed and casual and, yes, sexy. Then with one sensuous cheek nuzzle from
behind, those two crazy kids single-handedly turned pancakes into the sexiest
food around. The whole scene was
charged. With sex.
PASSION – This scene goes from fun and flirty (and sexy) to
HOT in a matter of seconds. As CS fans
we never wanted for steamy make-outs on screen, but this reminds how fast they
can get their motors revving. They are downright hungry for each other. It also
showed how sexually attracted Killian and Emma are to one another in the quiet
moments. Their lives are so Adrenalin-fueled
and emotionally-heightened by life-or-death situations, that I’m sure that
partly fuels their passion. This scene starts
as a soft moment, and they still can’t keep their hands off each other. It’s nice to know that their passion comes from just being in the presence of the other, and not just from all that Adrenalin and
life-or-death emotion.
AFFECTION – This goes hand in hand with all of the above,
but this scene shows us how much they like each other. From Killian nuzzling
her from behind to Emma’s consoling/comforting arm caressing when they are unceremoniously
interrupted. Killian and Emma are both
so open and expressive with their adoration.
No walls here.
FUNNY – I don’t know about you, but I wanted to strangle Snow
for interrupting them, but it was also hilarious. From Killian finding out his mother-in-law
has a key (who that’s entrusted with a key uses it when the inhabitants are at
home!?! Did she even knock first? That is just bad form) to Killian needing a “bracing
shower” there are some great giggle-worthy moments in this scene.
HEART – While the scene starts playful and then roars right
to passionate, we also get a beautiful heartfelt moment where they confess how
happy they are to each other. Happiness
has been an elusive prospect for these two, for their entire lives, but how
beautiful that even when Emma’s under mortal threat, and there are still
villains out their gunning for them, they are still just… happy. And they can express that to one another. If that doesn’t tell you how right these two
are for one another, nothing will.
Summary: Two Emmas from different points in time switch places. Inspired by a classic (if unfinished) Doctor/Rose fanfic by rallalon entitled “Of Love and Waffles”.
Word Count: 10,770. Rated Teen.
Betaed by @j-philly-b even though I promised her fic for her birthday, and then all I sent her was an early draft of this and ended up making her work on it on top of that.
Emma eyed the Wicked Witch of the West from the other side of the living room. She couldn’t believe the way Hook just welcomed her into his house, as if none of the past had happened. As if this woman weren’t responsible for Neal’s death.
Of course, she didn’t look much like the Wicked Witch right now, she just looked like the harried mother of a rambunctious daughter. The daughter in question was currently armed with a Nerf bow and arrow and had taken cover behind the sofa after shooting Hook with several harmless Nerf darts. He took it completely in stride like it had happened many times before, and something about that fact made Emma’s heart clench.
“Sorry to be in such a rush, but I’ve got about a million errands I need to run today,” Zelena said, pushing her hair off of her face. “What did you need?”
“Have you ever heard of a spell that caused someone from the past to suddenly replace themselves in the future?”
“Killian and Emma’s love is and has always been, a
masterpiece; a remarkable work of art illuminating essence of kindred
spirits in a way that will be admired for years to come” (x)
“He probably hadn’t meant for anyone to find it, but he had left it exposed in the middle of the table, practically begging to be found. There’s standard fare, captain’s logs, temperature and visibility and any number of nautical details that she couldn’t make heads or tails of. But there were also sketches, some spanning the length of two pages, others sequestered away in the corners of a single page; small and insignificant. Some completed, others not. Half of a face, a clenched fist. The shape of a whale or shark fin, breaching a tempestuous wave.
Who would have thought? Captain Hook is a tortured artist.”
Merry Christmas, Alana! I’m your Hub Secret Santa! It’s been an absolute pleasure getting to know you over the past year, being pod buddies, and overall just being your good pal. ♥ I’m thankful for a friend like you! Here’s to another year of finding plot holes and sobbing about fictional characters.
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