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dinneratgrannys · 5 months

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Think of it as a long-distance call from an old friend.

#ouatedit #onceuponatimeedit #swanfireedit #once upon a time #ouat #swanfire #emma swan #neal cassidy #s5 #5x12 souls of the departed #dynamic: swanfire #event: rewatch 22

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atone-with-a-lone-prayer · 6 months

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Neal explaining his family tree (probably):

Yeah well there’s my evil grandfather, Peter Pan… also my evil grandmother, the black fairy… then there’s my dad, the Dark One… oh yeah, my brother, the savior slayer…

…Belle’s okay, though. (Shrug)

#ouat #once upon a time #rumbelle #baelfire #swanfire #neal cassidy #rumplestiltskin #peter pan #the black fairy #gideon gold #belle french #Neal is a fave tbh #emma swan

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mysteryandnonstopfun · 19 days

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Swanfire incorrect quotes

#swanfire #swanthief #neal x emma #I'm so so late to the party probably isn't funny anymore #i miss my babies #they are happy

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once28 · 8 months

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It’ll always be such a shame that Neal died. Like there’s the obvious reasons; death sad, no endgame yk

But also Emma and Neal were such a funny ship when they wanted to be like “Oh no I taught her that” will never fail to make me laugh. Also the exacerbated sigh Neal lets out in that moment, he’s like “omg god wtf is she up to 🙄.” Then with Henry being a mini them in training is just the cherry on top. They truly deserved to be one of those couples with endless “…being chaotic for 5 five minutes straight” compilations on YT

And the humor out of the co-parenting relationship with Regina we were robbed of would’ve been epic too, you can’t tell me Regina and Neal wouldn’t have the best sibling-like banter. I can just see her try to be intimidating and he’d have these snarky remarks like my father was the dark one you don’t scare me 😑

It’s just a shame that so much of his/their story is overshadowed by the sad stuff

#emma x neal #emma swan #neal cassidy #baelfire #swanfire #swanthief #once upon a time #OUAT #regina mills #henry mills #cobra fire

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heatherfield · 6 months

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@giftober 2023 | Day 20: joy

Wow, good haul! Thanks!

Swanfire in Once Upon a Time, 2.06 "Tallahassee"

#giftober2023 #ouatedit #userthing #usercreate #swanfireedit #once upon a time #swanfire #emma swan #neal cassidy #michael raymond james #jennifer morrison #hopefully i can do some more fancy/blending edits for them soon #my edits

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sassyandclassy94 · 4 months

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Emma + Baelfire: Soulmates. Fate. Destiny. True Love. Poetry.

#since its been way too hot of a minute since I’ve edited my babies #also the SwanFire tag’s been drier than burnt toast these days #SwanFire #Emma Swan #Baelfire #Neal Cassidy #ouat #my edits #these are a few of my favorite things

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swanfireprincessmydear · 4 months

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"There's something in the static,

I think I've been having revelations..."

#neal cassidy #baelfire #swanfire #once upon a time #ouat #emma swan #firethieves #swanthief #I AM CARRYING THE SWANFIRE RENAISSANCE INTO 2024 #bae & emma #Not Strong Enough Boygenius #NEAL CASSIDY IS A GOD

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pensbridgertons · 24 days

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OTP MEME ♡ [4/6] episodes

3x15 quiet minds

#sf-otpmeme #swanthiefedit #swanfireedit #ouatedit #onceuponatimeedit #tvedit #**#swanthief #swanfire #emma swan #neal cassidy #ouat #once upon a time #otp: i love you; i probably always will #cant believe its been ten years today since the ep of television that single handedly ruined my life 😭#its the way its been ten whole years and i still have not moved on some wounds truly never heal sjkghj #just thinking back to the time leading up to this ep and then watching it live for the first time........... what a time 😭#anyways neal cassidy i love u forever and i miss u every day <3

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kasyangenius · 10 months

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neal cassidy & emma swan not being endgame is my villain origin story

#swanfire #emma swan #neal cassidy #baelfire #swan thief #once upon a time #ouat rewatch

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phoenixwrites · 11 days

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Coming to bookstores near you, October 8th, 2025!

Art for my cover goes to @aicosu .

I’m so excited one of my best friends got to do my cover.

Rumbelle gave me inspiration, Swanfire gave me my book, Hellcheer gave me my writing community.

That’s the power of fandom. I’m so overwhelmed and blessed by the villages we create here.

#phoenix personal #Hellcheer #Rumbelle #Swanfire

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themeepyfreak · 7 months

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Day 3: Love Languages

Neal/Bae: Physical Touch

Neal/Bae's love language is the easiest to parse out in canon because it's prevalent throughout. Ever since Bae was a baby, physical touch was how Rumple expressed his love to him. In every flashback scene with Rumple and Bae, Rumple has a hand on Bae, silently supporting and protecting him.

And the show writers use this nonverbal interaction to parallel Bae and Rumple's relationship as it becomes more strained. When Rumple becomes the Dark One, his touch becomes more possessive. This continues until Bae starts rejecting Rumple's touch (as he rejects the Dark One) when Rumple tries to reach out to him in "Nasty Habits" and "Manhattan". In both "The Return" and "Manhattan", Rumple's abandonment of Bae is described as Rumple letting go of Bae's hand- a very physical action. That's why the moment when Bae grabbed Rumple's hand in "The Miller's Daughter" is so impactful- because it is the first time that Bae wholeheartedly accepts his father's touch and affection in centuries, even if he is still angry. As season 3A progresses, Bae physically distances himself from his father in Neverland when he finds out about the prophecy and feels like he can't trust him in "Nasty Habits". However, once Bae forgives his father in "Save Henry", he enthusiastically hugs him. In season 3B, Bae and Rumple literally share a body due to Rumple's love for Bae- their physical closeness once again symbolizing their repaired relationship. When Bae dies in "Quiet Minds", his hand falls out of Rumple's, representing their permanent separation. Bae no longer needs Rumple's physical touch and affection because Bae's no longer there.

Using touch to portray affection and genuine care is a theme for Bae throughout his life. In "Second Star to the Right", Bae uses physical touch to comfort Wendy. And later in "Tallahassee", Bae is more physically affectionate with Emma the more that time passes and the closer that they become. Even as early as their first "date" in "There's No Place Like Home", Bae plays with Emma's glove when he's being vulnerable to feel closer to her physically without crossing her boundaries and touching her.

Bae's need for physical affection in "Tallahassee" (especially after being touch starved in Neverland for centuries) is complemented by Emma reciprocating that physical affection despite not being a touchy person. Emma starts out being standoffish in the beginning of "Tallahassee" and "There's No Place Like Home", drawing into herself and avoiding any physical touch. However, as time passes, she gets more comfortable with being physically affectionate and even initiates it, especially when Bae is upset. One canon example is when Emma grounds Bae with physical touch when Bae is agitated about the wanted poster. When Bae starts arguing against Emma going for the watches, she swings her arm around him which seems to calm him down to the idea more.

I headcanon that Emma and Bae did a lot of hand-holding and non-verbal communication throughout their relationship. I think that they had signals to each other to make sure the other person is alright (which would have helped during heists as well) to complement Emma's innate ability to read Bae. I think that Emma realized early on that the best way to comfort Bae after nightmares was physical touch (hugs, gentle kisses). I can also see Emma sidling up to Bae whenever she sensed that something was bothering him and just quietly grabbing his hand and lacing her fingers in between his to remind Bae that he's not alone and make him relax almost instantly.

Just like physical touch is used to display the progress in Bae and Rumple's relationship, it is also used to show the progress in Bae and Emma's relationship when they reunite.

Bae has a tendency to fidget with his scarf, especially when he is vulnerable around Emma, which I think is a self-soothing technique. He longs for her physical touch, but too much has happened between them for him to reach out to her, so he physically touches his scarf to comfort himself. It isn't until the penultimate episode of season 2 after he breaks up with Tamara that he finally reaches out to Emma, hugging her when she's about to fall through the portal. This continues in season 3A when he hugs her after getting out of the cage in "Ariel" and stays beside her to support her throughout.

Emma, on the other hand, tries to be standoffish around Bae but fails miserably- just like how she tries to deny her love for Bae but fails. Since they reunite, Emma is always pictured by Bae's side (which is seen in many stills from season 2B and 3A). Not to mention that other than Henry, Emma initiates physical contact (even if it is just casual) with Bae more than anyone else in canon in the earlier seasons. In season 2B, she physically pushes him in "The Miller's Daughter" when he stops to stare at the magical chalk barrier, and she physically grabs him to stop him from going after Henry when Henry confronts Regina in "Welcome to Storybrooke". In season 3A, Emma hugs Bae in Neverland after they get him out of the cage in "Ariel", Emma sidles next to Bae to hug him after his father dies (which encourages Henry to do the same) in "Going Home", and Emma's the one who initiates the hug with Bae at the town line when they are about to be separated yet again. When Bae dies in "Quiet Minds", Emma pulls Bae into her arms and lets Bae die being physically comforted by her- being loved. And lastly, when Emma reunites with Bae briefly in the underworld in "Souls of the Departed", Emma caresses Bae's face, showing that she still loves him even though he is dead.

This behavior especially stuck out to me because in the earlier seasons, the other person usually has to initiate physical contact for Emma to return it. But with Bae, she's a lot more liberal and initiative with physical touch, even when she "hates" him.

Finally, to cement how Bae associates physical touch with love and affection, Bae is very physically affectionate with Henry. From their first meeting, Bae mimics Henry's body language and leans in close to him when talking, showing his love and interest through nonverbal communication. As they get closer, Bae is always touching Henry- ruffling his hair, patting his shoulder, carrying him, hugging him, wrestling with him in the background of "The New Neverland", etc. And Henry returns it readily, appreciating physical affection just like his father does (though probably not as desperately as Bae seems to crave it). The blatant physical affection between Henry and Bae is what makes their relationship seem so close and loving, even if they had a limited time together.