Killian Jones (finally believing himself to be a Hero).
This moment was SO important and I hope it doesn’t get overshadowed by the fact that he said those words after Emma’s failed attempt to say she loved him. Instead she thanked him for risking his life to help Henry and her. And he responded by referring to himself as a hero.
Because even in Rumple and the Author’s AU, even when stripped of his courage, skill, and memories, Hook did the heroic thing. Because that’s who he is is at his very core.
He risked his life for even the possibility of love. Because he felt a connection with Emma. Because he wanted to save this woman he’d just met and her son. He faced certain death to help them.
The author wrote away the pirate. He got rid of Captain Hook. But he couldn’t get rid of Killian Jones. That man survived the rewrite - and got a good look at his true self.
He’s a Hero. And he finally believes it.
(via hellowherearemypeople)