I’m going to say something kinda controversial here. I just saw that picture of Hook and it made me wonder. The theory I’ve read about the wish!realm is that it was created based on Emma’s subconscious, and on her reasoning/magic reasoning for what “might” have happened if Emma had never become the savior.

That’s why Bae was dead because she knew he was dead, but he still had to exist so Henry could. Henry was in the wish!realm because he’s really important to Emma. Well if Emma was true love with Hook and he is actually important to her, why was wish!world Hook not Emma’s consort? Or part of her life in any way? Why would wish!world Hook have aged? His motivation to stay on Neverland and to stay young was revenge against Rumple. He had to stay alive until he could find a way to ‘skin his crocodile’.

What possible logic could there be for Hook to grow old? I’m saying this in all seriousness knowing that the wish!realm makes no sense. People’s ages are all over the place. Granny is still around and doesn’t look like she’s aged a day, Robin hasn’t aged either etc. but obviously the world has had 28 years of aging more than reality. Basically though the conclusion that comes to mind is that Hook grew old, and isn’t in Emma’s life (unlike Henry) because subconsciously he isn’t actually that important to her so she didn’t dictate the wish!magic do anything for him.

Told you it was a little controversial.