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Unbreakable
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Unbreakable |
| Author(s): | xHookedonKillianx |
| Date(s): | May 2016 - Dec 2016 |
| Length: | 206,669 words |
| Genre(s): | Het, Canon Divergence |
| Fandom(s): | Once Upon a Time |
| Relationship(s): | Killian Jones/Emma Swan |
| External Links: | AO3 |
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Unbreakable is a canon-divergent AU Once Upon A Time fic by xHookedonKillianx, focused on the Killian Jones/Emma Swan pairing.
Summary
Summary provided by the author on AO3:
What if Hook was able to go with Emma and Henry when they left to escape Pan’s curse? With no memory of each other or Storybrooke, Emma and Killian meet in New York as complete strangers, both with broken pasts, and both with clean slates for their future.
Reactions and Reviews
I feel think this fic is on every fic rec list and if it isn’t, then it should be because it’s just so well done. It’s just –whale noises- so fluffy but angsty at the same time that it really murders you in the delightful. I personally loved all the references to the monumental moments in the canon being mirrored or echoed unknowingly by Killian and Emma during their time in New York, it’s just a really cool tid bit. Honestly what I love the most about this is the Captain Cobra bonding, even more than the Captain Swan moments. The fact that Killian bonds so much with Henry to the point where they still hung out while Emma and Killian were “on a break” (I refuse to think of it as a break up and wanted to make a Friends reference because I’m lame) just murdered my soul in the best way possible. I love Henry (he’s my little munchkin so I get super annoyed when fics essentially ignore his existence. I have legit stopped reading fics before because they ignored Henry) and he is without a doubt the center of the Swan-Jones family unit in this fic. I really loved the addition of Mac as a supportive character from Killian’s past and almost wish he was featured more in the story. Also I must say this is one of the very few fics that I’ve come across where Neal isn’t a complete and utter douche canoe. This is definitely one of those fics that is like a must-read for the Captain Swanners regardless of what you think of kid!fic.[1]
I reread the epilogue, just by itself, quite frequently. It’s so beautiful. As soon as I forget the meaning of certain details in it, I reread this fic, which usually amounts to once a year.[2]
Re-reading Unbreakable by xhookedonkillianx. It never fails to keep me up when I read it at night, because I NEED THE NEXT CHAPTER 😭. Back up to ch.21. The pain is worth it. Also S3 AU/divergence is my FAVE and I wish there was more (though 260k of CS keeps me going for now lol)[3]
@xemmaloveskillianx is brilliant and very talented writer. Unbreakable was her first story i read - it’s Canon Divergence and it was love at first read and probably most of you know it - if not i strongly recommend you to read it![4]
You probably have read this already, it’s so popular, but in my opinion it deserves all the praise. Killian crosses the town line with Emma and Henry after Pan’s curse sends everyone back to the Enchanted Forest and what results is Epic.[5]
References
- ^ "Rose's Captain Swan Fanfiction Treasure Trove". Archived from the original on 2025-01-14.
- ^ "What are some of your top five favourite cs fics?, Apirl 9, 2023 Tumblr post by cs-rylie". Archived from the original on 2025-01-14.
- ^ "April 21, 2020 Tweet by albionswede". Archived from the original on 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Happy 39th Captain Swan Day!". Archived from the original on 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Random CS Fic Recs". Archived from the original on 2025-01-14.