He bites his nails. He’s done it ever since he was a boy. When he’s nervous, he just can’t help it. To help him tame it, Milah once put spices on his fingers. Rumple wasn’t too happy when he found out and kind of indulged his son’s habit so it never got solved.
19. People they’ve hurt or indirectly killed and how it affected them
Hurting Emma is a regret we saw him carry on the show. Outside that, I think finding out about Henry and indirectly hurting him really left a mark. Yes, it was wrong to abandon Emma but he tends to have more guilt over Henry. Yet, he sees what a great mom Regina is and wonders if it’s wrong that he wishes he had known. Emma tells him that everything works out for a reason, but he’s not sure.
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