Captain Charming

Captain Charming is the slash ship between David Nolan and Killian Jones from the Once Upon A Time fandom.

Canon
The relationship between the two started out hostile, with them both disapproving of the other's lifestyle. This particularly came from David's side, as he often resorted to physical violence against Killian, who was usually more passive in his disliking of David.

However, despite this initial hatred, the two eventually learned to put aside their differences and became friends over the course of the show.

Season 2
THE OUTSIDER

This is the episode where the two first met. When Hook became heavily injured after being hit by a car he was then attacked by Mr Gold. David, along with Emma, had to hold Gold back in order to prevent Hook from being harmed any further. This is when we first see the two share screen time, but they do not speak to one another for the first time until 2x13 (Tiny).

TINY

Early in the episode David and Mary Margaret decide to try and find out what Cora is planning. David decides that Hook is the right person to ask, as he and Cora are allies. This leads to both him and Mary Margaret discharging Killian from the hospital in order to interrogate him on his ship.

On the walk along the docks to get there, Killian makes a move on Mary Margaret. This strikes a nerve with David, who hits Hook in his already injured ribs and threatens him, demanding that Killian tell them where the Jolly Rodger is. Killian says that looking for Cora is useless, but David brushes it off and forcefully pushes Killian forward. Shortly after, Hook once again flirts with Mary Margaret, leaving David looking annoyed. They climb aboard the ship and after some conversation David snappily asks Killian about Cora’s plans, with Killian responding that he is unaware of what she is going to do.

David doesn’t believe him and in response Killian once again flirts with Mary Margaret, telling David that his wife should torture it out of him, since it would be fun for the both of them. David reacts very angrily to this and holds hook by the neck against his ship before saying "How about you and I have some fun?", something that sparked the ship in the first place. Killian hands over the key to the giants cage, and tells them to ask him about Cora. While they’re distracted by the giant, Killian escapes.

THE QUEEN IS DEAD

When David arrives for work at the sheriff's station, he is distracted and then ambushed by Hook. Killian knocks him out with a crowbar and steals a key from his back pocket. He then apologisies to him (in a clearly non-sincere tone) before opening a drawer and taking his hook from inside in order to execute his revenge on Rumplestiltskin.

When Mary Margaret finds David later, he says to her "I'm gonna enjoy throwing his ass in jail.", implying his hatred had only grown following this incident.

AND STRAIGHT ON 'TIL MORNING

When Hook finds out that he will have to die in order to get his revenge, he arrives at the charming household in order to fight for their side rather than Greg and Tamara's. When he arrives however, David immediately punches him in the face to get him back for the last time they met. They two bicker for a few moments, with David threatening to use his gun, before the others steer the conversation into being more relevant.

When David comes up with a plan to escape Storybrooke's destruction, Emma comments that they don't know where Greg and Tamara are, and therefore can't steal back the magic beans. Hook says that he knows where they are and that he can help, to which Emma responds with a comment about not being able to trust him. David says that he'll go with him to solve this issue and that if he tries anything he'll 'shoot him in the face'. Hook comments that David is being hostile, to which he responds he's just being clear. Hook looks at him in silence or a few moments before Regina says her goodbyes to Henry and everyone leaves, watching this prompts Hook to say to David "The things we do for our children." before David grabs him by the arm and escorts him out of the loft.

The two drive to the cannery together and realise time is running out, they rush inside and David decides to strike up a conversation with Hook while they traverse their way through. He asks him what he's fighting for to which Hook responds "myself", saying that it's plenty of motivation. The two end up in physical conflict with Greg and Tamara and are forced to split up because of this. After both their fights are over David tries running off after them, with hook gabbing hold of his arm and pulling him back. This angers David, who questions Killian's actions before he explains that he managed to get ahold of a bean. David isn't satisfied by Hook's reassuring that they only need one bean and tries running off again to fight Greg and Tamara. Hook holds him back, saying "Live to fight another day mate.", with David responding "I am not your mate" and angrily ripping the pouch containing the bean off of Killian's belt before running to get back to the others.

The two arrive back at Grannies together and join the crowd that has gathered. The townsfolk make the decision to not let Regina sacrifice herself, a decision that causes Hook to be displeased and try to take the bean from the Charmings so he won't have to risk his own life. When Emma tries to talk him down from this David is right behind her, closer than anyone else in the room. Before David leaves, he glances back at Hook for a few moments.

When Hook is confused about the state of the mission they're on (stating "I thought we were saving the town."), David is the one to answer his question.

Fanon
Starting out as more of "crack" pairing, the ship eventually began to be shipped more seriously. Fans enjoyed the development of their relationship from antagonistic to best friends. Some saw a lot of chemistry between the two and started to ship it because of that. Later seasons fueled the ship some more, although it never reached the heights of other OUAT ships as both Charming and Hook were in Canon relationships that were popular in the fandom. It is by far one of the most popular slash ships in the fandom, given that most of the fandom is compromised of het and femslash ships.

On AO3, Captain Charming is the sixth most written ship for Hook and the third most written for Charming. There are currently 185+ slash fics, and 174 gen fics.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Killian/David tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Killian/David tag on FanFiction.Net

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